Rhythms of the Wild

Chapter 8: How bizarre!

The hot water soothed something deep in my soul, I almost felt normal. Charlie helped wash my hair and laid out a pre-soaped rag for me. While I scrubbed myself, she slipped out to grab comfortable clothes and refresh the bed linens. I stayed under the water a little longer, letting the heat melt the ache and the pitty I was feeling for needing help just to bathe. I fumbled for the knob and shut it off. I felt along the wall, pushed the curtain aside, and patted blindly until my fingers brushed the towels.

I dried my hair first and wrapped it up, then worked on drying my body with the other, careful not to tug at the IV lines. By the time I finished, Charlie was back with clothes. "Ok, I am going to hand everything to you, the way you need to put them on. Ready?" she asked. "About as ready as I'll get." I say sarcastically. “Underwear,” she said as I held my hands out. “This is unfortunate,” I muttered, wobbling as I tried to step into them. “It’s going to take time, Sam. Have a little patience.” I aimed my glare where I thought she was standing. She snorted. “I’m over here, doofus,” she laughed, poking my cheek. I smiled, straighting myself back up. “Okay, sports bra.” She placed it in my hands, and I slid it over my head, adjusting it until everything was where it belonged. “Shirt.” I held my hands out again. She guided my arms through the opening, and since it was a big T-shirt, I lifted my arms and let it fall most of the way before tugging my head through. “Sweatpants.” My hands went out again. I leaned against the wall this time as I worked my legs into them, learning quickly that balance was going to be my new full time job. "Thank you" I said softly. "Of course, now lets get your butt back in that bed and brush your hair." I throw my arm up and she shuffles under bracing herself back to me. We started the walk back to the bed. She sniffed me again "Yeah, really good choice. Those bed baths are okay but not the greatest" I laughed. "Ok, How long was I out?" I asked a bit of worry breaking into my voice. "Eighteen days, I want to kill him myself" Charlie said, a bite in her words. "Kill who?" I asked as she spun me and walked me backwards until my butt hit the bed. "Reed" Her anger dripping like venom, as she helped me sit and scoot my legs back onto the bed. I sat myself back. "No, no way. He's stupid sure but no way. It was rouges" I said shock in my voice. A big part of me believed it but what did he have to gain? "Oh no, he very much is that stupid. Nola had him pinned down when Nick and Darren got there" I heard her voice shift when she said Nick and raised my eyebrow. She started walking away and shuffled through something. "Were coming back to that" I laughed "Then what happened?" I shifted over like she was reading a book to me. I felt the bed dip beside me. "Well Nick got Nola off of him but it wasnt easy, she was ready to kill him." She started brushing my hair.

"Understandable" I cut in.

"Very. Once Nick had control of him, he forced him to shift back. He said the side of his head looked like hamburger so good job" she laughed. "Thanks" I smiled. "They took him to the pack jail, pulled a Dr. from here to help him heal enough to talk. Meanwhile Darren scooped you up and brought you here. Apparently Nola followed him on his heels and wouldn't move or shift back until I got here." she sighed, her emotions going wild through the whole story.

"How long did it take you to get here?" I asked a bit of worry for Nola eating at my mind.

"Three days" she laughed out. "Three days" I bawked mouth dropping open. "Our father and the she-demon let you go no question, no puch back and what you flew half way?" I huffed out in absolute shock. "Nope" she said popping the P. "I just left, Nick called me told me what happened. I grabbed the necessities, jumped in the Jeep and technically sped but you can say flew here without stopping." I could hear the grin in her voice. She pulled back the brush and said "All done." I jumped back to the story "Are you in deep crap?" I laughed and smiled so much my cheeks hurt. "Nope, took ten days for them to even realize I was gone. After I pointed that part out and why I left to begin with he backed off and made her shut up too. So... hes probably in the dog house." she finished proudly. "Thats epic! Then what!?" I howled with laughter. "Nick was in interrogations so he sent Chesney out front to meet me. I came straight here with her and stayed with you. But get ready for the absurdity." I shifted on the bed again hearing something interestingin her voice, "go on.." "He's my mate." she softly said. "Who?" I froze. "Nick" she laughed. "Oh that's awesome Charlie! Im so happy for you!" I threw my arms out to hug her. I heard her chuckle before I felt her. I wrapped my arms around her. "He's one lucky dude." I laugh as I pull back. "Yeah, finding him in the middle of all of this has been nice but so weird. It's hard to put time in together when we both have things to do." I could feel her hand rubbing the blanket. "Charlie, What is happening? Was it really rogues or just him?" I asked uneasily. "Thats complicated. There were rogues in the attack, but they were to organized. Not the standard everyman for himself like they normally are. Sam, they knew all the protocols." My blood chilled me from the inside out. "So he was working with them?" the thought out of my mouth before my brain really comprehended what I just said. "Yeah, he admitted it while Nick and Darren were questioning him. The pack was lucky though. Chesney got all the omegas, and children into the safe room. The warriors picked up on their habits quickly enough. They only lost two warriors, I wish it was none but they caught those two off guard. The rouges however are all dead, except for the little s**t that gave them information and then decided going for you and Erin would be his whole play." there was a growl in her last sentence that made me shudder. "So, all that is over then? Well except for his execution? I mean their is no way he is going to keep his head after all that, its instant death for anyone who is a traitor to the pack and found guilty." I explained as if she had no idea. Why is he even alive now if he admitted it. What was the point? "Well there is more Sam, he is working with someone. Gage confiscated all of his technology. Phone, laptop, gaming devices, all of it. He has been messaging somebody with a screen name of 'WorshipedlyBlessed' like how bizarre is that?" I tilted my head "More like how delusional."

"Anyway, Gage is tracking IP addresses and all sorts of geek stuff. You wouldn't know it with his attitude but hes pretty good at it." I sat back stunned. "That is a whole crap ton of information. Absolutely crazy, I have been missing all of this?" I threw my arms out. "Ouch." she laughed as my arm hit her. "It's been alot but It's not like you missed it on purpose. Speaking of, now all that is settled, and you are caught up. You are about to have a ton of visitors." she squeezed my hand. "Fine" I sighed. "Just make sure you signal me when someone tall, dark and handsome walks in here again" I laughed. "Deal, but you have to admit that was funny" she knew it was, I could hear it. "It was, not then but now it is." I relented.