bChapter /bb54 /b

b“/bbI’m /bsorry Cole but hopefully this is easier on you then previous ones. I need you to breathe through your mouth as I start and swallow when it hits byour /bthroat. Would you like some water? Most find drinking water makes the tube easter to swallow.”

“No thank…. you”

“Okay, now deep breaths for me.”

It’s only a couple seconds after she starts that Damian and I have to help him stay still as he whines and fights the process. Ang bkeeps /ba sympathetic yet encouraging tone to her voice as she advances the tube down into his stomach. Fortunately, the young man stills his fight once the tube gets past his throatb. /b

By the time Ang is done Cole has fallen asleep against my shoulder. Ang smiles as she rubs his head while encouraging Damian to do the sameb. /bShe connects a syringe to the tube and slowly pushes a small amount of the contents into the tube.

“It’s saline to verify that the tube is ced in his stomach, not his lungs.”

I nod my head as she pauses, waiting for a reaction that tells her where the tube is at. When he doesn’t react she detaches the first and starts another.

“Damian, can you hand your father the mask while I finish up with him?”

He hands it over to me and as I ce it on his bface /bDamian grabs the band and pulls it behind Cole’s head. Cole is truly out this time as he doesn’t stir from the mask or whatever Ang is introducing into the feeding tube.

“What are you giving him, Ang?”

“It’s a high density nutrient mix. This particr one has higher magnesium and potassium levels to help reduce the cramps without giving him a muscle rxer, considering he’s already on one.”

I nod my head as bI /brun my hand through his hair. I’ve been doing that a lot with him but he seems to need and enjoy the contactb. /bOnce everything is taped she moves to the IV. He squirms a little when the band is put on his arm but otherwise does well with the difort.

She changes everything over so she can draw his blood without any additional pokes with the needle and makes short work bof /bthe collection process before changing it back.

“The challenge now is getting him toy down without you holding himb./b”

Ang chuckles as she cleans everything up. I smile as I listen to the young man wheezing slowly.

“Dad? Can I speak candidly about Cole?”

“Sure. What’s on your mind?”

“He’s older than me. Twenty–three he said. So why does he cling to you like a lost pup? He acted a lot more mature then this yesterday.”

“It’s the abuse he’s suffering. Sometimes if it’s severe enough for a long enough time it can change the wolf’s way of thinking. Some even bbe /bbtwo /bseparate individuals depending on the situation they’re in. He’s in a highly vulnerable situation right now and just like a pup, he’s too bweak /bto fight anyone off or run to protect himself so instinctively he turns into a pup. Most adult wolves would never hurt a pup.

Cole, I need toy you down but I’ll be back in a couple hours bto /bcheck on you. I’m sorry we had to do the feeding tube but at least bwe /bavoided the cath. Personally I think those are worse. I’m going to leave the mask on you and leave the container so you can relieve yourself without getting bup/bb. /bI just bwish /byou would talk to me. bI /bcan get you out of this hell you’re living in.

Damian, I need you to stand right up against the bed. I’m going to shift him bover /bto you so I can get up without him just falling over. I don’t think a sudden fall will help his asthma any.”

Damian and I work together to get Cole leaning against his chest as I get up gentlyy him on his side beforeying him at an angle against the bheated /bpillow. Once I’ve made the young manfortable I make sure everything is in his reach, including a bottle of water and the call buttonb, /bbefore bmotioning /bfor Damian to follow me. We’re running a bit past the noon time frame that I wanted to meet the others but it’s still before one so that’s bwhere /bbwe /bbhead/b. bTo /bthe dining hall with the rest of the Red Fang pack.

bThe /bSon of Red Fang

Chapter b55 /b

It’splete pandemonium as I walk into the dining hall. The rest of Cole’s pack pisses me off almost instantly as I see two active fist fights going on bwith /beveryone in the hall actively encouraging them to continue.

I let all the pent up frustration as to how this pack is treating Cole out in a single room echoing roar that no wolf can deny or so I thought.

About half of those circling the ones fighting drop to one knee in submission. The reaction I prefer to see.

“The ten of you that submitted, grab a chair at the table on the other side of the building.”

They immediately jump to their feet and scramble across the room, quickly finding a seat. I walk over to the ongoing fight with Damian, Dominic, Patrick and Parker.

“The nine of you still standing around those that are fighting. You will go

stand by the wall, now!”

My voice booms, bouncing easily off the walls. They don’t react quite as quickly

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would have liked dying my ability to intervene in the fights.

“Move!”

I try again to get them out of the way but only seeded in getting more bof /bthem in my bway/bb. /bbI /bgrowl again as my frustration grows and grab the wolf bin /bfront of me by the neck.

“Move to the wall! Now!”

I growl loudly as I shove him away. Finally he’s moving but not bvery /bquickly. Dominic and Damian quickly realize that these wolves are as stubborn bas /bthey are childish and start assisting me in grabbing them by the neck and shoving them towards the wall as I had instructed.

“Everyone still standing will submit against the wall, now!”

I put all of my alpha into themand and finally bsee /bresults as everyone freezes.

There are two wolves on the ground bleeding heavily from their noses and mouths while the two standing are in nearly the same shape. I growl out my frustration once again trying to figure out what to do next.

“Dominic, do you have a pen and paper nearby?”

“Yes sir.”

“Go get it quickly.”

I can hear Dominic hurry off without even looking.

b“/bYou”

I point to the one standing farthest from me.

“What’s your nameb?/b”

“Das.” bHe /bbstates /bcurtly.

“Damian, escort Das to the bathroom. He gets two minutes to wash the blood from his face and hands, then hees back and stands against bthe /bwall.”

Damian motions towards Das, and surprisingly, he follows silently. I point to the bnext /bone standing.

Name!”

b“/bRichard.”

He’s a little more respectful than Dak when

speaking hit

Hol muchb. /b

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you see

Damianing back

byott /b

take Richard And do the

thing.”

1 reach hand

my

out to the closest one

the floot. He hesitates a moment

but fake it reaches

out to

me anywayb. /b

b“/bYour

name?”

Lask ns 1 pull

him up.

“Andrewb./b”

“You

will go

with Damian

once Parkeres back.”

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to

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a

the to nod before looking ground. I walk

for him

to take to orient himself takes moment

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when hand. He my

sways a bit

ground. Out of the four he looks on the

me to ce my he reaches his feet causing

bWOTSE /bbother /bhand on his

side.

b“/bWhat’s your name?”

I ask

a bit calmer than I did with the

rest.

“Jamison

but everyone calls me Jamie.”

bChapter /bbComments /b

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