Chapter 34: S2 Cole: Got It Bad
Cole Cotter
The wolf in him paces.
It's been two days, forty-eight hours since Ava's turning. And every minute of each hour has been a living hell.
Helpless to aid her on this lonely journey, he waits and watches her suffer. The lycan virus, now raging through her system - rewriting her DNA, must run its course.
The most critical time for the infected is in the first two days. And as the hour of the third day approaches, he's more anxious than ever.
Now that he knows she's going to live, Cole's faced with a whole new set of worries.
Will she forgive me for turning her? Or will she grow to hate him, loathe him for what she's becoming at his hand.
A floorboard groans on the other side of the door.
The watch on his wrist indicates it's a quarter past the hour, which means the footsteps belong to either Cain or Agartha. They have both been a steady presence in his house since the attack.
The door creaks open, and Cain enters.