Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Son of Red Fang: Kabanata 181 - Kabanata 190

Tuesday, April 3rd(Cole’s POV)It’s been nearly a month since my second encounter with the alpha’s son, Lucas. He was right though, I have done everything I can to avoid not just Lucas but the rest of the family as well. I have refused to come down and join them for dinner and I have fallen back into my old habits of making myself as scarce as possible. Not even Jessa has seen much of me. I can’t bring myself to approach her. I could feel her heart break through the bond from what I said. I guess we’re stuck as neither of us has the heart to reject the other. I make my way down to the kitchen. I’ve familiarized myself with the pack’s schedule and I have created my own. Breakfast at the dining hall ends just before eight, which means leftovers are in the kitchen by nine. Lunch is available around one but I wait to get dinner until eight so that alpha and his family have plenty of time to eat and clean up before I come down. It’s slightly before one as I head down the stairs towards

There’s something about his refusal to talk that tells me he’s determined to leave in July and I can’t stand the idea of him leaving me. I feel this is a unique situation where we are completely alone and I can push him a little farther than I normally would to get answers from him. “I understand that you don’t want to talk about breaking into your father’s computer. I get that, I really do. This room is soundproof and no one is going to bother us. I need you to open up to me. It’s a lot to ask of you but it seems like you’re determined to return home and I need to understand why.” I explain my position gently as I slowly walk back to the desk. He’s completely stopped working on the computer, staring at me intently. Worry and fear consume him as he briefly makes eye contact with me. I watch him as he takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly. A clear sign that I spiked his anxiety. Using that to my benefit is a dangerous move but I’m hoping to get him angry instead of the normal ch

“The power?” I can't help but question. “Yes sir. It was when she brought me Annabel that she told me that not only did the marking relieve her intense pain and overwhelming fatigue but it prevented the pack members from assaulting her. She begged me to provide that same relief to Annabel.” “Now you said before that your father discovered these marks and called you to his office about a week after you did it. You also mentioned just a few minutes ago that he started punishing you monthly. What made you believe, other than the timing, that he was punishing you for the markings?” “Whenever he punishes me he rants about what I’ve done wrong. ‘You filthy rapist, how dare you mark a pup.’ Tends to stay with you awhile.” He stays silent for a minute after finishing the statement. I remain quiet as well, giving him a minute to digest the memories of such atrocities. “I understand the purpose behind the markings, the reason they look for you when you’re gone. When I was on rotation at di

“You had that much foresight at nineteen?” “Honestly, at the time I didn’t know what I was going to do with the access, the information. All I knew was I had to have the information. Something inside me was guiding me, causing me to obsess over figuring out how to get back into my dad’s computer. I controlled the urge for two months before I cracked under the pressure of my own brain relentlessly asking ‘what else does he have in that file? What could he be planning to do with it?’” “He changed his computer’s background screen which made it harder to recognize that I was in it. I had actually accessed it about two hours before then but I saw the mouse cursor moving so I backed out and gave him time to get off of it. It didn’t take me long to make copies of the file with my name on it and several others that I felt might be useful. The Big Brother program was a bit harder to copy. I had to repeat the process of getting into my dad’s computer then figure out the programming before I

(Cole’s POV)The kindness Alpha has shown me while working on his computer wasn’t something I expected considering how our conversation about my pack went. I am dying inside to leave the hell that I live behind but I have never challenged his threat. I have only been at another pack for three months at the most before being sent home. With me now passing the two month mark last week I’m certain he’s pacing his office and taking his frustrations out on any wolf that crosses his path the wrong way. I’ve heard rumors that when I’m not home things tend to get rough for the omega and gamma helpers of the pack, even worse for the female pups the longer I stay away from home. The more Alpha talks about me staying the harder I have to work to convince myself to leave. My mate is here and Alpha has been nothing but supportive over the last several months. Even when he gave me space after the duel with Lucas he was still very supportive even though it was indirect. I am further surprised whe