Chapter 35: Hidden II
***Natalia***
Zane suddenly doubles over in pain, his hands gripping his head as a small whimper escapes his throat.His breathing becomes ragged, and I fear he might pass out with every heavy breath.
Wyatt steps forward to soothe the young pup, but Sebastian’s booming voice makes him cower back in his place.
“Do not coddle him!” Sebastian warns, his voice echoing off the walls.
“He must be a man and face his fate on his own.”
Zane’s legs finally give in, and he falls to his knees until finally, his pain stops.
Panting, he slowly raises his head to face his father, wiping his tear-streaked cheeks with his sleeves.
“You will remain here until I find a way to make you go away,” Sebastian snarls, before turing on his heel to leave.
Wyatt does not move, his eyes glued to the trembling little boy still sitting on his knees.
“I’m sorry,” he mumbles to Zane, a single tear sliding down his cheek.
“WYATT!”
Sebastian calls over his shoulder, Wyatt wiping his face and following his Alpha out the door.
The door slams shut, the bolts jingling as they lock Zane in his prison.
towards the little boy, he fades away like sand between my fingers, the memory melting back into the darkness.
The pitch black only lasts a moment before I once again find myself in the same room, Zane looking up at his father, a small shaking woman behind him.
As I look closer, I realize it’s Agnes, much younger but just as beautiful as she is now.
“You will be moving to the Omega house with her,” Sebastian snaps.
“She’ll help you pack your things.” He growls when both Agnes and Zane remain frozen in place.
“Do I have to repeat myself? Get moving!” he commands, pushing Agnes into the room.
He leaves without another word, Zane rushing over to help Agnes to her feet.
At first Agnes shields herself from Zane’s touch but when she recognizes that he only means to help, she allows him to hold her hands.
She signs the word “thank you” to him but Zane does not seem to understand.
Agnes then pulls out a pen and paper from her pocket and the two of them exchange greetings in silence.
Almost instantly, Zane takes a liking to Agnes, smiling very brightly at her with every note she writes.
had someone to talk to? I wonder, my heart growing heavy as I watch him fall in
things in a small suitcase.He doesn’t pack much, just some
are some clothes for you,” Wyatt explains slowly to Agnes,
realizes she
what
explain everything to her,” Wyatts says, Zane
and Zane Thorne, mother and son.You are two rogues who lost their pack,
this information and again nods.So that’s how she became his mother, I say to myself, putting all the
of weeks, we’ll have the paperwork for her to take full legal custody of you,”
in the eyes of the State and this
to Agnes, the three of them walk out the room, Zane looking back at his prison one last
shifting into a very tiny room with two
beside the beds and a door on the left wall that leads
years old now, but to my dismay, there are still bruises
alarm goes off when the clock strikes 5:30 am, Zane waking with
see a large blood stain on his t-shirt and on
shower, he is dressed only in his jeans, revealing a long cut between his shoulder blades that resembles
scars on his back and torso, and I’m left to wonder how any
a dresser, folding it all neatly and placing it
on her shoulder, helping her into a sitting position when she
groans before getting
she cleans his wound and redresses it, cupping Zane’s cheeks and kissing his forehead
room, the two of them
Zane and Agnes being pushed to the back of the
their turn to receive a plate, all that
to hand the plate to
as they sit down at a table
shakes his head and sips
he again pancake in half, taking one half and pushing the other towards
going to give in, he
to not admire their love for
not her son and Agnes was not his mother, and yet they
their situation, but just happy
woman with a head full of gray hairs,
our names one by one, giving out assignments for the day.She calls Agnes’ name and looks at
and towels need to be washed, pressed
to the construction site with
Agnes
argue for a moment before she storms away to do her work, leaving young Zane to
puts on a brave
him outside, my eyes wandering to take in
is not nearly as big as River Moon, but it is bigger than Silver as a second glance,
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