The Son of Red Fang by Diana Sockriter novel Chapter 463

Chapter 463

(Demetri’s POV)

I’m shocked but amused by Jessa’s solution to his panic attack, even though the panic attack

itself is a major concern.

‘We ask nothing about what happened when he was fifteen.‘ I speak through the link with Angela and Julie.

‘It’s best if we get him talking about it, Demetri. The longer he doesn’t speak about it the

harder it will be for him to admit that it happened.‘ Julie voices her concerns.

‘I understand that’s not our normal way of working but you saw what happened when he

accidentally brought it up. He’s only here for another month or so, we can’t support him

through another mental breakdown and help him plan his escape. The escape itself is going to

cause him a major setback from where he’s at now.‘

‘I don’t like it but I understand your concern.‘ Julie relents easier than I anticipated.

I come out of the link with them in time to hear what I didn’t anticipate from Cole.

“As much as I’m enjoying this, something else is as well and it’s making me really

uncomfortable. We need to stop.”

He whispers, disappointment in his voice, near Jessa’s ear.

“Please let me know if you don’t understand the question or if you want the ladies to step

out.”

I chuckle slightly when Angela turns to face me when I reference her and Julie.

“Based on your comment, it seems you’re uncomfortable with your soldier paying attention to Jessa’s activities.”

“Is it that obvious he’s doing something?”

He states, nervously looking around for something to cover up with.

“It’s a normal reaction Cole. Relax. There’s nothing to be embarrassed or ashamed of.”

I sigh as his panic returns, saddened that such a normal thing has been so heavily demonized making me wonder if he will ever be able to recover mentally from the hell he has lived.

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“Jessa, I think you may want to intervene before he starts hurting himself trying to rid himself of a normal reaction.”

I try to keep the frustration and sadness from my voice as I watch the young man trying to push his erection away. Jessa turns her body to face his, straddling his legs yet sitting on top in such a way that he can’t reach between them.

“Please, Jessa. He needs to go away. You’ve been hurt by him before.”

I’m shocked by his statement as she has never spoken to me about being raped.

“No Cole.”

Her voice is forceful and direct, forcing him to stop and look at her.

“He is a part of you and you have never hurt me.”

He whines softly as she takes both of his hands in hers, leaning his forehead against her

shoulder in defeat.

“Does it hurt?”

She whispers the one question I never thought of and I’m grateful that Angela and Julie remain non reactive even though I know they heard her. He lifts his head quickly, looking at her face.

“I’m sorry I shouldn’t have asked.”

He shakes his head slowly as he speaks.

“No,” he whispers. “It doesn’t physically hurt. I’ve been trained with contradicting messages so mentally it’s very difficult to have an erection.”

I take advantage of his calmness to start speaking again.

“I know that the unknown may seem scary and the sheer idea of the changes that will occur when you leave, overwhelming, but those are the things that you need to hang onto. Your six months here, outside of Lucas, is ultimately what you will gain when you join my pack plus so

much more.”

I’ve attracted his attention back to me and Jessa has, again, adjusted how she’s sitting on him. He doesn’t look nearly as uncomfortable and is gently rubbing the hem of Jessa’s shirt between his fingers.

“Unfortunately, we do need to get back to this plan you seem to have been working on. We

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need to know what you’re going to do, what happens if you get caught and what kind of condition, mentally and physically, you will be in when you get here.”

He shakes his head again, ducking his nose down into Jessa’s hair.

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