The Son of Red Fang by Diana Sockriter novel Chapter 266

Chapter 266

1 head back to where Cole is sitting after walking Melody and her parents to the door. He took advantage of his freedom from the restraints to wurm hiyasett to a less intimidating chair still inside the lab. He’s not looking good and he has me very concerned.

Myla has finished up the lab work and has taken the tubes not going to the lab at Crimson General down the hall so our own techs can get started on them. I slow my walk as I approach him. He’s stressed and in enough pain that the last thing I want is to startle him. He’s sitting in a cushioned chair now. H arms are on his legs and his face is in his hands.

Angela stops me before I sit, handing me a clipboard with papers. I can tell by their appearance that the documents are legally binding and I need to sit down and actually read them. She reaches into my pants pocket and pulls out my phone, she’s one of only four people aware of my password.

I step away from her and sit in a seat across from Cole. It doesn’t take long for her to set my phone up to record the conversation.

“Cole, I am very sorry but things seem to be getting worse which is why I want to record this conversation. Is that okay with you?”

He raises his head slowly from his hands, he looks completely exhausted but manages to speak.

“Yes ma’am. That’s fine.”

She places the phone on the table beside Cole considering he’s the quietest one out of the three of us.

“I don’t mean to scare you but I’m certain you are already aware that things are getting very bad for you. The flair you had upstairs as well as the one you had a few minutes ago is a very concerning symptom of silver withdrawal so it’s very important that you be completely honest with me. Have you ever, at any time in your life, used silver as a drug?”

Shock washes over his face, he appears to be at a loss for words.

“No ma’am.” He finally whispers. “I started helping Olivia when I was sixteen and I’ve been protecting the littles since I was seventeen. I have to keep a sound mind for that.”

“I didn’t think so but I always have to ask as that is the most common cause for silver being in a werewolf’s blood.”

He shakes his head not understanding what is going on.

“I thought silver was deadly for werewolves.”

“A bullet of high purity silver penetrating your heart or with the use of modern medicine, injecting it into a vein, are the quickest ways for our kind to die, yes. But it was discovered about sixty years ago that small doses of high purity or large doses of low purity silver have temporary enhancement features. When injected into the muscle, either one will give you a euphoric high as well as increased strength and stamina with decreased pain perception. It’s very common for prospects in poor shape to engage in using it for that purpose. Unfortunately, those who do use it, often don’t realize the danger they are putting themselves in. The high only lasts for twenty–four hours but withdrawal takes three to five days to start. You’ve been here almost four days so if you were exposed to silver before leaving home you are in the time frame to be in withdrawal.”

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