Chapter 4: Strange Doctor

Natalie's POV

"Wait, you got this injury how long ago?" Carlisle asked me in shock after he had x-rayed my hand

I gulped. The story was that I had broken my hand four months ago and never went to see a doctor. It was not a great story by any means. I wasn't even sure how believable it was to be honest. However, under the circumstances, it was the best that I could come up with.

"Four months ago" I repeated.

"Umm hmm. Okay" I got the strangest feeling that he did not believe me and that made me extremely nervous.

"I'm afraid the only thing that can be done now is to re-break the bones and set them so they can heal properly

I was scared now. Not so much because of the pain that I would no doubted be in although that was certainly part of it. But also because of how a doctor would react when my bones healed instaneously.

"There is also something else that I am very concerned about your body temperature"

I gulped really nervously. I did not like where this was heading at all.

"Carlisle there is nothing wrong with my body temperature at all"

"Your skin is blazing hot to the touch. Something is definitely not right. I must insist that you have your temperature taken"

"No. I won't do that"

"Natalie-"

Before he could finish his sentence I had run out of his office. I ran past his stunned looking children and Jaden who was waiting with my daughter in the waiting area. He instantly ran after me when he saw me running out.

"Natalie what's wrong?"

"He started asking too many questions about my body heat. I couldn't take it. I knew this was a bad idea"

"Well what were we supposed to do? I can't just let you have a messed up hand like that"

"I don't know now"

Jaden reluctantly took my daughter and I home again.

My hand really did hurt a lot. I was tempted to re-break it myself to see if I could somehow put the bones back together correctly. Then something told me that wasn't such a great idea.

I tried to ignore my pain by reading a book but that didn't seem to work at all. I gave up on that idea and took Nicole outside. A couple of minutes later we had both phased into wolves. I could not move very fast because my injured hand had turned back into an injured paw.

We walked slowly through the forest until I had found a nice cave to rest in. It had started to snow again so it was perfect.

I laid down with with my daughter curled up right next to me. I yawned and a few seconds later I was fast asleep. I woke up what felt like minutes later but really hours had past. It was late in the evening and the sun was beginning to set.

I walked outside slowly and stretched my legs. I smiled when I saw Nicole playing in the snow. It was November and this was the first snowfall of the year. So being only four months old she had never experienced snow before.

I froze when I heard a howling wolf close by. I could hear no one else's thoughts so I knew this was one of those strange wolves we had encountered yesterday.

I ordered my daughter to start running as fast as she could. She obeyed and I followed as fast as my four legs would allow me to. I tried to ignore the ever growing pain in my right paw as I ran.

I quickly glanced back and saw a few of the wolves from last night. I started to howl in my desperation. Nicole let loose some howls of her own. I hoped that some of my pack members would hear and help.

My paw started to feel really weak and the pain seemed to have tripled. Somehow I was able to still keep running. I was relieved when I heard some of my friends joining me. They had heard the howling.

I heard another strange voice coming from my right but I didn't bother to look. Instead I pressed myself into an even faster pace. Suddenly my paw and several bones in my right leg snapped. I fell face down and flipped over injuring my left front leg in the process as well. I tried to get up only to realize that it was impossible. My legs were to weak and to painful to move. Mu daughter had stopped running and had in fact run back to me. She refused to leave my side.

The other wolves had stopped chasing me as well. I could see them frozen in the distance. I heard another noise close by me. Then someone, Carlisle Cullen to be exact, emerged from the woods and I started to freak out. I was absolutely terrified of what he would do to me. I kicked and flailed my legs in panic despite the pain that I was in.

Carlisle continued to walk over to me in a calm demeanor. He kneeled down beside me and placed an ice cold hand on my body.

"Young one please calm down. You're only going to hurt yourself more"

I could not calm down though. I saw him get something out of his bag. A needle. If anything I freaked out even more. I tried to fight him off but somehow he still managed to stick that needle into my body.

Immediately I started to feel very sleepy. My legs and the rest of my body became to heavy to move. I fought against it. Sleeping would leave me defenseless.

Then I saw the rest of my pack approaching. Led by an extremely angry looking Jaden. I had never seen him that angry before. Just then the drug won and I fell asleep leaving me completely at Carlisle's mercy.

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