The Divine

CHAPTER 6

It wasn't long before I had finally gotten Jax calmed down enough to lay back down on the cot Dr. Chen had brought in for him earlier. Anger was simmering through my veins, but I kept my calm long enough for the boy to settle. 

"I'll be right back, Jax. I promise." I stated to the boy, waiting for his hesitant nod before turning toward the door.

As soon as that was taken care of, I left his room to have a chat. 

Upon exiting the hall, I found the three nurses from earlier all getting an earful from Aaliyah. If I had to guess, I'd say the very self satisfied looking officer standing off to the side as he listened in on the conversation had something to do with catching her up to speed. 

I was secretly thrilled to see that every nurse had an expression on their faces similar to a dog with its tail tucked between its legs. 

"I can't believe you three had the gull to handle a situation so aggressively! Who in the Hell taught you it was okay to forcefully manhandle a patient in distress like that, because it certainly wasn't me! And a child for Goddess' Sake!" Her tone was harsh, brows furrowed in disappointment as she crossed her arms in front of her chest and eyed the nurses with a scornful gaze. 

Truthfully, I could understand the nurses feeling as if they had to step in to prevent Jax from hurting others or himself, but they only aided in making his situation worse. If they had just paged one of his doctors sooner, we could have handled it much quicker and easier than the nurses made it out to be. A sedative should have been the absolute last resort.  Besides, it wasn't as if Jax was targeting anyone. He was just throwing things. They easily could have closed his door and kept an eye on him to ensure his safety through the window while waiting for one of us to show up.

Knowing that Jax was now safe and calmed, I tuned out the rest of Aaliyah's scolding. I knew she had it covered so I no longer had to worry about giving those nurses an earful myself. Instead, I caught Easton's eye and watched in wonder as he stared at me with an expression on his face similar to one of awe. 

I was on edge, but—annoyingly enough—Easton's presence worked wonders to at least ease me the slightest bit. I breathed in deep and watched warily as Easton started approaching me. 

His roughly 6'1 self stood in front of me with a slight red to his cheeks. It was endearing to be honest, but someone would have to waterboard that thought out of me before it left my lips. 

"Hey. You did good, Dr. Hope. I wasn't sure how to help but then you came in and handled it like it was nothing. Are you okay? I saw you get pushed earlier." The officer started, swaying back and forth on the balls of his feet as he looked at me somewhat shyly. It amazed me how someone so big could exude such a soft aura all of the sudden.

The 'you did good' rang throughout my head repeatedly and shivers shot down my spine. I immediately pushed that reaction to the very back of my head to over analyze never.

"Yes, I'm fine." Clearing my throat, my gaze shot to the tiled flooring as the recently unclipped bangs of mine landed over my eyes. "It was nothing, we have traumatized patients in here often. I've had my fair share of calming them when necessary. Just part of the job." 

I could tell Easton wanted to rebut what I said, but Aaliyah interrupted him before he could. 

"Finn! Is Jax okay? I am so sorry on behalf of those nurses. Believe me, if that ever happens again they're gone." She spoke out in a rush, stopping next to Easton as her brows furrowed in concern for the child. 

"He's settled for now. And it's not your fault, Aaliyah. Thanks for handling them, though." I told her sincerely. It was refreshing to see people in the wrong being properly handled and taught otherwise. 

"I should get back to Jax, actually. I promised him I would. I know it's earlier than expected, but with having his PTSD episode, I think it may be best if I try to really talk to him for a bit." I glanced between Easton and Aaliyah as I spoke, watching as they both seemed to agree with my words. 

"May as well tag along. We can stand outside if he doesn't want us in with you guys." Aaliyah suggested as we all started making our way back to the room. 

"We'll let him decide." I replied, watching curiously as Easton decided to follow us quietly. 

After asking if Jax was okay with all three of us in the room, and becoming slightly shocked when he agreed, I started my assessment. 

"How are you feeling now, Jax? Is there anything we can get you?" 

Officer Thatcher and Aaliyah both stood near the door as I took a seat on the spinning stool and wheeled myself slightly closer to the boy. Jax was now sitting up on the cot in the corner of the room, looking at all three of us curiously. 

He shook his head in the negative and I smiled softly at him.

"Okay, just let me know if that changes." I started, taking the sunglasses off my nose again and hanging them from the neck of my shirt as my eyes adjusted to the dimmer lighting in the room. "Now, earlier you mentioned that it felt like they were holding you back. Could you maybe elaborate on that more? Only if you're comfortable." Thus far, I had been impressed to hear how much information Jax had been willing to give, but he seemed very determined to get justice for his friend. Sometimes, determination could make someone push their fears and experiences to the back of their head to process later. I felt that was what Jax had been experiencing, and there was nothing I could do to help him process those things any better than just trying to aid in him working through it himself. Him talking to us about it could be helpful for all of us, though.

If Jax knew anything about the hunters that could lead us to where they might have gone next, that would have been revolutionary. Of course, that wasn't my main goal. I wanted to help Jax start to heal first and foremost. Everything else was just background noise to me. 

". . .The ones that took me. I thought those nurses were them, trying to hold me back from protecting Aimee. I swore I heard her screaming." Jax whispered, looking down at the blanket covering his lap as he got lost in thought.

My heart broke for this boy. Far too young to have already had and lost a friend, and in such a traumatic way. No one, but especially no child, should ever have to experience something as horrific as the anti-werewolf organization. 

"Jax, I know this is hard for you, but can you remember any little details for me? Perhaps something like what some of them looked like, or any weird things they said?" I hated asking this of Jax, but some of the officers were bound to get antsy and I'd rather be the one to question this kid than let someone untrained with no empathy into this room.

I was surprised to receive a hesitant nod in response.

"They wore masks, with weird white faces and red eyes." The boy spoke, voice quivering as he continued, ". . .They didn't usually talk, but I heard one of them call Aimee something. A 'divine'? I don't know what that is, but they called her that a lot. Said things like 'go get the divine girl' and 'we need more like that divine girl'." 

Jax shrugged noncommittally, as if I had asked him a simple question like what he wanted to eat for dinner rather than asking him about his traumatic past that he only escaped last night. 

Silence filled the exam room as his words settled among us. Goosebumps littered my arms as what Jax said really started to become clear.

Aimee was one of The Divine.

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