The Son of Red Fang by Diana Sockriter novel Chapter 258

Chapter 258

Friday January 26th

(Cole’s POV)

I’m awake even though I’m too exhausted to even bother opening my eyes. My entire body aches in a way that I don’t recall feeling before. The only thing comparable was waking up in the hospital after my father forced them to take me off all medication after he took a whip to my back. It’s a struggle not to mentally return to those days.

Part of me wants to trust this alpha. To reach out for the help he seems desperate to give me. To leave my home forever. But I’ve done that before. Three times now actually and each time they ran painful tests on me, before accusing me of lying, abusing me and ultimately abandoning me.

Never again will I fall for their tricks. All he wants is dirt on my pack. Dirt that will only result in relentless beatings from my father and over the last year, my brothers.

Just because Andre hesitated with Saturday’s beating doesn’t mean anything. He’s laid into me hard before and Kristoph, well he’s already consistently there. Hell, he’s even more vicious than my father. He’s the one that suggested drugging me just before they start beating me last year. Now when I’m chained ! have to power through an overdose of Valium just to get away.

I’m surprised I even managed to break the chains last Saturday. I don’t know what the other drug dad gave me was when he broke the needle off into my neck but it definitely seems to have a lasting effect.

I startle hard when I hear the door open and soft footsteps approach.

“Cole?” A soft feminine voice calls to me.

I can feel her aura as she sits on the bed. It’s powerful but different from what I’m used to. I still shrink away, whimpering in the process from the pain I’m

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I’m sorry, Cole. I didn’t mean to scare you. I’ve come to wake Madilyn so I can get her ready for school. You don’t look much better than when I left you last night. I’ll let Demetri know that you’re awake. He wants to take you down to the medical wing.”

I force open my eyes to find Luna Black sitting on the side of my bed gently rubbing Madilyn’s back. She starts stirring around gently before sitting up, looking at me.

“Good morning, Cole.”

“Hey sweet pea.”

I force a smile as I reach to move a piece of hair from her mouth but I stop just short of actually doing it.

“You’re still ‘fraid of me.” She whispers sadly. I open my mouth to respond but close it instead. I refuse to lie to a little.

“I’m sorry.” I finally manage to whisper.

“It’s okay to touch me.”

“I can’t.” 1 gasp as I feel Alpha Black walk into the room. I close my eyes as he nears the bed.

“Deep breaths, Cole, Slow and steady son.”

I reach up into my hair, gathering the lengthy strands into my fist as I struggle to contain my desire to whimper and yelp. My entire body suddenly feels like it’s on fire and fisting my hair is all I can think of to distract me from the pain.

“Cole?”

I hear Madilyn’s voice quiver in fear on the verge of tears as I struggle with the onslaught of unprovoked pain.

“I’ve got this Lilly. Shut the door on your way out.”

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Chapter 258

I barely notice their exit as alpha slips down beside me.

“What’s going on Cole. No one has done anything but you seem to be in extreme pain.”

“I don’t know.”

I barely pant through as I start tugging on my hair, desperate for a distraction from the burning pain coursing through my body.

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