One trip to the hospital later, Forrest found himself sitting in the hall, right by the doors leading to the emergency room, resting his head on his intertwined hands, elbow on his knees. He had seen Christen off in there, where the nurses sternly told him he was to remain outside, while they and the doctor got to work on helping her recover from her injuries. He had already thought so back in the vehicle, but thinking back to all those wounds Christen had on her, he couldn’t help but worry about it, and wonder one thing.How long was Christen forced to go through that pain?It was not just the pain; he recalled the box of drugs back in the room he found her in. It was not just the syringe that had a dosage used, for he noticed some bags seemed half-empty, and empty vials in the box. Vials that must have contained some of the drugs as well, going by his nose. And he highly doubted those were the only ones injected into her throughout the past few years. There was also the way Christe
Beep... Beep…It was dark, cold and painful for Christen. She who felt so weak, she could hardly move a finger, much less her eyes.She could vividly recall what happened last. One of her violent, ruthless regulars came after a 'boring party', as he had put it, and wanted to relieve himself of the boredom on her. Both sexually and violently.Beep… Beep…She didn't want to go through either of those. Not the pain, nor the forced pleasure. But there was nothing she could do about it. This was, after all, a part of that deal she made with Damien, back when he stopped her from committing suicide, and sweet talked her into working for him. An act that made her hate herself even more. For had she not been so gullible as to easily believe in anything nice- if there was such a thing to start with- she would never have been in this situation.Beep… Beep…‘I don’t want to go through with this any more… But I have to,’ she thought. ‘This is the only way I can support him.’Beep… Beep…‘Him’… Had
"You’re going to visit her again?” Kiara asked Forrest, who was getting dressed in his casuals, rather than his usual suit for work. “Yeah. I kind of did promise, after all,” he answered. “Besides, it’s actually nice to be out for something that doesn’t include working, or making plans to be with you. Um… No offense.” Kiara smiled softly at him, understanding well what he meant. “None taken.” A whole week has passed since rescuing Christen. In the time that passed, things have taken quite a turn for Forrest. For starters, to commemorate his part in arresting Damien and his Night Howler mafia, the Beta werewolf was rewarded with a medal to recognize his effort. Although it was really his former pack mates who dealt most of the damage, with the world oblivious to their existence and better off not knowing about them, there were no complaints to him taking that recognition. Besides, he was their soon-to-be Alpha’s mate, whom their current Alpha had finally recognized. Going against e
After one car ride later- with a bit of shopping for flowers- Forrest and Christian were finally at the hospital, checking in at the receptionist desk.“Hello. Welcome to Ryos Hospital. I’m-” The receptionist stopped her greeting when she noticed who it was who walked in. “Oh! Oh, hello, Mr. Riverdale. The usual visit, I’m assuming?”“That it is,” Forrest confirmed, signing his and Christian’s name on the Visitor Log. “That and, is Dr. Franklin in today?”“You’ve been asking him for the past week,” the receptionist noted, looking at her computer. “Luckily for you, he is in today. And he is free right now, or should be. Would you like me to call and make sure?”“Why are we still standing here? Can’t we visit Momma?” Christian asked Forrest, interrupting their conversation.“We will. Or at least, I will first,” Forrest answered him, as the receptionist picked up her phone to make the call. “You, on the other hand, need to be checked by a doctor.”The response confused Christian. “How co
Why was he here? Was this some kind of test? A game of sort that fits his pleasure or entertainment?Christen didn’t know what to make of it when she saw Forrest walk through those doors. Her mind was just swarming with questions as to why he was here to start with. Was he also a part of this role play? Or was he someone else dressed as him? Considering how devoted he was to his true love, she doubted it was the real man. Why would he ever come to see her?“Ma’am? Ma’am,” the nurse’s call snapped her out of her thoughts. “Are you okay? You seem a little pale.”Christen didn’t know if the concern was false or genuine- though she suspect it to be false- but she was in no mood to bother thinking about it, as she simply nodded her head."And you sure? You know you don't need to hide anything. My job as a nurse is to help my patients however I can. In fact, that is what hospitals are for.”Christen was well aware of what a nurse does, and what hospitals do. However, even if she wanted to s
Forrest watched Christen and Christian play on the hospital bed from outside the door. Though it was more of Christian playing with his mother, who tried to match his energy as she rested on the bed, and her additional checkup from a doctor, after her little episode.He couldn’t make sense of what happened earlier. One minute, as he waited out the door for Christian’s arrival, coming up with various plans on how to lightly tell him that they couldn’t see his mother for some reason, next he knew, the steady beeping in the room suddenly became long- one of the signs that stated ‘something happening’ to the patient within- and he barged in to find his ex-wife on the floor, looking more distressed than before. He tried to help her, only to be denied in a harsh manner. It was only when Christian came that she calmed down, and acted very motherly towards him.‘What the heck happened back there?’ he wondered, hoping the doctor will get answers on the situation.He heard footsteps approaching
Forrest became confused by the question asked. “What are you talking about?”“Let me rephrase the question. Did she say anything to you at all while she was panicking earlier? Or make any sort of sound at all?” Raymond asked again.“Do you hear yourself? Of course she-” Forrest stopped right then, thinking back to earlier. As he thought about it, forget not talking to him, Christen didn’t make a single sound at all when she struggled out of his hold. Rather, she barely said a word throughout it all. Breathing and grunting aside, she didn’t make any other sound than those. Heck, he wasn’t sure if she was even grunting at the time. She just barely made a sound.The only time she did speak, though, was when Christian came in and jumped into her arms in a hug. Even then, though, her voice sounded hoarse.“We didn’t see any bruise on her neck, much less a scar of any kind. But it is possible that she went through a great deal of hurt there. So much so, she lost the ability to speak,” Raym
Christen was at peace, as she usually would feel when with her child. He who was on her bedside, introducing a doggie plush toy.“Isn’t he cool? Uncle Forrest and Auntie Kiara got him for me,” he said. “I don’t know what to name him yet, though. Maybe we can name him together?”The small smile she had on her face softened at the question asked. “Of course, Christian.”The two of them had been playing plenty of games for a while now, even during the small examination Raymond was giving her earlier. She knew it was rude for her attention to be on something else when he had been asking her some questions, but she couldn’t help it. She was in an unfamiliar area- supposedly a hospital room- with a person who was nothing more than a stranger to her. Not only that but… he’s a male. Doctor or not, she has had enough men to deal with to last a life time. Besides, just because he was a doctor did not mean he was someone to be trusted. If anything, it made her even more tense around him. Doctors