<b>Chapter </b>346
“The power?” I can’t help but question.
<b>“</b>Yes sir. It was when she brought me Annabel that she told me that not only did the marking relieve her intense pain and overwhelming fatigue but it prevented the pack members from assaulting her. She begged me to provide <b>that </b>same relief to Annabel.”
“Now you said before that your father discovered these marks and called you to his office about a week after <b>you </b>did it. You also mentioned just a few minutes ago that he started punishing you monthly. What made you believe, other than the timing, that he was punishing you for the markings?”
“Whenever he punishes me he rants about what I’ve done wrong. ‘You filthy rapist, how dare you mark <i>a </i>pup.
Tends to stay with you awhile.”
He stays silent for a minute after finishing the statement. I remain quiet as well, giving him a minute to digest
the memories of such atrocities.
“I understand the purpose behind the markings, <b>the </b>reason they look for you when you’re gone. When I was on rotation at different packs I ran into a pack where women and children were abused in much the same way you see at your pack. Every week they had young girls in the hospital in debilitating pain. It took me a long time to digest that these young girls were in heat before their first shift. It was even worse to find out that there was little the hospital could do to relieve their pain outside of strong IV painkillers that often sedated them.”
He nods his head as he gets back into the program, asionally sitting back silently waiting for something to
load.
“But, I’m still struggling to put together the pieces. How does the sexual abuse that creates the need for you to provide protection marks connect with your need to learn this security program? You have already proven<b>, </b>over thest ten minutes, how skilled you are at manipting it.”
I
He sighs hard and it seems he’s less willing to talk about his need to break into the system than he was detailing
the assaults going on.
“Dad has been building a false case against me for rape and child molestation since I was eighteen.”
He speaks quietly and shamefully acknowledging yet another issue that he’s been dealing with. I reach out and grab his hand. He whines slightly as he tries to pull away, looking directly at me for a moment when he can’t.
“What do you know about this case he’s building against you?”
He stares at my face, his eyes darting from side to side in an effort not to look directly in them. I stand from my seat, covering his eyes with my hand without touching his face.
“Slow down Cole. I can’t help you if I don’t know the whole story of what’s going on. He’s building a case against you and the only way to prove your innocence is with what you’ve saved on yourptop. I’ve put that much together but I need more information. Please Cole. You’re doing extraordinary. Don’t shut down now.”
“I’m sorry alpha. The more I say the more I feel I deserve to be sent home.”
<b>Talk </b>to <b>me</b><b>. </b><b>Please</b>. Give <b>me </b><b>the </b>chance that <b>you’ve </b><b>given </b><b>no </b><b>one </b>else
<b>I </b><b>have </b><b>moved </b>the hand covering his eyes to the back of his head. Ils eyes are closed<b>, </b>his <b>head </b>bowed, yel <b>appears </b>rxed andforted by my gentle touch and slow movements. I slowly draw <b>my </b>hand away as His breathing slows and his body visibly rxes.
“I was neen and a half when my apprenticeship with Jon ended and Alpha Redmen ordered <b>me </b><b>to </b><b>return </b>to the pack house. Things had steadily gotten worse again and with alpha ordering me to stay away <b>from </b><b>the </b><b>Jenkins </b>for <b>six </b>months, I didn’t have much to upy myself.
I pulled out theptop that my high school gave me. I wasn’t even certain if it would work considering it hadn’t been touched since I moved out. To my surprise, it did. Since I no longer needed it forpleting <b>my </b>schoolwork, I wasn’t too worried about exploring the coding that made it work. I did a lot of research online and explored YouTube a bunch but something about it clicked with me and after six hours of nearly nonstop exploration, <b>my </b>screen goes ck for several seconds.
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