Chapter 16 Calyx Zviad used his alpha command on Amalie to have her sleep . She was out within a minute of Zviad telling her to sleep . " Mommy ? " Rose asked , fear tinging her voice . She didn't understand why Ama had fallen asleep so quickly . " She's okay , " I assured her . I reached over and picked Rose up . She sat in my lap and studied her mom . " She be okay ? " she asked , her eyes never leaving Amalie's body . " She'll be fine , Rosebud . She's just tired . Her wolf is helping to finish healing her , " Mark explained . " Beren good , " Rose sighed as she leaned against me . " Beren ? " I asked . ' Her wolf , ' Zviad replied as he continued to watch over our mate . " Good wolf , " she said , sleep tinging her voice . Rose was out a few minutes later . I set her down on the bed next to Amalie . The pair seemed to instinctively seek each other out . Amalie pulled Rose into her arms and Rose cuddled in as close as she could . " I will never get tired of this sight , " Mark whispered . I hummed in agreement . I let Zviad's rage burn under my skin . My own adding fuel . " You good to sit with them ? " I asked abruptly . " Yes , I can sit with them . You good ? " my younger twin asked me . " I want some answers , " I growled . " Dude , I want to help ! " Mark whined . " You can help by staying with Rose and Ama . I don't want you to see this , " I growled as I left the hospital room . ' Torture ? ' Zviad purred . He knew full well that we were going to go demand answers from Amalie's parents , and it well delve into us torturing at least her father . ( 2 ) Mark knew that I was responsible for getting answers from rogues . I think that he liked to believe that I had never stooped so low as enjoying the torture . Did I get off at harming others , no . But did I enjoy causing the pain , yes . A darker part of Zviad and I , sometimes reveled in the pain we caused rogues . In my rage , I left Zviad take control . We transformed in mid run . Zviad and I need to work off some anger . Running our boarders , that would help us work off the extra energy and rage before we faced Thomas and 1/3 Marie . Zviad let out a howl , letting everyone know to keep a wide berth from us for the moment . We did not want to hurt anyone while our rage simmered just below the surface . Zviad knew the path to take . We had run it many times over the eight years since he had become my wolf . Our path would take us around the outer boarder . We did not have a huge pack , but the Moonstone Pack was decent size . There was about 800 wolves living on our pack lands . We were the size of a small town , situated in the middle of Nebraska . We mainly kept to ourselves , but there were a few larger , human cities that were under an hour drive . Those cities were neutral zones . Other packs would visit for different reasons . We had no cause to claim those cities for our territory . Humans left us alone as we left them alone . To anyone who did not know that we were werewolves just saw us as a small town in the middle of America . Humans really didn't know about us . Sure , we got the occasional lost tourist . We would point them to the diner and then send them on their way . Hunters generally left us alone too . As long as the whole werewolf community wasn't causing trouble . I let my thoughts wander as Zviad ran . I was excited to be able to take Amalie and her wolf , Beren , out here for a run . Mark would run with us . Rose would probably be on Ama's back . I bet Ama was looking forward to the first time she could run with her daughter on her back . ' Beren has never had the chance to run , ' Zviad growled . ' Goddess , you're right . She's been kept in her house the whole time . Ama and Beren have never got to experience the thrill of running through the forest , ' I sighed . ' She's never got to experience pack runs with her wolf , ' Zviad pointed out . ' We'll change that as soon as she is discharged , ' I stated firmly . ' We'll have to wait . Her leg was broken and will need time to heal . Beren is strong , but she has a lot to heal , ' Zviad whimpered . I was shocked . Zviad had whimpered . I haven't heard him whimper since our mother died . But I knew the feeling . I wanted to curl up and cry . Amalie had suffered so much because of our father . She has been alone for years without assistance . We should have been there for her . ' We will protect her from now on , ' Zviad stated firmly . ' I want answers . ' ' Me too , let's go deal with them , ' I agreed . ' Time for answers . I hope they resist . Then we can give them a taste of what our mate went through at their hands ' Zviad growled . ' Me too , me too , ' I agreed again . 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