Chapter 169
“I’m sorry Cole. The bed is too small.”
“What are you trying to do, Lynnie?” I ask as I motion her to come over to me.
“I want to lay with him. It makes him less scared.”
I pull her into my lap as Caspian comes over with a syringe full of medicine. Madilyn’s eyes get wide as she sees Caspian pull the cover off the top of it.
“He’s still getting shots?”
Madilyn asks with a quiver in her voice. Caspian slides his hand into Cole's, giving Madilyn a smile.
“Cole, I normally show you the medicine before I give it but I think alpha wants to get you out of here quickly.”
He pulls the cap off the needle, earning a soft whine from Madilyn, before he inserts it into the IV port. Cole seems to sense what Caspian has done and pulls away from him hard. Only Caspian doesn’t let go. He follows Cole’s erratic movements easily, allowing the young man to calm before attempting to take back control.
“Is this what you’re calling combative?” I hear Allen speak for the first time in a while. I honestly had believed they had left already.
“Yes. Can’t you see him fighting? He’s out to hurt someone.”
As soon as Caspian pushes some of the medicine into his IV, Cole reacts badly. Caspian let’s go of the medication while it’s still attached to the IV. Cole is swinging wildly as I place Madilyn on the floor. His movements are erratic, trying everything he can to get rid of the medication that’s meant to relieve his pain.
I place my hand flat against his neck causing several terror filled yelps to echo through the room. Madilyn covers her ears as I grab his hand, lacing my fingers into his as I follow his movements. I bring his hand down low enough for Caspian to try again with the medication. I’m leaning slightly over his head as I hold his hand still.
“Try to relax Cole, this is Vicodin.”
Caspian speaks gently as he pushes the needle back into the port. He starts pushing the medication but Cole’s anxiety simply isn’t having it.
He rips his hand from mine, hooking the IV line on the bed rail as he does and before I can stop him, he rips the line from his arm. His behavior catches me completely off guard as he struggles to sit up while continuous yelps and screams from pain and fear echo around the room.
“Madilyn, get back with your mom. I need space.”
She scampers across the room as I grab Cole’s wrists. The young man has managed to get himself sitting on the edge of the bed but has slowed down greatly now that he’s trying to stand. He’s whimpering loudly and I can tell from his movements that he’s scared and confused.
He’s repeatedly trying to pull his hands from my grasp but I’m not easily budged. I use my body to move him back to the center of the bed before forcing him back down.
It takes less than a minute to get him lying beneath me, pinned to the bed. He’s struggling even worse now and can easily be heard begging not to be punished.
“I told you he was dangerous. This is the entire….”
“Shut it!” Allen, Caspian and I shout in unison.
“You’re the reason he’s convinced himself that the medication Caspian is giving him is punishment! That it’s going to make him sick!”
I yell covering Cole’s ear. I know my aura is affecting him badly, I can’t shield him from that but I can lessen the volume of my voice for him.
“What do you mean he thinks the medication is punishment?” Allen asks.
“In the five years I worked at Red General I came across three wolves who Alpha Redmen chose poisoning through overdose as punishment.”
“Overdose?” Allen sounds shocked at the idea of it.
“Yes sir. I don’t know how often it is used or the circumstances under which it’s chosen but yes, because of the burn it produces, Alpha Redman has been known to inject massive amounts of steroids into wolves.” Caspian explains.
“You think this has happened to Cole, Demetri?”
“I do have a story from a friend of his. This friend and his family allowed Cole to live with them for eighteen months and they encouraged him to visit or seek help with them after he left. His friend said he showed up late one evening, violently vomiting even though there was nothing in his stomach. When they took him to the hospital they found dozens of puncture wounds on both of his upper arms and both thighs as well as what appeared to be an IV site. His friend was never told what the hospital found in his blood.”
Cole has started to relax beneath me and I can feel him trying to snuggle into me. I know he’s responding to my aura. It’s not the angry, oppressive one he’s used to. It’s much softer and comfortable, one that pups often seek when they’re scared or lonely.
“Caspian, he’s responding nicely to my parental aura. I need you to look at his arm. He’s bleeding badly and I think he broke the needle off.”
“Yes sir.”
I can hear him moving around, opening several cabinets before heading over to the bed. He stops at the empty bag hanging over his bed. He picks up the line and looks at the end to find it gone. He arranges the remaining line so it’s out of the way after removing the syringe containing Vicodin from the port, capping it before placing it in the bin he’s carrying.
“I’m sorry alpha. I normally show him what I’m giving him before starting it.” Caspian speaks quietly as he starts pulling supplies from his bin.
“I don’t believe you had anything to do with the bad reaction. I didn’t want to do it this way but when you’re done with his arm I want you to give him his medication while I’m holding him.”
Caspian nods his head silently as he wraps a band around Cole’s arm. He whines loudly, pulling his arm back but he doesn’t get far because of how I’m holding him.
“I know it hurts Cole. He needs to slow the bleeding so he can get the needle out and bandage your arm.” I whisper near his ear. “Concentrate on me.”
I start a gentle, rhythmic rub low on the back of his head. He stiffens slightly and moves his head around until I’m a little higher before settling down. His head suddenly jerks back with a loud yelp and several whimpers before hearing something drop into the tray.
“Hold still, Cole. This ended up being a lot better than it could have been. Lots of pressure on your arm, I just have to wrap it.”
Caspian’s explanation is reassuring as he gets up.
“The good news is you didn’t break the needle off, at least it appears that way. I would like to do an X-ray once you’re calm enough for alpha to get off you to verify that the needle came out intact. Bad news is, this reaction caused damage to your vein. I’m not certain if we’re going to be able to use that vein again even after it heals. Girls, he seems to relax with you. Do you want to help me give him his medication?”
I’m surprised Caspian picked up on that.
“Can I help?” I hear Madilyn chime in first.
“I think he’d like that. What’s your name?”
“Lynnie.”
“All right Lynnie. I need you to hold his hand. You’re going to distract him from the feeling he gets from this medication.”
“Why he not like it?”
“Well, one of them hurts when I give it to him and both of them make him feel sleepy. Right now he’s very afraid that these medicines are not what I tell him they are. He thinks he’s done something bad and I’m giving him medicine that will make him sick.”
“Who punishes with medicine? Medicine helps you feel better but…..”
I can hear her voice change as she seems to realize what’s being said.
“When I helped him before, daddy said that he was afraid because he’s been made sick. That he got too much.”
“Yes, and I think you holding his hand will help him.”
“I do too.”
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