Friday, October 18th Pt. 25

It takes far longer than I anticipated to get Cole settled into bed. Somehow the memory of his brother forcing him to receive Viagra and silver has become twisted in his head causing him to believe that he’s the rapist. I just don’t have the heart to explain that it’s the opposite when he counters my claim that his interpretation of events is wrong. It wasn’t until Deven gave me his Ativan that he was finally able to settle into sleeping in the same bed as his mate. The lad is truly exhausted and I don’t see much sleep happening for him with the awaking of this memory.
I wait fifteen minutes after he’s fallen asleep before attempting to leave the room. It’s taken him nearly two hours to settle down. I walk back into the living room with Deven after he checks vitals on Jessa, flopping carelessly into the chair Cole left. His scent lingers on the cloth as I lean forward, placing my face into my hands.
“It’s obvious that finding out about the shots he received are disturbing but I don’t understand why.”
Cassius admits as Deven returns to the couch, taking a seat with Sheila and Charlotte. I look briefly around the room to discover that only Deven and I understand what happened.
“The council discovered in the early 1990’s that the human drug for erectile dysfunction, Viagra, also worked on werewolves. The effects are enhanced when it’s paired with silver”
Deven’s voice is nearly a whisper laced with sadness.
“I’m aware of the effects of Viagra on humans and werewolves alike but I’ve never heard of it being combined with silver.” Cassius is still confused.
“For werewolves with mild ED issues taking Viagra will increase his sensitivity, stamina and recovery time.” I start explaining what I would rather leave in my head. “For werewolves that can’t obtain an erection and those who don’t respond to Viagra on its own, adding Silvix to the mix will create the desired results.”
“The council was very strict on making this knowledge accessible to doctors only as, in the wrong hands, what wasn’t previously possible they found was very much possible with this combination of drugs.” Deven continues where I’ve stopped.
“What does it make possible?” Cassius asks.
“When given as an IM shot the two drugs create a painfully hard erection that only goes away briefly after the male orgasms. The prioprism lasts for twelve hours making it very easy for a female to rape a male during that time frame.” Deven answers his question.
“Are you saying…..?” He stops as I nod.
“No.” His voice is incredulous as I continue to nod.
“The only logical conclusion of everything he’s said tonight is that he was raped, likely multiple times, sometime between November and April. I can only begin to guess as to why.”
“Would he be able to get the female pregnant?” Sheila jumps in with her own curiosity.
“Yes.” Deven answers before I can. “Just like when females are raped, even under distress the influence of these drugs will not change the biological function of the male orgasm. The first time he comes would be enough to get the female pregnant if she was in the correct time frame to do so. The exception would obviously be if they placed a condom on him before raping him.”
“Cole said the situation was two women and his brother. Could they both get pregnant?” Sheila asks with more shock than she had before.
“It depends on how often he was raped. His first orgasm would contain the most sperm but that doesn’t mean he would be shooting blanks the rest of the time. It would just be less concentrated.” Deven explains.
“That’s how a normal male would react.” I interrupt quietly.
“What do you mean?” Charlotte inquires.
“Cole explained that when a female can prove they’ve been raped the standard punishment from Charles is half your age to your groin and full age to your rear. He chains them with their hands above their head and strips them naked from the waist down. This punishment is delivered with the loop end of his belt. It’s very difficult to prove to Charles that rape has occurred but when he punishes that’s the standard. Cole is not treated the same as the rest of the pack. All the pack has to do is point their finger and he’s punished. I don’t know how often his groin has been involved but he’s been punished, likely with the buckle end, a minimum of once a month since he was eighteen years old.”
“How old is he?” Cassius is hushed in awe.
“I believe he turned twenty-four in January.” I respond.
“Could that leave him sterile?” Sheila asks.
Deven nods. “Depending on how often his groin has been included in physical punishment, yes. It could damage any number of elements in the system making it difficult or impossible to naturally get a woman pregnant.”
“What would the purpose of raping him be?”
All I can do is shake my head.
“How do I start preparing to help fated mates bond romantically when both have been tortured, abused and raped?”
I finally sigh out the real thing that I’m struggling with. What do I tell Julie and Angela of what I found out? How do I report a male being raped to the council when he barely remembers it happening? My elbows are on my legs as I duck my head down between my hands allowing them to slide past my ears and onto the back of my head.
“I wanted to wait until things settled down. Especially since Jessa is worse than anticipated.” Cassius starts as I slowly lift my head. “Martina Sanchez requested a meeting with you and Cole when you came with Jessa. I told her that I didn’t believe meeting with you would be an issue but with Cole’s mental health being very unstable since the near whipping at Purple Mountain I couldn’t give her an answer on meeting him. On the phone you said you wanted a quick turn around. Now that you know how bad Jessa is, what’s your plan?”
“I texted Lilly and Patrick and told them three days but that I would call them in the morning. I can stay longer if needed.”
“I’m sorry to pry but is Lilly your….”
“Luna.” I interrupt quietly. “Patrick is my beta. Lilly isn’t due to come into heat again until January so she is fully capable of being me until then if necessary.”
“Why would her heat change her ability to lead the pack?” Cassius asks.
“She has HSD.” I reply, trying to make it simple.
“Hyperactive Sexualization Disorder?”
Charlotte breaks it down. I simply nod.
“But that disorder only affects boys that are sexually abused.” She continues, confused about the situation.
“No ma’am.” I shake my head as I speak. “HSD affects both genders. Boys become highly sexual to the point of violance if they can’t satisfy their needs while females have heat cycles akin to torture. The best way to reduce the intense pain coming from the cramps the change in hormone levels causes is to have unprotected sex. It works best with her fated mate as the tie allows a larger volume of seminal fluid to be released compared to the normal ejaculation. Doctor’s haven’t discovered why the fated mate’s semen slowly reverses HSD but there is enough information available to know that it does. Unfortunately, Lilly’s abuse traumatized her to the point that our relationship hasn’t been normal. Cole’s visit last year somehow helped Lilly tell me what she endured and I’m hoping that we still have a chance to reverse it.”
I sigh as I stop, realizing I shared too much. I duck my head back between my hands.
“Don’t be ashamed of sharing. I very much appreciate the show of trust.” Cassius tries to console me.
“My preference would be to have you stay a week.”
Deven gives me his honest opinion. I nod as I finally push myself back against the chair.
“I started thinking about the tests that I run when I suspect silver poisoning after I sent the text. Even though diagnosing and treating it is different in an empath, in a standard wolf it takes a minimum of forty-eight hours to find out the highest purity level they have been exposed to. The higher the purity the more dangerous it is to detox them off of it. The detox wing at Crimson General Hospital will put any wolf detoxing off seventy percent purity or higher in a medicated coma for a week or until the initial silver load tests at half the level they came in with.”
“Once the silver is in her blood, and after talking with her wolf a second time I do believe she started releasing it on her own, an empath takes the same path as a standard wolf.” Deven nods as he speaks.
“Is that why you want me here for a week?” I ask honestly.
“Yes. Since she’s an orphan her parents are not available to make decisions for her. I’m assuming that she’s been inducted as a permanent member of your pack?”
I nod.
“Without her parents and the mate’s claiming, all decisions on her care default to you.”
I nod, aware of the clause as it’s part of my oath to every member that joins my pack.
“I know you’re quite exhausted.” Cassius picks up the conversation. “Are you willing to meet with Martina?” I nod again.
“I am willing to meet Ms. Sanchez but Cole is under enough stress with Jessa being as sick as she is that he’s not going to handle meeting with one of the highest ranked council members very well. Not when he showed a lot of fear towards them getting involved while in the safety of my pack.”
“Are you willing to go on record with that?”
“Is that what this is about? The council wants me to go on record about my experience with him?”
“She didn’t detail why she wanted to meet with the two of you. She just expressed that she did. I’ll call her in the morning. There are three large council headquarters along the east coast. North, central, and southern. The northern council headquarters is two to three hours from here. I’ll see what she wants to do. Now that everyone is exhausted and you’re getting hit hard with that Vicodin, I think it’s time I find you a room.”
I nod as I stand. He catches my arm as I sway and nearly fall back into the chair I’m trying to leave.
“Thank you.” I look into his pale blue eyes as he nods.
“I think the best place for you to stay is beside his room. The bathroom isn’t as big but his room has been modified to be accessible to anyone having a medical issue.”
I nod again as he slowly lets my arm go, waiting patiently for me to start moving towards the back of the house.