All Chapters of The Return to Crimson Dawn: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

(Cassius’s POV)It’s been two days since Alpha Martin O’Malley contacted me about locating Cole and retrieving him from that heinous Purple Mountain pack. It was a relief to discover that he had been found by the benevolent social worker Melissa Ashlock. I was amazed at the story Martin repeated from her. How she literally ran into Cole’s arms when she was being chased and how he became her protector when that dangerous gang hadn’t given up despite the time that had gone by. Her twin Maverick took him in, cared for him after he was injured. It was a shock to hear he tried to stop the rape of a child and was going to be punished harshly when the rapist blamed him for it. What kind of pack does that? Although it was a relief to find him, Martin’s admittance to his medical team being unable to take on such a traumatized wolf put us on high alert. I’m grateful it only took two days to arrange everything we needed to make the trip. It’s taken us five hours to get to the Bluetail pack and

“Can you still feel them?” Arianna asks as we walk into the room. “No Luna, they have stopped.” His answer is barely a whisper. The sudden slamming of the door results in several frightened yelps from Cole, followed briefly by Arianna. The door slams against the wall before slamming shut again and the entire room has suddenly spiraled into the chaos I was trying to avoid. “Freeze!” I command with all of my alpha aura out. I can hear Cole whimper as the power hits him even though it’s not angry. “I told you he was unstable. He’s hurt your pregnant wife.” Dr. Harsher spouts off before anyone can say anything. “She shouldn’t be in here. He needs to be sedated so he doesn’t…” “You can stop that garbage. He didn’t hurt me.” Ari speaks boldly against the doctor’s harshness. “Don’t lie to protect me. I deserve to be punished. My reaction to the door hurt you.” Cole whimpers softly. “No Cole, you didn’t hurt me.” “You yelped. I know I did.” I can tell by his voice the struggle he’s

“Cole, my son. I need you to listen closely.” I speak slowly and soothingly. “I know what’s going on. You’re not crazy.“ “Yes I am. I shouldn’t be hearing voices.” “When did you first hear it?” “When Elizabeth was being attacked. He gave me the strength and courage to break down the door.” “Very good, Cole.” I praise as I pet his head. “What you just told me and allowing me to scent you confirms what Maverick smelled when you woke up in the jail cell. Your wolf has awakened from his coma. What’s concerning is that you are the first wolf, to the best of my research, that had both dormant wolf syndrome and dissociative amnesia who is unable to immediately remember being a werewolf.” “Are you certain?” Demetri questions. “Yes sir.” My voice is quiet as I continue petting Cole’s head. “I can help calm him if you need me to.” I quietly offer knowing that Demetri will strongly disagree with submitting him. “He feels the need to run. Kristoph and Charles are dangerous. I’m naked a

(Cole’s POV)It’s been a little over six weeks since I moved back to Shadowlands. We ended up staying in Alpha O’Malley’s apartment four nights instead of one. Luna Arianna started cramping overnight the first night in a pattern that felt like labor and she’s not due until January so it gave all of us quite the scare. Dr. Leroux insisted on caring for my wrists while Luna was at the hospital. It was difficult to do without the familiar comfort of Alpha Cassius but somehow Alpha O’Malley managed to fill in. I guess it’s part of the training Alpha Black said he needs. It was finally safe to travel Saturday morning and despite my wolf’s sadness increasing as we got farther away from our mate I can honestly say I was excited to return to the small group of friends I had made. Alpha Cassius told me before we arrived at the pack house that I would be living with him. I guess he felt the need to warn me considering the hesitation and bad experience I had with it the first time. I simply n

“Later that night I felt her distress very clearly as I had to lay on top of her, pinning her to the bed while Angela placed an IV near her ankle. It was the only way to put her in a twilight sleep so Angela could perform a two hour surgery on her arm.” “That’s the only time before now that you’ve had them?” I ask verifying what I’ve heard. “I’m sorry I took the long way of explaining it but the only time that I know the symptoms came directly from her, yes that’s the only time.” “What do you know about her medically?” I can sense Cole bringing her back out to the living room. “Angela and I have both tried to do thorough physicals on her but we have concluded that she’s been medically abused on top of the physical and likely sexual abuse that empaths normally encounter.” “She hasn’t spoken to you about the abuse?” “No sir. Through the council's records we were able to find out before she told us about being orphaned around the age of fifteen. The next known records had her on th