<b>hapter </b><b>227 </b>
I can hear the motor to the nebulizer start up as the hiss from the flowing air gets closer to the phone. It only takes a moment before I can hest Bi whimper and fight against the mask.
“Cole, stop fighting Ang. I know it’s difficult for you but you need to calm down and allow the medication to work.”
“Thank you, Demetri.” Ang speaks to the phone.
<b>“</b>I’m guessing the phone is close enough for Cole to hear me if he responded that quickly.”
“Yes dear. You’re on speaker phone so he can hear you but he’s still really tense and shaking badly. Ang is holding the nebulizer mask to his face right now. He keeps trying to fight it even though he’s wheezing badly.”
“I’m not surprised. Considering how bruised his face is now I imagine strapping even the foam lined mask to him would cause pain. Plus when he’s panicking everything bes confining. Cole, I need you to listen to me son.” I pause a moment before continuing “You have done nothing wrong. Do not fear Lilly or Ang. Do not fight them. All they want is to calm andfort you. I’m much too angry with Lucas to do that for you but I will be upter. I’ll spend some time with you once I calm down.”
I cringe as I hear him yelp before hearing Ang talking to him.
“I’d like to get you a milligram of Ativan. Can you hold the mask? I don’t want to strap it to you.”
“What’s going on down there with you?” <b>I </b>hear Lilly sigh heavily.
“Things have calmed down a bit. Lucas finally submitted to the fact that he’s not leaving the table until I take him upstairs to his room which allowed Patrick and Parker to go check on the prospects. He’s refusing to give me the information that I’m demanding so I’m trying to work out what I’m going to do with him. Damian is still at the table. He cleared everything but his brother’s te and started the dishwasher. I’m not certain if he <b>is </b>texting or <b>ying </b>games but he’s still here<b>.</b><b>” </b>
Ican hear Ang’s footsteps after several minutes of her opening and closing cabs before talking again.
“Lilly, can you show Cole this medication? Show him the back so he can verify that it’s not opened as well as the dosage. Then push it through the foil and see if he’ll allow you to put it in his mouth.”
I’ve gone silent momentarily.
“It seems like he’s calmed down a lot since you got me on the phone.”
“His cooperation has increased. He’s actually holding the mask to his face right now. Cole, are you ready for the Ativan?”
Lilly goes silent as she works with Cole.
“Demetri, when he got to the top of the steps with Madilyn and Ang, he begged me to tell you not to physically punish Lucas. That no one deserves to go through that. What did he tell you?”
I sigh heavily knowing he would make such a request after telling us about his experience with Olivia.
“His pack’s discipline structure is very different from ours. There’s no mercy or consideration towards age or rank. It doesn’t surprise me that he would make such a request. I can’t promise that I won’t physically punish Lucas, as the information that Cole provided me is extremely dangerous for the girl involved but I am going to give Lucas the opportunity to avoid it. I’m sorry Cole. I don’t expect you to understand but that’s the best <b>I </b>can do. Let me know when he’s asleep. I’ll bring Lucas up and then grab you and Ang. We will all meet downstairs in themon room to discuss what happened.”
“I’ll see you in a little while then.”
ain due to <b>the </b>abuse of <b>his </b>own
She hangs up shortly after but I’m not satisfied. Far from it really. I have a wolf enduring immense physical and pack and because he is rumored to be a pedophile my own son enacts his own justice while doing the very same thing. I’m trying to figure out what <b>I’m </b>going to do with Lucas but I’m distracted by the painful knots that are forming in my stomach.
“Lucas, Damian. I wanted to wait it out until he’s asleep but I don’t think that’s going to work out. Lucas, <b>you </b>will enter the room and either stay <b>by </b><b>the </b>
or sit on the couch. I don’t want to hear a thing from you. Understood.”
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