Banished With His Heir

Seven days

My head felt like it was being smashed by Thor's hammer constantly and my throat was as dry as the Sahara desert.

"Water... water..." I managed to mumble as I let my hand out, trying to reach for something, anything.

A few seconds later, I hear some noise at the side and a straw is placed near my lips. Without thinking of anything else, I quickly take long sips to quench my thirst.

"Slowly, slowly or you'll choke on the water." The deep voice said and hearing that as well as coming back to my senses because I was no longer dehydrated made me realize that I was not alone in the room.

After getting enough water, I push myself to open my eyes and that's when I see a familiar face smiling back at me.

"Zane..." I say barely audible as I'm still trying to get my voice back. It sounded rough and coarse like I have somehow been screaming for three hours non stop.

"Hey, don't talk so much yet. You're still healing. Do you want ginger and lemon tea? It's good for your throat." Zane asks as he doesn't take his eyes off of me like he's worried I would disappear if he does.

I nod my head slowly and he helps me sit up a little more on the bed and holds the mug beside me while I sip from a straw again.

Thankfully, a few minutes later, my throat started to feel much better and less sore.

I looked around the room and tried to figure out where I was.

It was certainly not a hospital, but it had the amenities to be considered as one. IV pole, wall mounted BP apparatus, dragger panel with oxygen and suction mechanism, and various things only found in hospital rooms and I would know since I spent most of my five years in one.

When I looked to the side where there was a wide glass window uncovered, I realized I was most definitely not back home nor somewhere near Sedona based on the view since the Bell Rock formation which surrounded Sedona was no longer visible.

"Where are we?" I turned to Zane who seemed to be patiently waiting for me to talk to him.

"Phoenix. This is the healing wing of the Blazing Wolves." He explained.

"Phoenix?! Wh- why are we here? Wait, why are you here? Where is everyone?" I had so many questions.

"K, what was the last thing you remember?" Zane asked as he looked at me worried.

"I... uh..."

Prison. Silver. All those assholes. The truth about Titus.

"It was cold... I... I was cold, so cold. I couldn't feel anything and it was like I was starting to separate from my body..." My body shivered just at the thought and Zane was quick to take my hand and squeeze it.

"It's okay, I'm here. No one's going to hurt you anymore." He gave me a small smile that made me feel better.

"I remember thinking that I was going to die. I knew I was going to die, actually. I felt sad that I was going to leave everyone, but especially Neo. I thought that was it for me. But then..." I paused as I thought about it.

It was sort of a blur. One moment all I could see was darkness and suddenly I briefly saw Neo and our time together. It was like a flash of lightning and it gave me some kind of burst of energy.

"Then?" Zane prompted as he stared at me clueless.

"I saw Neo in my head and I knew then that I didn't want to leave him. I couldn't leave him. It was like I got hit by electricity and I was powered up. My body didn't feel like my own and Fuyu fought like it was the last thing we would do on Earth. I saw a lot of blood and then... that was it." I let out deep breaths.

"Now..." I look around. "I'm here. How long exactly have I been here?"

Zane pursed his lips and looked nervous to answer. I knew that wasn't a good sign.

"It's been seven days."

"What?! Shit, seriously? I- I need to go! I need to see Neo! Is he at home? Who's looking after him? River?" I almost pulled out the dextrose on my arm but Zane was quick to stop me.

In my head, a couple of days away was fine, but almost a week was far too much. I just couldn't imagine being away from Neo for that long.

"Keira, you've been through hell and back. Frankly, seven days is way less than what we expected. We thought you'd be out for months. You're the only wolf we know that has managed to survive that much silver inside of them. Titus told me you blacked out after they found you and you've mauled most of the rogues. The process of draining the silver out of your body was grueling and they thought you wouldn't make it. Titus made sure you would. He called me and asked me for help so I hopped on the next flight. I've been here since then."

I don't understand it either. How I managed to survive. Was it the Moon Goddess giving me another chance at life? Was it my healing ability? Or was it just my sheer will and determination to survive so I could get back to my son?

Whatever it was, I'm here now and I'm awake and I want to see Neo again.

"Zane, where is-"

"Please don't freak out when I tell you this," Zane cut me off before I could even finish. He knew exactly what I was going to ask.

"You saying that already makes me freak out, Zane. Please just tell me. I just need to know that my son is okay. Please." I begged him.

"He's fine, K. You know we wouldn't let anything bad happen to him which is why we did what we had to. At that time, some of the rogues tried to attack us back at your house and so we had to leave "He looked nervous, biting his lips as he tried to avoid eye contact.

"Zane... Where did you bring my son..." At this point, I was starting to get desperate.

I guess a part of me knew the answer already, but I needed to hear it to confirm.

"He's back home in Norway with River and his parents."

The moment he said that, my heart dropped to the pit of my stomach. Oh goddess. This can't be happening. All these years I tried my best to get him as far away as possible from that place, from those people, and now he's there all alone

"Bring him back Bring him back here with me right now!" I cried out.

"Calm down, K. Please. You're still recovering!"

Zane pleaded as he held me, but I felt so helpless that I couldn't stop crying

I hate that they took him away from me and I hate it even more that it was to that place. I knew that they were prioritizing Neo's safety, but out of all the places, I would have much rather preferred anywhere else other than that

Thinking about Ivy being around my son made me even more hysterical.

"We didn't have a choice! We told Titus that you would want us to wait for you, but he said it was too dangerous and his Pack had been infiltrated so staying here wasn't an option either at that time."

"Titus?" My blood boiled at the mention of his name. "Titus told you to bring Neo there?!" Now I was even angrier knowing he had a part in this.

He knew how I felt about that place, about the people there. How could he just let Neo leave with them? But then again, after finding out the truth about him, I don't even know who he really is anymore.

Blood in his hands. All of those wolves. The stories of the rebellious wolves repeated in my head. Granted, what they did to me will never be justified, but it doesn't invalidate what they experienced as well.

Just the thought of losing Neo was too much for me to bear so for them, it must have been so painful that they did all of this.

Angered by this, I shouted out to Zane what I never thought I would ever say, but felt was justified.

"Titus is a monster!"