The bSon /bof Red Fang

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    “Pull into the garage and show Jamie to the emergency shifter’s shower we have after bI /bbunload /beveryone else. Just get him warmed up under the dryer for a few minutes before he shiftsb, /bbthen /bbhave /bhim borrow Luke’s or Parker’s clothes until I get him better amodations.b” /b

    I speak as I jump out of the mule and make my way around to him. I unzip the rain cover band /bbwork /bon getting Madisyn uncurled from around him.

    “Maddie. I need you to wait on the porch out of the rain.”

    “Okay.”

    Her voice is weak but it doesn’t take long for her to get her bnce and

    porch. She yelps before breaking into a run as the thunder booms overh

    reaches the safety of the porch.

    alking towards the

    pping only when she

    I zip his door back before getting to Madilyn and Mica. I pick Madilyn up off herp, holding her

    in one arm as I reach my other hand out to help Mica. She takes it nervously.

    I hold her hand until I’m certain she has her footing and hand Madilyn back to her. She walks

    silently up onto the porch, waiting beside Madisyn for me to get to Cole.

    “Cole!” I yell his name loudly while trying not to sound cross with him.

    “Cole, I need you up. We need to get inside.”

    I gently smack the sides of his face. After a solid minute of work I finally see his eyes start to flutter open. I’m surprised to find that he’s in a partial shift but it seems only his eyes are affected by it.

    “We need to get you inside, get your clothes off and start warming you up.” I speak forcefully hoping

    that his wolf will follow themands.

    He struggles to find his coordination and seems to forget how injured he is as he pushes himself up from the seat with his right arm. bI /bgather him into my arms as he yelps and screams from the painb, /bholding him still until his cries quiet.

    “I’m going to move behind you so I can support you getting up the steps. We don’t have far to go.

    Ang left a bed in themon/room for youb./bb” /b

    I make my move swiftly before he can think to fight. bI /bwrap bmy /bright arm baround /bbhim /bbfirst/bb, /bbgently /btaking his broken arm into my hand holding it still as bwe /bbstart /bbto /bwalk. He bmoves /bbslowly /bbtowards /bbthe /bporch as Damian slowly pulls away, taking Jamie bwith /bhim bto /bbthe /bbgarage/bb. /b

    I brub /bthe top of his right hand bgently/b. bI’m /bbgreatly /bbconcerned /bbabout /bbthe /bbamount /bbof /bbswelling /bhe has

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    band /bif it’s bcut /bcirction off to his hand. A sharp whine band /ba hard bstep /bbback /bbinto /bbme /bbanswers /bbmy /bquestionb. /bDespite my touch being light like ba /bbfeather/bb, /bhe’s fighting hard bto /bget his arm bout /bbof /bbmy /bbgrip /btelling me bexactly /bwhere his pain level is.

    “I’m sorry Cole. I wasn’t trying to cause this much pain. I will stop rubbing your hand bbut /bbyou /bbneed /bto move forward. Don’t fight me.”

    I know he can feel my aura as he freezes before continuing onto the porch. I tighten bmy /bbhold /bbon /bbhim /bas he trips up the three steps but together we manage to get to the top.

    “Madisyn, I need you to open the door and hold the screen as we go inside. Shut the door when we’re all in.” I tell her gently as I pause with Cole.

    Without a word she opens both doors allowing the inner door to swing in screen to keep it open. Mica walks in first with Madilyn, Cole and I foi! Madisyn bringing up the rear, closing the doors without being reminded.

    anding against the

    ly behind with

    Everyone is shivering and it’s only as the heat of the house hits me that I realize how nasty this storm truly is. Ordinarily we don’t have to worry about hypothermia at the end of May but this storm seems to have brought some air down from Canada with it.

    “Follow the trail of towels towards the bed. I’m going to get some initial temperature readings on all of you before you head back to the medical wing.”

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