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All Chapters of The Return to Crimson Dawn: Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

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Saturday, October 19th Pt. 9

“Dissociative amnesia is not very well known in the werewolf community and you are a critical part of not just removing your father from power but removing him from the pack. The committee, which is an organization higher than the council, can’t risk me telling you something you told me the wrong way. I have been mandated to only tell you of my own personal experiences with you in the hopes that it might trigger other memories.” “Is that the reason you’re encouraging me to talk? To tell you of the horrid things I see in my head; in my dreams?” “Yes sir. Even if you don’t recognize them as memories just yet, getting them recorded will give the council something to investigate. If they can find evidence of what you’re speaking of or a corroborating witness of the event then they can use your recorded statements as evidence.” “Why am I afraid of the medical wing?” “I don’t know.” “Please stop lying to me.” I can hear both the desperation and tears within his voice. “How about this,
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Monday, October 21st

(Demetri’s POV)The last two days have been a fog for me as I bounce between comforting Jessa and helping Cole. With consideration towards how empaths are treated, Deven highly discouraged me from trying to be her doctor. She needs a father, a supportive figure to help her through the tough time that she’s having. Even though she’s asked for Damian and Cole several times she admitted this morning that she can feel my concern; my fear for her. I just finished talking with Dr. Austin. Jessa’s lab results from Friday night have started coming back and the news is worse than I was prepared for. Although considering her fight for her life that night, they aren’t a surprise. I have no time to digest Jessa’s bad news as I walk down the hallway. While Cassius and Deven both told me which room they wanted to meet with me in I didn’t retain the information so now I’m pacing the hallway trying to use my nose to locate one of them. I finally catch wind of Cassius and slow my pacing. I lock on to
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Monday, October 21st Pt. 2

“His abdomen was so discolored with bruises that we had to run an ultrasound on him to verify he didn’t have internal bleeding. The bruising on his back also resulted in taking X-rays which came back positive for fractures to his ribs. We discovered several hours later that those same linear bruises were present on his genitalia, the front of his right thigh, both his forearms, both his shins, and he had a fluid filled blister that went completely around the circumference of his left thigh. Testing on the fluid and a debridement surgery revealed a nasty second degree chemical burn that was heavily infected. The next evening Lilly and I woke him from a night terror to find that he had a three inch laceration to the right side of his head caused by his brother slamming him into the counter before the rest of the beating happened. It was that night terror that reminded him that he had been stabbed multiple times with a hypodermic needle and injected with multiple medications with no k
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Monday, October 21st Pt. 3

My jaw must be sitting on the desk, in complete shock by the time she’s finished handing the first stapled packet to Deven who then passes it to me. “The difficulty most alpha’s have with this paperwork is this second one. It’s a much larger number of pages to look through and most don’t like the restrictions placed on an individual who’s PTSD is severe enough to warrant these kinds of restrictions but considering what happened at Purple Mountain I do feel this is the best thing we can do to protect Cole.” She slides a second much larger stack of papers my way. “I understand having a lack of trust in me so if you desire to read through these documents on your own I can give you two days time to read, sign and get back with me. The short version of what is in there is a recognition that Cole suffers from debilitating PTSD that renders him, at times, unable to make appropriate adult decisions. He is listed as a special needs, high maintenance individual with a permanent mental disabi
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Monday, October 21st Pt. 4

“Well done Cole. First thing I want to establish is what it is you understand about what’s going on.” He nods slowly. “Dr. Nelson explained what he was here for and the procedure for placing the epidural. It wasn’t until he started the shots that I got a bad feeling about it. It’s going to hurt me. No matter how many shots he gives. It’s going to hurt badly.” He pleads with a light whine. “I know you’re in a terrifying situation right now. I’m here. Promise I will help you.” “I can’t do this. Not again.” He whispers quietly as he attempts to bury his face into my arm. I adjust my left arm so I’m still holding his hand but he has access to my wrist as Dr. Nelson begins to speak. “That’s the part that’s confusing me.” He admits. “Can you go through your interactions with him leading up to this?” I ask him. “I was paged to a meeting three hours ago in Dr. Hamilton’s office. He explained the history that he had on Cole as well as what recently happened. He ended his conversation wi
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Monday, October 21st Pt. 5

Deven explains as Margo sets the feeder up. She leaves his room shortly after. “I used the link to explain what was going on and why I needed her to skip taking all his vitals.” “She wasn’t happy about it.” I comment. “No good nurse is but I assured her that everything will be recorded before he’s transferred.” I nod as I resume my gentle pets to Cole’s head. He’s calmed down a lot quicker than I expected. “Are you doing okay?” I ask quietly. “I’ve taken on about half the pain that the spasms created. They have loosened up I’m just waiting for the medication to start taking effect.” “I thought he was on a muscle relaxer.” “It was causing too many issues for what little benefit it was providing. We stopped giving it last night as he started vomiting half an hour after receiving it.” I nod quietly as I take his hand. He has finally reduced the grip he has on the bed and started a more rhythmic one in its place. “Is everything okay here?” Cassius asks as he walks back in. “Mov
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Friday, December 20th

(Cole’s POV)It’s been nearly two months since I was reunited with my mate and everything crashed from around us. While there was no way to know that my back was injured in such a way to leave me paralyzed at least it wasn’t permanent. While it took nearly a week to get me mentally well enough to take me off the sedatives, I am grateful for the intervention Deven and Demetri put together. The epidural was a success and having it placed while asleep was the least traumatic experience I’ve had in the hospital wing. It feels weird to say it that way considering my lack of memory but something tells me that most of my hospital stays are hellacious at best. They ran several tests on me including sedating me for both a CAT scan and a MRI. It was frustrating that the radiologist didn’t speak to me directly about what was found but Alpha Demetri did sit down with the two of us to explain the results. He apologized to begin with as he felt that the doctor jargon would overwhelm me. Simply pu
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Friday, December 20th Pt. 2

I wake to the sounds of footsteps outside my door. While this is a common occurrence that I’ve gotten used to, something about Jessa has me on high alert as I’ve never been awakened by them. I have no idea when the two of us fell asleep but looking at the clock I can tell it’s been a while. I slowly pry myself away from Jessa. I don’t wish to wake her but I know I need some advice and I decided while lying with her that I would seek out Deven or Cassius. One of them should know something and I trust them not to hurt her even if she doesn’t. I reach between the nightstand and bed for my forearm crutches. I actively choose between the two of them and right now I feel I don’t have the time for putting on the braces that assist me in walking without them. I slip my hands through the cuffs at the top and move swiftly towards the door. I open it wide enough to get through without causing it to hit the wall just as Deven walks by. “Dr. Leroux.” I call in the hopes that he will stop. “Are
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Friday, December 20th Pt. 3

“What’s happening?” Deven and Cassius both ask loudly in the hopes that I’ll answer. “Why am I biting her?” I scream as I try to flee. Deven keeps his hold firm as he pulls me back into a sitting position. I vaguely feel the bucket get placed back into my lap as I wretch from the taste of blood in my mouth again. It’s only after a full minute of vomiting bile that I can concentrate on the flash back long enough to realize a difference. “She smells different.” I speak softly as the memory has sent me into shock. “Can you tell what the difference is?” Cassius asks, returning to his gentler voice. “When she climbed in my lap, Buddy told me she was in heat and needed to be marked. I don’t know the difference. The only thing I can tell is that I didn’t want her near me when she got in my lap but I didn’t push her away or tell her to leave. I did the opposite. I welcomed her despite her scent being very negative to me. After I bit her it changed to something I could handle. I wanted he
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Friday, December 20th Pt. 4

Heading back to my room is a lot harder than joining Deven in his office. It’s a struggle to focus on the present which has led to me tripping several times, this last time has me picking myself up off the floor. “This has you very shaken up. Are you certain you don’t need to sit and talk with us a little longer?” Deven asks as he helps me to stand. I look around me quickly. We are only halfway between Cassius’s office and my room but Cassius has disappeared. The confusion must be written on my face as Deven hasn’t let go of my hands. “He’s gone to your room. He’s looking for your crutches.” “No, she’s in there.” I nearly yell as I struggle to escape his grasp. “Cole, it’s okay.” He tries to calm me but I can do nothing but fight harder as his grip increases on my hands. I finally break free only to lose my balance with the first step I take. To my fortune Deven is still in front of me and catches me before I hit. “Focus, Cole. Grab a hold of me, get your balance. Now breathe.”
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