The Son of Red Fang by Diana Sockriter novel Chapter 143

The Son of Red Fang

Chapter 143

“I’m not going to hurt you, Cole. That’s why I need you to stifle your yelp. You let me know if I hurt you but nothing else.”

I try to soothe the scared young wolf but the tension on my shirt in his hands tells me it’s a failure.

“Cole, I promise everything is okay.”

I reassure him as I put my hand on his head, gently running the tips of my fingers along his scalp. He tenses up even worse when he feels my touch, nearly holding his breath as he struggles with my request.

“Breathe Cole.”

He chokes on his yelps as he slowly lets himself start breathing again.

“Angela, go get the Ativan. It seems his nightmare has set him up for multiple triggers and he’s too close to panic right now.”

She gives me a silent nod before standing and leaving the room. Cole relaxes slightly in my hold while Angela is looking for the Ativan. It doesn’t take long. for her to return with the blister packs the individual doses are kept in. She’s very calm as she kneels beside the tub facing Cole.

“Cole, I need you to open your eyes. This is one medication that I can show you inside the packaging.”

I look down at Cole as he opens his eyes and Angela shows him both sides of the unopened pack.

“Since I’ve washed my hands of the medication in your bath water, I’d like to place these directly into your mouth instead of you doing it.”

To my surprise and relief he gives her a simple nod. It only takes a few seconds for her to produce the first pill, holding

within his view.

“It goes under your tongue.”

He sighs as he nods, opening his mouth for her to place the pill inside. He closes his eyes and leans hard into me. He’s shaking again but this time I’m struggling to tell if it’s his anxiety or if he’s cold as the water has cooled quite a bit during our time in here.

“Are you ready for the second?”

Angela asks as she gently strokes his cheek. He opens his mouth without lifting himself off of me and accepts the second pill. She dips her hand into the water briefly before reaching behind me and releasing the plug holding the water.

“We need to warm the water up, it’s lost most of its heat. I’m going to turn up the heat in this room before going and getting another bag of medication, a pair of scissors and the padded bath ramp.”

“Thank you.”

She gives me a nod and a smile as she makes her way to the heating unit bedside the back door, turning it up before she exits.

“That dream of yours has you really shaken up. I’m sorry it’s taking some time to get you set up on all your medications.”

I keep my voice soft as I slowly take handfuls of water/and drip it down the right side of his head.

“I had my medication while at the Red Moon pack six months ago. I still had a hard time dealing with my triggers.”

“Were you rationing?”

The room is silent as Angela comes back in.

“Demetri, I’m going to run this water hot to/counteract the cold. You are closest to the faucet so let me know if it’s too hot for you.”

“Yes ma’am.”

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Chapter 143

I hear a slight gasp as Angela stops the drainage and turns the water back on.

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