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Wednesday, October 31st Pt.3
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Diana SockriterDear readers, Now that Cole has been forced to return things will get rough for our benevolent characters. From here on any chapters containing detailed accounts of abuse will be marked in the chapter title (CW) for content warning so my more sensitive readers can choose to unlock or skip the chapter.
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(Cole’s POV)I whimper softly as the harsh pain of my injuries is the only thing that tells me I’m even alive. I start moving cautiously, slowly trying to acclimate myself to my surroundings. My eyes are swollen shut and my jaw is wired shut for the fourth time in my life. Genius, I’m blind and mute. My whimpers increase as I feel the weight of a cast that covers my arm from the palm of my hand and up over my left elbow. My right arm is a little better but not by much. A shorter plastic brace covers that arm, falling just below my elbow. “Easy, Cole.” A slightly recognizable voice speaks to me but I’m unable to place who it is. “You are significantly injured. You had a hard three day fight in the hospital before we could safely move you to my house. Alex and I didn’t know if you would make it this time.” I take a deep breath as the oxygen cannula under my nose tickles me. The regret is instant as the ribs on my left side scream in pain. My yelps are cut short by the fact I can’t
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“There are many reasons that I refused to leave you at General this time but I think the best way for you to understand is starting at the beginning. When you were dumped the only thing you were wearing was a pair of boxers. Your face was so bloody and swollen that when you arrived at the hospital not even Alex recognized you. He took a blood sample once he got the IV in your ankle. I was shocked when he called me later that morning wanting me to attend a private meeting. Emily, take a seat on the bed. I would like you to help keep him calm. Although these medications help his pain they also cause him to feel a lot of burning.” I whimper lightly as the bed dips beside me. A much smaller hand now slips into mine. I attempt to yelp as I feel the burn, pulling my leg away from the source until it meets the resistance of a gentle hold. “I give both of these in four small doses. Try to relax.” I whimper through the rest of the medication. My previous fights now have me feeling the ful
The Return to Crimson Dawn Saturday, November 10th Pt. 3
“I explained that my knowledge is minimal at best. I’ve had no relationship, no personal interaction with you since being promoted to lead doctor of the medical wing, but that didn’t prevent me from noticing the different, painfully different life you lived considering you’re the alpha’s son. The first time I met you was when Rebecca claimed that you raped her until she was pregnant. I think you were seventeen or eighteen. I had only started in that position about a year before. I noticed immediately when speaking to her that she was fabricating the story. It made me wonder about her motive behind reporting you. Of course there was no mistaking what was happening in Alpha's office. Everyday you were dragged to his office protesting your innocence. It only took me three days to figure out the timing and I started listening by the door. When he gave me access to big brother he wanted me to participate in the investigation involving the assaults and rapes of other pack members. He fel
The Return to Crimson Dawn Saturday, November 24th
(Jon Jenkins POV)It’s been a month since Jamison returned to Red Fang from the White Ridge pack. Alpha Redmen hasn’t approached Jamie about the next run so he’s been training with me, both as a warrior and a carpenter. When he’s not busy with training he’s looking for Cole. We’re all worried sick as we haven’t seen or heard from him since Jamie left him after his seizure. I’ve tried to link with him several times. I was shocked when I actually managed to connect with him two weeks ago. Unfortunately further attempts with the link have resulted in him pushing me away. At least he’s alive. It’s truly my only solace. “Hey, dad.” Jamie comes down the stairs into the kitchen. I open my arms wide and he immediately accepts my embrace. We’ve been doing it a lot more recently, holding each other tightly. I’ve taken care of Jamie as my own since I found his mother, my fated mate, sixteen years ago. He was only five. I had found her a year before I transferred into Alpha Redmen’s pack. I wa
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“He stumbled upon several male prospects kidnapping and assaulting a female prospect who was in heat. He tracked them down to some cabins that were created when the pack was at war with rogues who were testing the validity of the pack’s strength. Cameras are not in all the cabins but the one they used happened to have one. Alpha Black used the footage to figure out who the kidnappers were and which one struck Cole. I think he said it appeared to be a baseball bat. Everyone except Cole, my mate and I got sent home about two weeks later.” “So the run was completely canceled? For what?” “All hell broke loose. Even though Cole’s intervention in the cabin allowed the girl to get away, after they broke his arm, two of the three kidnappers chased after her. Three or four different males went crazy from the smell of her in heat and they all attacked and actually raped her. Cole intervened again which resulted in a brawl involving half the prospects that were still there. Alpha Black put eve
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Jamie is in tears by the time he finishes telling Demetri of this odd connection. “I’m sorry you experienced that. Has it ever happened before or after that one time?” “No sir. Dad and I have tried to link with him since it happened but he simply pushes it away. His room is locked up, which is unusual considering the kids that use it as a sanctuary. I have no way of verifying where he is but based on what I felt Kristoph wasn’t simply hitting him, he was using an object to break him.” I hurry to Jamie’s side as he sobs. He hasn’t been able to speak of what happened since he woke up. I take the phone from his hand and place it gently beside us before pulling him into a long hug. His body shakes with his sobs as I remain speechless with what he’s revealed. “I’m sorry Jamie.” Alpha Black responds quietly. “Do either of you have any information on Cole at all?” He asks with great hesitation. “I was able to speak with Dr. Carter. He indicated that he didn’t like the situation he was
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“Take my hand, bud. We’re going in the other room for a little talk.” I’m surprised when he doesn’t fight my request. He places his hand in mine but the resistance that comes from him not moving stops me from moving forward. “Daddy, it hurts. It hurts and I’m scared. He’s going to do it again until I learn how to lie. Until I tell him what he wants the council to hear.” His tears are silent as they roll down his cheeks. I sigh hard as hearing that he’s hurting bad enough to not want to move is disturbing to say the least. I crouch down in front of him, using my thumbs to wipe his tears. I can’t begin to describe the depths to which my heart has dropped hearing my little boy’s cry for help. “I need to see. I need you to pull down your pants.” He shakes his head side to side as his tears continue to fall. “Please, daddy. It hurts.” He whispers. “May I pick you up?” He looks at me uncertain and confused. “I know. I’m sorry. Normally I just pick you up but if you’re hurting badly
The Return to Crimson Dawn Monday, November 26th
(Demetri’s POV)I wake with a groan as the sunlight peaks its way through the drawn curtains of my hotel room. The emptiness of my bed and the near absolute silence of the room reminds me of how much I dislike this part of being the alpha, of being involved in the fight to change packs like Red Fang. Despite knowing for years that they were a rough group to deal with, I have simply let them live. I can not begin to explain why I refused to stop interacting with them even after Kristoph raped multiple prospects and molested many of my pack’s pups. I guess I knew deep down that I would eventually discover the good ones, the ones who deserve a chance at a better life. My emotions have been all over the place since Cole left. So many unanswered questions and what if’s roll through my head making it difficult to sleep at night. We did everything we could to get him back before he returned to the one place I could not step foot on without risking my life to save him. As much as I want to b
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The Return to Crimson Dawn Tuesday, December 31st Pt. 10
“I threw a fit. Charles waited until I was outside the courtroom to start punishing me for embarrassing him. He punched me in the face several times before I fell to the ground, then he started kicking me. He kept me on the ground until he was certain Heather and Marcus had left. Even though I had driven my own car to court he dragged me to his. He drove me home, only he didn’t go to the garage. No, he went to the back of the west wing where the room he modified for Cole is. I’ve only been in that room a handful of times when participating in my brother’s torture.” I stop as the memories of wrapping the silver belt around his leg and the condition he was in when I rescued him eight months ago blend together in a confusing mess. Murmurs float around the room, commenting on my unprompted confession. “Breathe, Andre. That was a very difficult truth to admit to. No comments will be made.” I know he’s addressing the pack as I continue to struggle. “You knew what was going to happen to
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“I’m concerned about you Andre.” Julius now has my attention only he has crouched down to my level. “While your statement seems to have helped Hayden it gave me the clue I was looking for.” “A clue to what?” “The true reason behind the terror you have in gaining custody of your kids. While any other wolf in this pack saying such a thing would be passed off as simply being very serious about their statement, you stating that you nearly died once to fight for them is something I take very seriously. What happened the last time they were taken from you?” I shake my head hard, holding my breath as I fight against the flashbacks trying to invade my thoughts. “Andre?” He tries again but all I can do is shake my head slowly. “Papa Redmen hit him. He made him bleed.” The innocent voice of my daughter breaks through. “You saw it?” Abe seems shocked that it would be done in front of her. I watch as she nods her head. “Mommy spanked me for crying.” She whines hard before laying against h
The Return to Crimson Dawn Tuesday, December 31st Pt. 8
(Andre’s POV) Stepping into the pack house is surreal at best. My head is spinning out of control with thoughts I had desperately tried to put behind me. I had relinquished all hope of ever having my kids just for the full force of the unpredictably of my life to cripple me when I need to be my strongest. The house is silent as I pick my way through the crowd. Julius is carrying Harper and Abe is trailing behind the two of us. It seems Julius wants as much of a barrier as he can create between Hayden and any escape route he may manage to find. I’m more concerned about him getting lost inside the pack house than him getting outside it. This place has proven to be a maze to me despite living here full time for the last six months. The house is completely silent except for the television quietly counting down the seconds until the new year. I can only hope that this year is different. That the New Year will actually be the change I’ve needed for years. Shamefully, I feel the dread tha
The Return to Crimson Dawn Tuesday, December 31st Pt. 7
“To show him the effects that abuse has on others. To prove to him once and for all that what his father taught him is wrong. Besides, Charles has been extremely cruel to Andre as well.” “How so?” “Well, I just learned tonight that Alpha Redmen gave each of his sons permission to have sex, to even rape, at the age of sixteen but lied about the penalty for getting the lady pregnant. Andre has been beaten multiple times for pregnancies. The first two were not his, yet he was mercilessly beaten three times during both of those pregnancies. He was forgiven a fourth when the pups came back not his. The beatings got worse when he got three others pregnant just to be denied the ability to be their father. The two older ones with two different ladies are in better packs than Red Fang but the two with him now. Well, their mother isn’t much of a mother.” I state sadly as I pull into the garage, turning off the motor as the door closes behind me. “I need your help. These pups are terrified a
The Return to Crimson Dawn Tuesday, December 31st Pt. 6
(Julius’s POV)It’s an hour's drive to get from Red General to the Red Moon pack house. Since Charles has been removed, moving through the Red Fang territory has become easier as the borders are completely open while the council is here. The bad news is, it’s gotten a lot more dangerous. While open borders allows the pack members to come and go, even move out if they please, it also allows rogues to infiltrate the territory. I’ve had to up my own guards on the border to account for the vulnerability it’s created for my own pack. The council hasn’t been happy with me accompanying Andre to and from the territory. They felt that, as the coronated heir, he should be able to handle this himself. I took the opportunity of his consistent meltdowns to save the fallout from such visits showing the council exactly how severe his abuse has been. I cringe every time I hear him speak about his brother, Cole. How has Cole even survived if his analogy of the situation is true? That Cole’s suffering
The Return to Crimson Dawn Tuesday, December 31st Pt. 5
“It’s quite alright. We are used to this type of reaction from children who come in abused. I can tell by the way he’s calmed that you are his biological father. We’ve been waiting for you.” I’m stunned when a voice comes from behind me instead of the nurse in front of me. I turn to see an unfamiliar woman in the doorway in front of Julius and Alex. Something about her unnerves deeply and my immediate reaction is to step back. “Easy Andre, she’s here to help.” Julius tries to calm me. We study each other silently as I sway gently. “I understand that you have had a very rough time with the council’s family court. I promise it is different this time. Take a seat so we can talk. Are you okay with me sitting on Harper’s bed?” I nod slowly without moving. “Mr. Redmen, do you think you can get him to take this?” The nurse hands me a little cup of purple liquid. “What is it?” “Tylenol 3. It has a small amount of codeine in it. Humans won’t give it to children this young but it has be
The Return to Crimson Dawn Tuesday, December 31st Pt. 4
I wake up yelping, screaming and fighting from the fitful dream I fell into during the ride to Red General. I cling hard to the back of Alpha Julius’s shirt as he silently embraces me. I had no idea how hard dad had been on me until I went to Blister Ridge. I had to harden up while I was back at Red Fang which has not only delayed my ability to process what has happened but it has added to the trauma I’m already struggling with. Josh has diagnosed me with complex PTSD, he did shortly after I moved into this pack after Cole disappeared. He simplified the description as being multiple traumatic events instead of just one causing the post trauma anxiety. Julius waits patiently for me to get myself together as going into the hospital with my own PTSD on full display won’t help me with my kids. I lift myself from his shoulder slowly, taking several deep breaths with my eyes still closed. It’s only as I open them and look into his blue-green eyes that he speaks. “Are you ready?” His voic
