All Chapters of My Werewolf Family Made Me Their Blood Bank: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The next morning, I went to the pack clinic.From the outside, the clinic looked like an ordinary private hospital. Human patients were treated on the first floor, while injuries and illnesses caused by werewolf shifts were handled only on the two basement levels. My mother ran the place and controlled everything, from the medicine cabinets to who could access the medical records.The nurse at the front desk knew me."Looking for Dr. Hollis?""I want to see my medical records."Her smile stiffened. "Your family controls access to your file. Dr. Hollis has to authorize it.""I'm 19.""It's always been set up that way in the system. Why don't you give her a call?"The night before, my mother had taken my phone, saying I needed "less stimulation before the full moon."I didn't argue. Most of the people at the clinic had watched me grow up. They were used to taking their cues from my mother. The louder I got, the more convinced they'd be that I was unstable.I went to the self-service kios

The door of the observation room closed behind me.The staff told me to take off my jacket. I said I was cold and refused, so they just rolled up my sleeve. The records and the recorder hidden in the lining pressed hard against my ribs.My mother came in to check the equipment.She stuck sensor pads on my chest, then strapped down my wrists and ankles. The restraints weren't for the blood draw. They were to keep my scent from provoking the young wolves in the arena during the full moon.At least, that was how she explained it."Just one bag today," I reminded her."I know.""The bypass is already hooked up."Her hand stopped over the control screen."For emergencies.""Disconnect it.""Wren, this isn't the time to throw a fit.""I'm not throwing a fit. I have an agreement."She looked at me for a few seconds, then rolled my sleeve up a little higher. "Once this is over, we can talk about whatever you want."There it was again: "later."Outside, I heard the audience filing in. My mother

The silver detox hurt more than I'd imagined.Silver doesn't leave your body the moment you stop taking it. It lingers in your blood, your hair, and your bones. As your wolf wakes up again, the silver sets your nerves on fire over and over. The first few nights, I barely slept. Every time I closed my eyes, I heard the pump running and the applause from the stands.Nora never told me to tough it out. When the pain got bad, she asked only one question: "Keep going, or stop?"The first time she asked me that, I went still. It took me a long moment to realize she was actually waiting for my decision. Until then, no one had ever asked if I could keep going, whether I was giving blood or training.Six days after the incident, I tried to shift on purpose for the first time.It was just Nora and me in the training room. The restraint net and the tranquilizer gun were by the wall. She didn't hide them, and she didn't ask me to prove I wouldn't need them."Find the scents first," she said. "Don'

The first hearing was scheduled for the day before the next full moon.The hall was in the middle of the pack's territory. I'd come here for plenty of ceremonies as a kid. My father always sat up front, my mother on his right, and the twins where everyone could see them. I usually sat in the back row, ready to leave early with them if they started getting unstable.This time, I sat in the complainant's seat.Nora sat next to me. She was a medical witness. She wasn't there to speak for me.My father was still in the front row, but the hearing officer had temporarily removed the Alpha placard from his table. My mother had brought three thick medical files, and Jace and Skye sat behind her. Skye didn't look at me.The hearing officer asked my father first, "Do you admit to locking the observation room during the trial?""I admit it," my father said. "There were more than 200 werewolves at the venue. Wren had stopped her medication on her own, and her scent was abnormal. Keeping her from l

The vote took two hours.While we waited, no one spoke to us. My father sat at the far end of the hallway, his back still perfectly straight. My mother remained outside the observation room, watching through the glass as Jace received an IV. Skye sat nearby, with one empty seat between them.The video had made everything clear, but it couldn't erase their habits overnight. My father was still calculating the damage to his position and the pack. My mother watched only the monitor readings. Skye still kept watch over Jace. The difference was that from now on, they could no longer demand that everyone accept only their version of events.At one in the morning, the hearing officer reopened the doors.The decision was read in six parts.For abusing his authority as Alpha, unlawfully restraining a pack member, and interfering with medical records, my father was removed from his position as Alpha, effective immediately, and barred from any role in pack security and resource allocation for thr