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I listen as alpha leaves his seat, approaching myself and jessa slowly.
“It would be very helpful for me to know why this is such a struggle for you. Giving your Wim while I was calming April and reassuring her that the shots are necessary to keep him healthy we not done to trigger your anxiety. Normally you rx with the pups.
“They started giving me steroids when I was eight.” I speak the words quickly, muffled by fossa’s
thick hair.
“Is that why you stepped away? You thought I was giving him steroids?” She responds before algha does.
“He’s not bruised and broken like I was. He doesn’t need such a painful thing done to him.”
I’m embarrassed as to how physically and emotionally torn down I am over something as simple as shots in front of this pack member. I can only imagine how weak the quiver in my voice makes me sound but I can’t prevent where my mind goes when I’m triggered.
“I’m sorry Cole. I didn’t do this to purposely trigger those memories.”
Alpha apologizes as he takes William from my arms.
“I’m sorry I’m so weak. I shouldn’t be here.”
I try to back away towards the door but I’m stopped by a gentle hand on my back. I keep still in the
hopes that she doesn’t add any pressure to the bad spot she doesn’t realize she’s in.
“Everyone knows that IM steroids are extremely painful. Doctors are well aware that they should
only be given to pups in emergency situations. It is notmon at all for a pup to receive steroid
injections.”
Her voice sounds shocked that I would assume her to do such a thing. I’m ashamed that I even
thought that she would behave that way.
“I should leave. I’m sorry. I should have never thought you would act in such a way.”
“Don’t be.” She holds me where I’m at without realizing that she’s doing it.
“What William received are vines. Do you remember receiving those when you were little?” Jessa continues the conversation with me as I move my head to her shoulder.
“No ma’am. I only remember the steroids. Mom stopped taking me for standard physicals around that age but I still ended up at the doctor’s office every two to three months, I got them during
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every <b>visit</b>.”
<b>“</b><b>You </b>likely received them as an infant and I can understand with that kind of frequency why you would assume such a thing. The vines I gave William will allow his immune system <b>to </b><b>develop </b>protection from the six diseases that the shots contained without making him sick with <b>the </b><b>disease </b>itself. Changes that have been made to our schedule at Crimson Dawn is that we now <b>wait </b><b>until </b><b>the </b>pup is six months before starting and two shots are the most they will ever receive at one <b>time</b><b>. </b><b>The </b>amount of vine that werewolf pups need was found to be less than humans so instead of <b>.5 </b>
milliliters we give .2. It causes the same immune response while minimizing the side effects.<b>” </b><b>Jessa </b>finishes exining.
“Since adopting the werewolf immunologist’s rmended schedule we have not had to hospitalize or even lose a single pup due to a vine reaction.” Alpha finishes.
Jessa waits until I lift my head before stepping away and finishing the visit.
“Now, Mrs. April, I still rmend giving William Tylenol every six hours until dinner time
tomorrow as it will reduce any soreness he may feel from the shots. If you notice him running a
fever or any changes in his eating, give me a call and I’ll have you bring him back in to make sure
he’s not having a vine reaction.”
By the time Jessa is finished William has all his clothes back on and April is ready to head home.
“It was a pleasure to meet you, Cole. Thank you for your help.”
I timidly take her hand and shake it.
“I’m sorry about my reaction.”
“It’s okay. We all have our fears. It’s interesting that your desire was to protect him. Are you that
way with all of them?”
“I didn’t do a very good job protecting him.”
“He didn’t need it. I understand that now but my question is the same. Are you like that with all
pups?”
I nod my head before looking back to the ground.
“Only the best alphas are willing to protect indiscriminately. Thank you.”
I look up with my head cocked/to one side as she walks away, back down the hall where she came. <b>I </b>stare after her a long time before alpha speaks.
“I know after such a difficult reaction to William getting those shots that this isn’t going to be <b>easy</b>. I also know that lunch is thest thing on your mind but it’s important that we start discussing a
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n for getting <b>you </b>back here permanently.
<b>All </b><b>I </b>can do <b>is </b>nod as I follow alpha and Jessa out the door.
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