“I apologize” Tyrone said quickly “I keep forgetting how formal you all are in the capital”
“That formality should continue in all the packs” I told him “Especially now that your cousin is to be Queen one day”
“Would you two stop” Madelyn complained, and we looked at each other for a second in guilt. She was already hurting and we were stressing her out.
“Sorry” I said quietly.
“Sorry” Koda crossed his arms.
“When are you leaving?” Madelyn changed the subject.
For the next hour, I listened to their conversation, while Koda returned to his laptop to work, Madelyn seemed to enjoy getting to know her cousin, but I couldn’t let go of this uneasy feeling I had in regards to her cousin. I was finding it difficult to trust anyone around my girl right now, after nearly losing her, I never wanted to be in that position again.
Tyrone was laughing at his own joke, when there was another knock on the door. It opened after a second and Cole walked in.
“Forgive me for the interruption” He told us, as he placed his hands into his pockets “I should have linked, but I have something for Maddie and I wanted to see if she was doing okay”
“I’m doing alright” Madelyn smiled at him.
“That’s good” He smiled, and pulled out a small item from his pocket and tossed it over to me.
“Thanks” I smiled, and passed the ring over to my girl.
“My mother’s ring!” She squealed happily “I thought I’d never see it again”
She eagerly took it, and placed it on her finger.
“Thank you, Cole!” She smiled and kissed her ring.
“Don’t thank me, I’m just a delivery guy, a guard found it in one of those creepy huts”
Madelyn’s face fell, and I glared at my Beta “Don’t mention those woods” I linked him angrily, and he gave a nod.
The doctor came in with our mother after that, and looked around the room “I see you’re having a party” The doctor sounded annoyed “But, the Luna should be resting”
“I think that’s my cue to head out” Tyrone stood up, he hesitated, and looked uncomfortably at myself and then Koda, before he leaned down, and kissed Madelyn on the cheek “I’ll write, I really hope we can get close”
“I’d like that too” Madelyn said kindly “Thank you again for visiting me”
“When things have settled down for you, I’d love you to visit my pack” He told her “I can show you the family tree, and the catacombs where we buried our ancestors”
“Sounds creepy” Madelyn smiled “I’d love to”
I smiled and rolled my eyes, my mate was so strange.
After Tyrone left, my mother rushed over and cupped Madelyn’s face in her hands and kissed her forehead “How are you my girl?”
“I’m doing alright” She lied again.
“We’re so sorry we didn’t protect you enough” Our mother sounded upset and guilty.
“It’s not your fault”
“Luna” Doctor Tony said gently “I need to change the dressing on your back, and see how you’re healing”
“Cole, out” I ordered.
“Feel better, Luna” He bowed, and left.
“Mother” I gestured to the door.
“But I just got here” She complained “Besides, I’m your Queen, don’t order me around”
“Mother, please” Koda said in his sweet voice, he used to use growing up to get his own way.
“Oh, all right” She gave in, and I shook my head in exasperation “I will visit again later”
She kissed Madelyn on the cheek, before walking out, glaring at me on her way.
“Seriously?” I threw up my hands, but Koda laughed.
KODA’S POV
“You just don’t have a way with women” I winked, making Maddie giggle. I loved that sound.
“I don’t know” She smiled “I find him very charming”
“Don’t listen to her” I warned my brother “She’s had no experience with men, she doesn’t know what she’s talking about”
Tony cleared his throat, and I remembered he was there “Luna, I need you to carefully lay on your stomach, so I can remove your bandage and reapply the cream”
Maddie looked uncomfortable and looked at us “Can you both leave”
“No” Jaxson said, not missing a beat.
“Maddie” I went over, and sat beside her “Please don’t make us leave, we want to be here for you”
“Besides” Jax added, as he sat on her other side, and took her hand, and kissed it “We don’t care about your back, nothing will stop us from loving you, or thinking that you’re beautiful, because you are, this changes nothing”
She still looked unsure, but nodded “You can stay”
“How about we begin with your knee” Tony said with a comforting smile “If one of the Alpha’s will move”
I stood up and offered my spot, as Jax pulled down the blanket to show her wrapped up knee. Tony gently lifted her leg, with help from Jax, and started to unwind the bandage.
“Your healing ability really is amazing” Tony said in awe, when we saw that her knee was almost fully healed “You rival an Alpha’s healing”
“Will it scar?” Jax asked.
“No” Tony answered as he reapplied a strange cream “Like her face, I cut away the damaged area and stitched the good skin together. There’s still damage to the bone, but I’m hoping it’s just cosmetic, and won’t impact the way she moves or shifts. In fact, I don’t want you shifting until you’re fully healed”
“Okay” Maddie agreed, while he started wrapping a new bandage around her knee.
He then proceeded to check her other injuries, and then finally her back was the only thing left, so Jax helped her onto her stomach, and held her hand.
I moved closer to her face, and knelt down. She’d shut her eyes while I ran my fingers down her cheek in comfort, but my eyes were glued to her back. Tony undid the draw strings that closed her hospital gown shut, and than pulled off the bandage that had patches of cream and blood in patches on it.
I tried to breathe normally as I saw the criss cross cut’s over her already damaged back, but I was finding it difficult to breathe at all.
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