Prodigal (Outcast Sons Book 1) by Gem Frost

Author:Gem Frost [Frost, Gem]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Daylily Publishing
Published: 2018-09-19T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

“Don’t cry, Cae.”

The summer heat beat down on the back of Caeden’s neck as he sat on the rocky ground, his head bent. All around he could hear the buzz of insects and the song of birds. It was a beautiful afternoon, and school had let out a week ago. He and Jon had a whole summer stretching before them, three glorious months together to just explore the woods and the fields around Wolf Green.

At least, he’d thought they did. But now—

“I’m not crying,” he said gruffly, wiping surreptitiously at his cheeks. He was eleven, and he and Jon had been best friends for three years now. Even so, he’d never cried in front of Jon, and he wasn’t about to start. He was an alpha, and alphas didn’t cry.

“Yeah, but you’re hurt. Let me help you back to town.”

Caeden squeezed his eyes shut. He and Jon had been racing, and of course he’d been winning, until he tried to leap over the ravine that cut across a field, and hadn’t quite made it. He’d fallen onto the uneven rocks and lost his footing, and when he’d tried to struggle back to a standing position, he discovered he couldn’t put any weight at all on his right foot.

He was pretty sure his ankle was broken, and if there were tears stinging his eyes, it wasn’t because of the pain, but because his summer of running free with Jon was going to be ruined.

“I don’t think I can get up,” he mumbled. It wasn’t easy for an alpha, even a young one, to admit to weakness. But Jon wasn’t just anyone; he was Caeden’s best friend, and he was able to lower his walls a little in front of him.

“Let’s try.” Jon scrambled down the side of the ravine and knelt beside him, and Caeden slung an arm across his shoulders and let Jon try to heft him to his feet. Their kind were stronger than humans, even as cubs, but Cae was in a growth spurt, and he was quite a bit heavier and stronger than Jon right now. Or maybe he always would be. Regardless, Jon couldn’t make it to a standing position while bearing Cae’s weight, and then fell back to the ground together. Cae’s ankle burned like it was on fire.

“I’m sorry.” Jon looked wide-eyed, as if this was somehow all his fault. “I don’t want to leave you, but I’m going to have to go back to town and get a grownup.”

Caeden didn’t want him to go. He longed for the comfort of Jon’s presence. But he also knew that if he couldn’t limp his way back to town, then getting a grownup to help was the only option.

Jon was waiting for him to make the final decision, as an omega should, so he nodded crisply.

“Go ahead, then. Get some help.”

Jon nodded and tore off in the direction of town, as fast as his skinny legs could take him. When the Alpha himself came and

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