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Hailey POV “This fucking sucks.” I moaned as I sat there. My legs were exhausted. At one point, the branch I was standing on broke and I fell. The toxin was unforgiving as I landed on my back. Even though I was quick to get up, it still took any strength I had gotten back. Currently, I laid on my back, in this massive tree. To my right was a cliff side. To my left was a river. Straight ahead was even thinner forage that I didn’t believe would hold me. At some point, I must have gotten turned around. The affects of the toxin were swimming in my brain but it was fading. Not as quickly as I hoped but still was. The sun was shinning, finally. The dress I had on was torn but still covered the main parts. Maybe I should just lay here until I get my wolf back. Then I can transform into her and this would be much easier. What a cruel world I live in. I was queen for like an hour before I wasn’t again. The sound of a twig snapping caught me off guard. Every instinct in my body told me to h
“Waylon?” His eyes were closed and his jaw was clenched shut but he held onto me. Never once letting go. My hair whipped my face as the helicopter went higher and further away. Trees turned into green blurs but the bullets stopped coming. Suddenly, the rope jerked. I could barely see from all the wind but it looked like the helicopter was getting closer. “Hold on, baby. Almost there.” Waylon tried to sooth me. “Keep your heart calm. Breath slow deep breaths.” I yelled to him. The whole bottom part of his shirt was sticky with blood. His head rested against the rope but his eyes stayed shut. “Give me your hand!” I heard above me. Looking up, two men with sunglasses and helmets were holding their hands out to me. “Take him!” I yelled as I grabbed his hand. “No.” Waylon opened his eyes and hoisted me up to them. It was so sudden that I jerked away and almost slipped out of their hands. Waylon made an sound that broke my heart. A painful growl echoed acrossed the valley. “HE’S BE
"Thank you.” I said as I took them. All my clothes needed to be trashed so I had no underwear or bra to wear but thankfully the scrubs fit decently. The pants I had to tighten but it was okay. Jessica pulled a hair tie off her wrist and put my hair up for me. “Not sure you are model worthy but better than before.” Jessica laughed. “I do need a shower.” I agreed. “Technically, you got a few showers with the rain, you just need soap.” Jessica teased as she wheeled me out of the room and down the hall. “What is our next steps?” I asked. The hospital was buzzing with activity. I got more than one glance as we made our way. A few times, it looked like they wanted to say something but didn’t. The doors to the WIC unit slid open for us. “What is WIC unit.” “Wolf Intensive Care.” Jessica stated, almost annoyed. “Ah.” We made our way to a room in the back. Waylon was strapped to multiple machines but his blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen were all stable. “As for your question
“Go?” I asked Jessica as she walked in, still clearly annoyed. “Yeah. Go take a shower. I am going to change his bandages. Hannah is getting supper.” Jessica bossed. “Want to tell us what happened?” I looked at her questioningly. “The bitch had the nerve to say that I was just being emotional and I should remove myself from the situation. Like I am the problem!” Jessica was tossing gloves around as she spoke. “Is she fired?” I asked as I got up. “Fuck yes she is fired! I got the last laugh there. Stupid cunt.” “Wow, the C word?” I asked as I grabbed the towel she tossed on the bed. “Yes the fucking C word!” Jessica glared. Looking at Waylon, “Good luck.” I mouthed as I walked into the bathroom. “Be gentle!” I heard him groan. Getting undressed, I laid the scrubs on the counter since I have to put them back on. Turning the shower on hot, I stepped in it. The whole thing felt amazing on my skin. It burned a little on my cuts but most of them were fading away. Placing my han
“Where is his wolf?” I asked Jessica. “It is there. He just lost a lot of blood and I think he pulled a stitch on the inside. The bleeding has stopped but I need to do an ultrasound to make sure he isn’t bleeding internally. “And if he is?” “Than I will open him back up.” “Doesn’t that increase his risk for infection?” I tried to recall my BLS training. “Highly so. That’s why we will start with an ultrasound.” Nodding, I just held onto his hand. It was lifeless but I still held onto it. We rode in silence the rest of the way. It was only when the helicopter was descending that Jessica starting moving around. Putting any and all used gauze or instruments in a biohazard bag and tying it shut. Her hands were coated in dried blood but she didn’t seem to care. When the helicopter landed, There was a gurney waiting for Waylon. Axel and Ky were standing nearby as we put him onto it and Jessica and the EMTs took him into an ambulance. I started following them. “No. You need to do wh
“Jessica?” I knew Waylon was still alive as I was still standing here talking but I didn’t know what condition he was in. “Hey. He had some transfusions but is stable.” “That’s good to hear. I’ll be down shortly.” I said feeling uneasy. “Okay. I’ll be here.” Jessica sounded tired. “Thanks, girl.” I said and hung up. “Everything okay?” Ky asked. “Yeah….” The fear of losing the blood pack hung in my mind. It was the only connection we had together. With everything that is going on, I’m not sure if we will be able to ever mark each other. “Earth to Hailey!” Axel snapped his fingers in front of my face. “What’s wrong?” Ky asked. “Oh, um… Waylon got a blood transfusion but is stable and doing good.” I tired to smile. “So, why are you upset?” Axel asked. “I’m not upset. Waylon and I had that blood pack. If Waylon got the transfusion, do we still have it?” They both looked at each other, before looking back at me. “I don’t know.” Ky said eventualy. “What does Jessica say about
“You will have to wait on that.” I said and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. Resting my head against his chest, we turned our attention back to the movie I had found. There wasn’t any options so Pitch Perfect would have to do. After about an hour, I felt Waylon’s breathing level out and a soft snore come from in his chest. Gently, looking up, I was able to confirm he went to sleep. Slowly, I made my way off his bed and my IV and I walked into the hall. “Where are you going?” Jessica asked. She was sitting at the nurses station. “I have a meeting to get to. Can you take this out?” I asked. “No. Take it with you. Let me replace the bag.” Jessica sighed. She got up and went to the back. I stood their awkwardly as the nurses tried to avoid eye contact with me. “Here.” Jessica replaced the bag and made sure it stayed stabilized. “Thank you.” I told her. “No problem. Just let me know when the meeting is over so I can replace the bag if needed. I want to do another check up.” “Wh
I felt fine as I sat and finished eating. Propping my legs up on the desk, I just watched Waylon and Ky take over this meeting. He was sexy as hell but I knew he was pissed off at me. Part of me didn’t care. I was doing what I needed to do. Did I feel a little guilty for doing it…. I guess maybe a little. I needed to protect him though. “Thank you all for helping in this matter. We will be in touch.” Waylon said as my eyes started to drop. “We will be in touch.” “Same.” A few didn’t even say bye the they were all gone off the wall. “Guys, give us the room.” Waylon said firmly. Frowning, I just crossing my arms over themselves. That was until it pulled the IV so I stopped. Ky and Axel didn’t even look at me as they just walked out of the office. “Jessica is coming to remove the IV.” Waylon said to me as he turned to face me. “Oh good.” I said and stared right back. “Do you have anything to say for yourself?” Waylon kept his moody look to him. “Nope.” A knock on the door sav