Hey, I went back and revamped all the previous chapters and added some more scenes to some chapters.
Over the next few days, Cian could eat more and more, and he was awake more and asleep less, but Blodwen still wouldn't let him get up just yet. She wanted him to get stronger before he even attempted to stand. Finally, on day five, she let him try. "I want to check those bandages first, see if they're ready to come off."
"Alright." He nodded. He was sitting up, legs hanging over the side of the bed. Blodwen carefully and tenderly removed the bandages from his chest and his back and sides. Upon doing so, she had determined that it was time for them to be removed. His wounds had completely healed. All that was left were the scars. And he had a bunch of them, and they weren't recent, they were from old wounds.
She hated what had happened to him, but there wasn't anything she could do, but help him now. She could feel my husband's eyes on me, watching what she was doing. "The good news is that the bandages can come off. The wounds completely healed over." She looked over at him when he didn't say anything and placed a hand on his. "Are you ready to start walking?" She asked.
He nodded and took her hand. "Yeah." He had informed his wife a couple days ago that he hadn't really walked—or moved around—much until he had managed to escape. She decided that he could leave the infirmary if he wanted, and he agreed to it.
With her help, he was able to stand. She had to put one hand on his back, and one hand on his chest, and he had to put an arm around her shoulders, but he was able to stand. She helped him with a couple steps before letting him try on his own, She kept her hands in place until she was sure that he was able to handle his own balance and stepped away, and took a seat on the edge of the bed, but close enough to help if he needed it.
It took a few steps for him to fully get the hang of it, slowly, but surely. He walked to one end of the room to the other a few times before sitting back on the side of the bed beside her, seeming tired. She just looked at him, not sure what to say, but he spoke first.
"It was bad Blodwen." He sighed, running a hand through his hair, deciding to tell the story now. "Really bad." Blodwen could tell that he was wanting to talk, but she also didn't want to press him. "I was held in a dungeon, I had lost track of the time, the day. The only way I was able to measure the time was by the full moon." He broke off, trying to gather himself.
"Don't even get me started with the transformations." He sighed. "That was probably one of the worse things of all." He put his head in his hands. "I don't know why they targeted me. They never said why." He shook his head. From the way that his voice was cracking, she could tell he was about to break down. "They said that no one had survived. Not my brother, and not even you." He looked at her then and her heart almost broke. She had never seen the look that he had on his face before.
She wrapped her arms around him. "It's okay, I'm here, we're all fine." she murmured to him gently. He nodded and hugged her back.
"I don't remember much about them, but I believe that I was set free, but I don't know why."
She nodded. "We still need to tell the others. Are you ready to get out of the infirmary?" She asked him.
He nodded. "I am."
"Do you think you can walk that far?"
He nodded. "I think so." Blodwen stood and waited for him to stand. She put her arms around his torso for extra support and he put an arm around her shoulder. Once out in the hallway, she spotted Noel heading for the stairs.
"Noel, can you gather the wolves, meet in the commons?"
He nodded. "Yeah, sure thing."
Once in the commons room, she led Cian to a chair so he could sit down. Everyone was gathered together within 15 minutes. She explained a little about what was going on as well as introducing Cian to the newer wolves. And Cian answered any questions anyone had to the best of his ability.
After the meeting, she got Cian settled into the bedroom. She had found some time today to go to town to get some stuff for him. Some clothes and toiletries. She showed him where everything was before letting him get a shower (and yes, she had to explain how it worked). While he was in the shower she changed into a pair of pajama bottoms and a tank top and took her long curls out of its braid.
Then she turned on the TV and went and sat on her bed. "Um, Blodwen?" She heard about 15 minutes later. "How do you turn off the shower?" She couldn't help but to chuckle as she got up and went into the bathroom and showed him how to turn it off by doing it for him, all while amused.
"Thank you." He said and hugged her.
"Oh come on, you're still wet." She said, and handed him a towel. "Please dry off first." She said and kissed and went back to the bed.
A couple minutes later, he came back out dressed in pajama bottoms. "Feel better?" She asked him, knowing that a shower probably helped a great deal.
"Yeah." He nodded. "Much." He said before getting in bed.
The next day, Blodwen was folding laundry in the bedroom, with Cian attempting to help, when she heard a knock a my door. She crossed the room and answered her door to see her younger brother Edgar.
"Hey, sis, there's a hybrid at the door wanting to see you." He said. "She has a kid with her."
Blodwen got a confused look on her face and she nodded. "Okay, I'll be right there." She walked out of the room, following Edgar. She was aware that her husband had followed her, but she was much too curious to make him rest.
Upon entering the room, she could see a young woman with brown hair holding a child. She spoke when she saw her. "You're the alpha?"
Blodwen nodded. "I am."
"You're Ansel's daughter? Klaus's half-sister." She looked at the alpha. "You have the same eyes."
She nodded again. "I'm Blodwen."
"Haley." She said. "Haley Marshall."