<b>Chapter </b><b>314 </b>
Cole whines as he talks to me for the first time in days. I look up from Cole briefly to see a very worried Caspian slowly push a stool over to where I stand. I give him a gentle smile and nod as I move to sit down without removing my hand from Cole. Once I’m settled I move closer to Cole, cing my other hand on top of the ones tightly gripping his hair. He whines again as I move further onto his neck.
“You’re not in trouble Cole. This isn’t going to hurt you.”
The further on his neck I get the more he whines and squirms. He’s building himself up badly for something painful to happen and I know this is going to be quite rough.
I stand from the chair I just sat in, preparing myself for a battle. I lift the hand on his head, adjusting my position and hoping that he might rx a little. I lean over him, cing my hand on the back of his head, rubbing gently as I ce the other hand on top of his again.
“Rx with me Cole. The only reason I’m going for submission is because of how tense and frightened you are. You’re not in trouble but we do needpliance with our instructions.”
He whines again, rocking his body in an effort to get me off of him. I stop my movements and wait for him. to settle before sliding my entire hand on to the back of his neck. My touch is gentle, following the natural curve of his neck but it doesn’t matter. He fights my touch hard, yelping as he thrashes around in a vain effort to get me off his neck. I use my body and free hand to gently cover his upper body, slowly calming his fight. Even though his injuries are healing nicely I know he’s still in a lot of pain from the septicemia and silver poisoning.
His whimpers continue lightly as he gives into his wolf’s instincts to submit. I ce my hands on his, gently lowering them back down to his chest interrupting his desire to put his hands back into his hair.
“I don’t want to hold you in submission but it’s really important that you stay submissive so we can get you taken care of and back to the wing. As long as you stay calm I want to start giving you back control. I think it will help calm your anxiety if you have a say in what’s going on.”
I feel him nod his head as he manages to finally talk.
“Alpha, can you help me?”
“What’s wrong that I can help you with?”
I respond as I move my hand from his neck to the back of his head.
“The cath hurts me.”
“I noticed that. How about we try allowing you to take over that function?”
“Please.” He whispers as he nods his head.
“Anything else hurting?”
“My mouth.”
“Ok, which is wOISE?”
“South.”
“Okay. I am sony that I went with submission but it did give me what we needed. It shocked you out of your terror enough that you’re able to understand what’s going on and talk with us. I’m going to get Caspian started on you but I’m going to stay with you every step he takes. I need you to talk to me, Cole. If you’re afraid, if something hurts, even if something triggers a bad feeling, I need you to tell me so we can change it before you be overwhelmed.”
I can tell he doesn’t like what I’m asking him to do as exposing his triggers brings him very close to exposing his living hell but I need to build his trust. I need a starting point and this was the best I coulde up with.
“Caspian…..” I stop and clear my throat. “I’m sorry. Casper.”
“You’ve calmed down quite a bit so I can handle being called Caspian.”
“No. You asked to be called Casper and I will honor that as much as possible. I need you to start with three things, in this order. Pain medication, is he still on Vicodin?”
“Yes sir. It’s given every six hours.”
“Perfect. We’reing up on six o’clock. I want to start with that but hold on the Valium. The codeine may provide enough of a sedative effect to get him back without triggering a panic attack. Second, the cath is hurting him and I’d like to give him that function of his body back. Third, it appears lice busted his lip. After that, look him over for what he needs and let me know if you need any assistance<b>.</b>”
“Yes sir.”
I hear Caspian start walking around behind Cole, gathering his supplies as the tiny footsteps of my daughter approaches me from behind.
“Is he ok, daddy?”
“He’s very scared again.”
“Why was the nurse mean to him?”
“She heard bad things about him and believed them to be true.”
She looks like she wants to cry as she moves in front of Cole.
“Are you awake?”
She gently touches his hand as I hear Allen stifle Alice’smentary. I’m watching their interaction
together and I’m pleased with her desire to connect with him..
“Hey, sweet pea.”
He whispers, keeping his eyes closed. Before I could stop her she buries her head into his shaking hands. I can tell he wants to pull away but he seems hesitant to upset her creating a major conflict with him. She grabs ahold of the sheet and starts pulling, jumping before she stops and gently starts rubbing his arm.
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