All Chapters of Discovering the Wolf: Finding the Bond Mender: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

WillowI don’t know what I was expecting for the compound but the large sprawling, resort like gated community in front of us was not it. We all drove to the address that Anders texted in our separate cars, Thomas on his bike, and stopped at the security gate. The guards where all dressed in black, had those ear comms with the clear springy wire like the secret service agents I had only seen in movies and TV shows. They were all serious and business like, taking photos of us, the cars, the number plates, making notes on their tablets before smiling tightly and letting us through.I follow the GPS instructions winding down the main street, past beautiful homes of all different sizes, people walking around everywhere, looking normal and happy. There were large parks, full of playground equipment and trees. A strip of cute little niche stores, a few cafes and restaurants – it really is its own self-sustaining community.After a few turns and streets, we pull up in front of a very large be

[“Let me take this one.”] Anders requests as he grabs something from a cupboard.“We have to wear a tracking collar when in this form; a little fur is shaved off so it’s resting against bare skin and the module on the collar then transmits the information here to the console.” Anders steps up, grabbing a new collar and giving it to Thomas along with a tablet. “Here you can take this one for Wills, the tablet is set up, all you need to do is use the QR code on the collar to start tracking the vitals in the tablet. Oh, and keep the collar charged. If you want a spare, let me know.”“Thanks, it will definitely make treating Wills a lot easier. What’s wrong with these wolves that they can’t shift back?” Thomas takes the tablet and collar eagerly before focusing back on the console in front of him.“These wolves aren’t injured – they have the Rogue illness. We don’t have a cure for it yet, so we are keeping them safe and cared for here. Which is why they are under constant observation and h

“Red marks? Are they the same ones that you drew on the diagnostic chart?” The doctor holds up the tablet to my poor attempt at drawing the starbursts. I nod, feeling along the pup’s forehead for a connection point but it seems to just hover right above its fur and yet it’s attached. “Ok so you can touch and feel the red marks – can you describe it for us please.”“It’s kind of sticky at first, like a glob of glue, but as I have been stretching it and massaging it, the stickiness is gone and now it feels more like melted cheese or play dough. I can’t figure out what it’s attached to though.” I keep running my hands down the pup’s forehead, over the putty like tether, but it’s like there’s nothing there.“Willow dear, it’s Sandy. I’m going to read some instructions to you that I want you to try and follow.” I hear Sandy’s voice over the call, it’s shaky with excitement. This is not the type of situation that I would expect her to be excited about.“Hi Sandy, I’ll try.” I promise.“A bon

“So why don’t you ask me your questions, and I will answer the ones that I can.” Sandy offers.I can’t fault her, somehow, she says almost the same thing that I did but she manages to put them all at ease. She opens the book she’s holding and turns to the page that she took me through a few weeks ago, handing it to Conall to read. Thomas leans over his shoulder to read with him, both of their brows furrowing as they get to the bottom of the page.“You think Wills has this ability to do with bonds? And these family names – Hawthorne and Crawford – Do you think Wills is related to either of them?” Conall carefully hands the book back to Sandy, and she looks at me to answer.[“How much do we tell them?”] Sandy asks through our link, her eyes shifting to me as I stand and step forward.“We aren’t sure, but there is a high probability that she could be related to the Hawthorne Pack. The daughter of the Alpha went missing just over twenty-four years ago…she was also pregnant at the time…they

“The others?” I watch him take a seat beside me,“Yes, the other infected wolves.” Dr Gamwell says as if I should know all of this.Zale clears his throat. “Trent was just one of more than three hundred recorded wolves that have the Rogue illness. Trent is the first wolf that has recovered.”“She’s barely recovered from Trent, and you want her to try to heal another three hundred wolves?” Dad demands, his tone is filled with disdain. He might seem calm, but I can see he’s about to lose it.“Oh, no Mr Doyle, that’s not exactly what I was asking or I’m sure what alpha Zale was implying.” Dr Gamwell hurries to try and correct us and calm my father down. I’m not going to pretend that having to do this over again three hundred times is not appealing. It wasn’t painful or anything, but I definitely, am not feeling great right now. “I want to look at finding ways to replicate what you did so that others can be healed too – to do that I need to understand what you did. I need to look at your b