<b>Chapter </b><b>265 </b>


    “He was attacking you Cole. It may have been verbally but that’s not something I tolerate, especially after he physically attacked you twice. I understand you’re having a hard time epting that you’ve done nothing wrong but I will not penalize you when you’ve done nothing wrong.”


    He starts tugging hard on his still restrained arm.


    “Doc please. If you’re done, let me go.”


    There’s a hard whine in his voice that alerts both of us to his growing distress. Ang quickly frees his arm which allows him to turn in the wide seat, pulling his legs up against his chest.


    “What’s going on with me? I’ve never felt this bad.”


    He’s whimpering hard as he buries himself into my neck. I wrap my arms around him as he struggles to seek what he needs. Although both his arms are free he’s moving erratically. He surprisingly sought out my scent but his distress is amplified by his confusion as he tries to avoid touching me with his hands.


    “Talk to me Cole. What’s going on?” Ang has stood from her chair and gotten between him and Melody.


    “It burns. I’ve never felt like this before.”


    He whines through his pants. She grabs his hand just as he makes a dive for it. We both know the pain is making him desperate. I’m shocked but remain silent when I see her ce her hand near his neck. It doesn’t take much to hear his stifled yelp as she pushes upon therge wound that was created after we cleaned out the abscess near the base of his neck.


    She guides his right hand to my left side as I see M walk over with a bag of saline connected to a newer looking feeder, the same style I used on Madilyn Wednesday night. I feel his hand tighten around the loose material of my shirt as he leans into Ang’s hand. M silently hooks everything up, starting medication that I’m not even certain what it is yet. She thenes around and hooks a syringe up to a separate line on the IV.


    “Push slower than normal, give him a break if he pulls away.”


    Ang instructs her quietly as she steadily pets Cole’s head.


    He leans into me even harder as he feels the medication creeping into his vein but for the first time in three days he doesn’t fight receiving it. He doesn’t even ask what it is.


    M changes syringes, giving him a second medication before picking up the two metal bins and taking them back to the counter for packaging. After several minutes he starts to rx but he doesn’t move from our hold. The room ispletely silent outside of the sounds of M packaging Cole’s blood for theb.


    “What was that all about? Did Lucas do all this?” Annabel asks, shocked at what she just witnessed.


    “No, Lucas didn’t do all this. He took advantage of Cole’s weakened state. Cole and Lucas are about the same size so I’m certain Cole could have taken him if he wasn’t sick and injured on his arrival.” I speak my honest opinion.


    “In regards to what’s going on with him, we can’t get into specifics with everyone in the room. I know Melody wanted to say something to him before going home. It would be best if we started wrapping up this visit as I need to get him stripped of his clothes and he won’t do that in this situation.”


    Cole slowly turns back towards Melody, uncurling his legs from his chest in the process.


    “I wanted to thank you for saying something to Alpha Demetri. I was scared and I would have never said anything until it was toote.”


    “Why wouldn’t you have said anything?” He asks.


    “I didn’t want what happened. It just kind of happened.” She states sadly looking towards the ground.


    “I’m so sorry. I didn’t know he. I shouldn’t have asked.”


    “It’s okay.” She interrupts, cing her hand on his, stopping his struggle.


    Chapter <b>265 </b>


    “Lucas convinced me that I would get in trouble. That it would be best to forget about it happening. I’m d you helped <b>me</b><b>.</b>”


    “You’re wee.” He speaks quietly. “It’s the only purpose I have left, to protect the littles. The consequences no longer matter to me.”


    <b>“</b>Is that what happened to you?” She asks as she gently touches his bruised wrist.


    “Sort of. My wrists I did trying to get away instead of toughing it out.”


    <b>“</b>I hope you start feeling better soon and thank you. It means a lot that you would look out for me


    without knowing me.”


    <b>“</b>You’re wee, sweetpea.”


    Cole quietly nods his head as Melody stands from the stool and puts it back. Now to figure out what’s going on with the young man.


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