Episode 35: The Truth About Dogs

Genre: Horror

Characters: Kaya, Rafe, Connor, Lobo, Eli, Brooke, Bane, Cecil, Giselle, Luther, Ulrick, Odessa, Damian

Word Count: 4,506

Rating: R

Type: Series

Summary: Damian makes plans to keep Kaya from interfering with his plans. Giselle looks to turn the tables on Luther and seek him out before he has the chance to ruin more of her plans. Cecil takes the band to his salon and get them prepared for their upcoming kickoff concert. Meanwhile Eli is having issues dealing with his strained relationship and seeks closure with Brooke and Rafe's dreams meet reality as his Caleb persona pushes its way to the surface in search of its mate.

Warnings: Language, suggestive material, violence, strong sexual content, adult content, nudity, adult situations

Odessa moaned deeper as her husband continuously pushed himself between her legs. Her knuckles gripped the back of the sofa tightly and the room filled with her sighs of satisfaction. He was a man on a mission and she loved taking advantage of him when his mind was goal oriented; he always did his best with everything when focused. “Mmm that’s it baby,” she panted and felt his hand tighten on her hip. He leaned forward thrusting one last time within her and kissed her shoulder as he released in a satisfied grunt.

Pulling off of his wife, Damian started for the bar to prepare himself a drink. He wasn’t amused by her constant distractions but he did enjoy listening to her sounds of pleasure and he could never deny her a smile. “Where is the witch now?” Odessa asked taking a sit on the arm of the lounger.

“She’s ‘getting reacquainted with nature’ or so she says.”

“And you’re ok with letting her roam like this?”

He leaned forward and stared at the uncertain expression on Odessa’s face and shrugged. “It’s been a century since we last spoke but I’m sure she knows the reason I’ve called for her. She made a request and I am going to do what is necessary to acquiesce to her needs and keep her happy; she has something I need. The real question is have you taken care of Aleister and Lorena?”

Odessa slumped into the cushions of the sofa and listened to the clinking of glass behind the bar as Damian pulled out his favorite scotch and poured himself a glass. “I did what you asked of me but I wouldn’t expect them to jump aboard when they realize what you’re really up to. Aleister has always been by the books and Lorena is almost as bad.”

“I understand your concerns Oddie but soon we’ll have everything our hearts desired and they will be easily dealt with if they want war. When the witch tells me what I want to know we will be assured success.”

“And in the meantime you’re going out of your way to destroy Greymane on your own? Armand is older than you. If he gets wind of what you’re truly after he will try and kill you especially where his whelp is concerned.”

“Don’t worry about Armand or Greymane I have them right where I want them.”

“Does that include Kaya then?” Odessa smirked to herself remembering the way the younger lycan shot off at her husband. “She seems like she’ll be trouble.”

“Yeah…Kaya. I’ll figure something out for her. She has a public face with that band, it should be fun destroying her image and getting what I want in the process,” he grinned and took a sip from the glass in his hand. The slow burn of alcohol warmed him from the inside out and he instantly felt a sense of calm. “Yeah, I think I’ll enjoy this very much.”

Giselle smirked watching the Alpha exit his back door and rush off towards the woods. She moved cautiously off of the branch she perched herself onto and waited until he was out of sight before darting after him. This time the hunter was becoming the prey and she intended to make him feel the full effect of her wolf. After being on the receiving end of his relentless pursuit she was determined to get the upper hand. He’d ruined her last meeting with Drew and it was becoming painfully obvious he was out to make sure she had no options that didn’t end with siding with him.

Her brother was nearing time for his ceremony to take over as Alpha and she’d be damned if she let Luther ruin her chances to take her revenge. Nearing the waterfalls she stopped in her tracks and sniffed around. Cussing under her breath she realized his scent had become fainter. She dashed towards a row of apple trees and ducked into a winding hedge maze. Crossing over a few fallen logs before entering the center of the Labyrinth, Giselle paused a moment and again tried finding the scent of the man whose unwavering goal was to make her life a living hell. She growled and pulled up from the ground taking human form once more; he’d given her the slip somehow and was probably off laughing his ass off about it.

She dropped to the fountain and peered down into her reflection and watched her angry eyes staring back. Heatedly she slapped her hand across the still surface of the water causing ripples to form and bounce across the entire area. “Dammit!” Peering down she noticed her watery face was no longer dancing solo over the crystal blue waters of the well.

But before she had the chance to turn around and speak, Luther had gripped her against his chest and tossed her against a nearby tree firmly holding her in place within his palms. “Looking for me?” he growled feeling her tense up and push at him trying to free herself.

His steely, menacing gaze darted over the features of her face noting the arrogance and fury nestled within her brow. She tried everything she could to twist away from him but undauntedly he held her still. “Get your paws off of me!”

“Or what? You haven’t learned by now you can’t outsmart me? You’re not stronger than me though you think yourself untouchable. You’re not faster and yet you tried to chase after me. And you’re obviously not as scary as you’d like to think and you’re doing your best not to piss yourself at this very moment. So I’ll ask before I decide what I want to do with you, what is it that you wanted Giselle?”

“We’ve been over this before! I want what’s owed to me but at this moment I want you to get your hands OFF!” She growled and kicked at him successfully unhinging the hold he had on her wrists and pulled herself away from the tree. Rubbing the tender flesh of her arms she didn’t let her gaze drop from his as she moved cautiously towards the well again.

“You’re not as clever a hunter as you believe Giselle. You were tracking me from my back porch but the second I stepped outside my door I could smell you. I knew where you were every second you followed after me. I was hoping you would somehow surprise me but…imagine my disappointment when I was able to quickly lose you by the falls.”

“Fuck you! This is your territory! It’s not as though I have some sort of honed Alpha tracker embedded in my nasal passages. I do however have a stink reflector; must be why your scent quickly dissipated from my senses,” she smirked at the annoyed expression she caused to form on his face and impetuously dropped her eyes away.

“It’s never a good idea to piss me off Giselle. Depending on my mood, I could kill you or I could kiss you,” Luther’s eyes flashed and he lunged forward pinning Giselle against another tree. She turned her head as his hot breath fanned across her face making the tiny hairs on the back of her neck stand on end. The look in his eye was pure rage and his mouth curled up in a sinister grin. “So tell me Giselle, which do you think it is today?”

“Ok C.C., make me pretty!”

“Girl! If I could bottle it do you really think I’d still be working for a living? Um does hell go with no? I’d be laid up on a tropical island somewhere with three pool boys in nothing but fig leaves feeding me Rainier Cherries while I work on my tan. And HONEY let me tell you, it’s been WAY too long since Cecil’s been spanked!”

She laughed and leaned back in the chair as Cecil turned on the water to wash her tresses. “There’s no reason for ya to even be in that chair, Sheila. Ya look great ‘ow ya are,” Bane winked in Kaya’s direction and she smiled in return.

“He’s right you know? You’re positively glowing. Is it the peach rinse I gave you?”

“Well it helps I’m sure.”

“Mmhmm I bet I know why you’re so shiny.” He glanced up and caught Connor trying to keep himself entertained with a newspaper he pretended to read as he watched the other women around the parlor working. “So where’s my Blonde bomber?” Cecil asked noting Rafe’s absence. “I caught your little public show outside the studios on Chasing Stars and I gotta say I’m a little envious Honeybee. That man looks like he tastes like chocolate dipped strawberries topped in whipped cream!”

“He’s a bit preoccupied too. Dealing with a few personal issues he doesn’t want to talk about.”

“Uh huh and why didn’t you tell me you and he had a thang? If I’d had known the last time I saw you I would have asked for more details about his you know what.”

“Well we weren’t together then actually. It sorta just happened one night after we went for a walk in the garden.” She sighed fabricating the last part so as not to reveal too much to the designer.

“Ok well if that’s what happens after a walk in a garden call me Martha Stewart and pass me some starter seeds! I’d like to grow me about five of him! One for each…limb.”

“C.C.! You’re so crazy.”

“And serious too! Who wouldn’t want that? Talk about satisfaction! And you said Blondie is working with the long stroke too oooh! I think I just felt my heart skip a beat. Too much, too much! Tell me you see stars when you two do the deed and I am going over the moon!”

“I see that and then some! You know that tingling you get when you’re just so excited you feel about ready to explode? Every little touch is like that. But it’s been a little bit since we’ve had alone time. He’s been so busy lately I barely see him outside of band stuff.”

“Well shoot; it’s always the hotties with the most head trauma isn’t it? That’s why I always tell my dates not to talk, spoils everything!”

“But you date only models…I can’t see too many of them having much to say anyway.”

“Oh no Babycakes that’s why I’m usually the one doing all the talking; ‘harder, harder, faster, faster’! They get instructions and I get pleasured;works out for the both of us! Honestly right now though I’m just looking for a little hit and quit; anonymous sex means never having to say you’re sorry. But anyway Honey, hopefully your man figures himself out so I can get more show and tell soon. I miss gawking at his jeans bulge and pretending he’s hiding my camera there for me to find.” Kaya stared up at her designer and he smiled pursing his glossy lips in her direction before pulling her out of the chair and towards the next station. “And what’s wrong with that one?” he nodded in Eli’s direction as she went under the water once more.

“He’s having a bit of problems with his girlfriend right now. I’m hoping everything works out for them though. It’s heartbreaking seeing him go through this.”

“Well if not let him know C.C. is always available for some midnight loving although he’s gotta be out by 2am because I don’t want to have to explain to my building’s doorman again why there’s a strange boy chained against my bedroom wall. Talk about awkward moments. With my luck I’d probably be expected to pay extra for pet maintenance!”

Eli drew from his seat beside Connor starting for the door. “Where are you rushing off to?” the Redhead asked watching the haste in Eli’s step.

“I have to talk to her.”

“I thought she wasn’t giving you the time of day.”

“And what that means I should stop trying?”

“It means she needs time to process everything that happened to her. Anything else is likely to make her run off.”

He chewed his bottom lip and kicked an invisible object at his foot before glancing up at Connor’s emerald gaze once more. “I have to at least try. It hurts too much not to.” 

He hurriedly jumped behind the wheel of his jeep and drove quickly to the other side of town. Pacing a moment in front of her door, Eli moved to Brooke’s stoop and took a deep breath before knocking. Slowly the door opened to reveal the girl who had become the focus of his fear and anxiety the last three days. He smiled at her but she didn’t return the expression. In fact the look she gave him appeared to be one of anger and annoyance and the first words she spoke to him confirmed her mood. “What do you want?”

“I was…I just…I wanted to talk.”

“Talk? Seriously? What do you want to talk about Eli? About how you nearly killed me? Lied to me about what happened or this stupid story about being some make believe creature just so you didn’t have to be honest about what you really felt?”

“Brooke I never lied to you! And what happened was an accident! Please, I would never try to hurt you intentionally. You’re the only girl I’ve ever felt anything even close to what I do. I’m sorry about what happened in Cali you’ve gotta believe me and please just let me try to better explain.”  

Hesitantly she stepped back from her door and allowed him to enter her living room. Dropping onto the cushions she’d previously occupied Eli paced around in front of her trying to figure out where to begin. Kaya had already tried explaining what happened that day about the salt water parasites infecting her cut and he could tell she didn’t believe her so Eli tried it his way. But when the words ‘I’m a werewolf’ crossed his lips, Brooke slammed her door in his face. He couldn’t blame her and didn’t. He knew how ridiculous the idea sounded and knew that she’d have a tough time believing him even if he’s never lied to her before and had no motive for doing it now. 

But there were just some things you could never say to someone and expect them to keep a serious face. And claiming to be a supernatural creature was definitely high on that list. “So are you going to burn a hole in my floor E or get to the reason you’re here?”

“I am I was just trying to figure out how I should tell you.”

“Just say it Eli! You have commitment issues and that’s the reason you’ve never had a full time girlfriend. I suspected it from the start but never really bothered to concern myself with it because you seemed genuinely interested in me!”

“I am genuinely interested in you Brooke you have it all wrong. Ok I know what I said to you about being a wolf was kind of farfetched and crazy but it’s the truth, why would I make something like that up?”

“The same reason you poisoned me? You have a sociopathic personality and it’s in your nature to lie and kill.”

“You know what? You’re not going to believe me unless…unless I show you; let you see for yourself.”

“What are you going to do? Hop into a fur coat and growl at me?” she pulled up from the sofa and started towards her door. “I think it’s best you leave now. I have plans later on and I don’t want my neighbors thinking I have some sort of Zoo in my living room.”

“Brooke did we break up? I mean is this like it for us?”

“I don’t know Eli but I have no intentions of being with someone who can’t be honest with me. I’m sorry. I really liked you but I can’t be with you.”

Eli took a step towards her and she reached out to open the door for him. Pulling her away he pushed her into a crook beside the bookcase and sighed. “Ok since I guess at this point it doesn’t matter one way or the other I’m gonna show you. Just promise me you won’t scream.” He quickly removed his clothing and stepped back in front of her. 

Watching her eyes he ensured she was looking at him before he dropped to the ground on all fours and emerged in his wolf form. “HOLY SHIT!” Brooke screamed and jumped from her spot and into the dining room. “What the fuck are you!?

He took a step closer and she took a giant leap backwards, “Stay back!” she ordered, fear engulfing her body. He could sense her discomfort and immediately took his human form once more to try and get her to calm down. “Oh my God! You really are a monster!”

“No Brooke, not a monster; I’m a wolf. But more importantly I’m in love with you and I can’t lose you over this.” He reached his hand towards her and smiled tenderly hoping against hope that she would accept it. When he felt her tiny fingers curl into his palm he quickly closed his hand around them and pulled her hard into his chest. With a smile he tilted her face looking down into her gorgeous hazel eyes and immediately consumed her lips with his own. 

“One day you’ll meet someone so utterly consuming and strong. They’ll be your oxygen and beating heart though you know it may be wrong. It’s a drug you need, a fix you crave and for it you just won’t fail. You’ll wake one morn with a smile on your face and follow them straight to Hell.”

“What? Are you singing to me?”

“Lyrics from the Night Shift song Hell, yeah. I never really got them until now.” He smiled again and pulled her once more against him kissing her with a zealous need.

“Wait Eli,” Brooke moaned breaking the kiss once more. “That night we met and Kaya and Connor had a dog with them named Rafe…” He gave her a look mimicking a deer caught in headlights and she gasped at the shocked expression. “OH MY GOD! Night Shift; I just got that! Are they all??”

“You can’t tell anyone Brooke, you understand that right? There are people out there that can hurt us; kill us. It’s why we don’t normally reveal ourselves. You have to keep this a secret ok?”

“Mmhmm of course. It’s just really…interesting.” She wrapped herself around him and he felt the timing in her pulse. Something was off but he was too happy having her in his arms again he didn’t stop to give reason to what it was.

“Alright think we can get a practice in now before the concert tomorrow?” Ulrick asked impatiently tapping his foot as Cecil continued yammering and polishing Kaya’s nails.

“Oh come on Sexy Eyes! My babies are representing me! I can’t have them going out on that stage looking like Chantal’s trash! I have a standard to uphold and you’re just going to have to learn to deal Sugarplum.”

Kaya laughed as Ulrick gave the designer a hardened look and motioned for the band to hit the exit. “Rafe’s on the way and should hopefully get here soon. The stage has been set but I’m not sure about the main floor’s acoustics it’s one reason I want to hear your sound before the live show tomorrow. Connor your pyrotechnics are…”

“Shit I forgot my guitar,” Kaya stopped suddenly and started for the green room. “Go on ahead I’ll be just a minute!” she called to Ulrick and rushed back behind stage. Her heels clicked against the concrete ground quickly as she moved through the dimly lit tunnel towards her dressing room.

“A minute? I don’t think you are giving me enough time,” his voice growled from behind her echoing against the stray equipment sitting in the hall.

“Rafe? What are you doing back here?” Kaya inhaled sharply taking in his scent. It was hard to avoid and was the main reason he was staying at his place and keeping away from her unless it was something dealing with the band.

Every time the two came close to one another she felt an overwhelming sense of urgency and had to be with him. She knew it was her wolf begging to bond her mate but it was something she couldn’t allow…not yet. Not until she got to the bottom of her memories and Rafe’s recent change in behavior. Slowly she stepped backwards to avoid another uncontrollable urge to be with him and watched as he continued to approach. “I thought we agreed we’d never meet alone like this.”

“Alone? Kaya you’re my Mate; why shouldn’t we be alone together?”

“You know why! And stop coming closer like that please!”

Smiling sinisterly he met each of her steps with one of his own until she was nearing the wall behind her. “I don’t remember agreeing to anything of the sort. I did however get your message. You said you wanted to talk, so let’s talk.”

“I wanted to talk about what you remember if anything but not like this! Please.” Beads of sweat had already begun forming on her brow as she continued to dodge his advance. Being near him was like a constant heat cycle that was too much to handle and he knew it. It was as if he was somehow controlling their lust for one another as crazy as it sounded but he seemed more in control of his desire than she did when he was near.

“You’re not still angry with me over that public kiss are you? We need to bond Mate, you feel it just as much as I do. And if we don’t, how long do you think you can hold up with this act? You can try as hard as you want to and pretend as though you’re not affected but I know the truth,” he sighed and inched closer as she turned her back to him shutting out his words and her emotions. “We’re mated Kaya which means you’re mine and I’m yours and I need you so very bad.”

“Rafe what is that on your neck?” she asked seeing a small glimpse of ink peeking from beneath his collar hoping to change the subject. “You get a new tattoo?”

“That’s nothing to worry about right now. Just know that I’m restless. I can still taste your kiss on my lips,” he smirked and leaned closer pinning her against the wall. “I can still hear your voice screaming my name with every breath I thrust from your lungs the night I made you mine.” His hand rubbed along her stomach tickling the fine hairs covering her belly as he moved up her shirt. He felt a reaction that coaxed him closer until she had nowhere left to run. “I can still smell your scent on my skin; feel your fingers through my hair, your tongue against mine and my wolf only craves for more.” His lips were just inches from hers and he licked them watching her chest heave with every heavy breath she took in. “Tell me you don’t feel it; don’t want it and I’ll go away, Mate.”

Kaya exhaled a ragged breath as he kissed the back of her hand and licked towards her finger tip before sucking it into his lips and swirling his tongue over it. “Rafe…” that name made his head jerk towards her and a wicked smile crossed his lips as he slowly lowered her hand.

He massaged his palm into her hip, tucked her into his chest and whispered, “I’m gonna make you scream my name until your throat is raw, Mate.” Rafe’s finger moved over her lips, tracing the shape of them. Keeping his piercing, steel gray eyes open he slowly closed the distance between them allowing his tongue to slip out and glide across the path his finger moved moments before. Showing care to each individual lip, he folded his tongue back into his mouth watching her closely. 

Kaya opened her mouth, begging to let her taste his tongue. Her body tingled with anticipation and he smiled feeling her shudder beneath his grasp. Her tongue licked over her lips tasting trace of his and he moaned knowing how much she was enjoying it. Kaya moved slightly and Rafe jerked away before her lips made contact with his. A low rumble shot from her throat and he laughed lightly and waved a finger at her showing his disapproval. 

Slowly he moved forward again and pulled her bottom lip between his. His teeth raked over the soft tissue and he bit down harder, growling low as he rubbed his growing arousal against her. His eyes moved from hers to her lips and back again as he thought over his next move. “Kiss me,” he demanded. She sighed and hungrily leaned forward and sucked his lips into hers as he possessed her body. His mouth crushed hers and without thinking about the number of people that could catch them at any moment, he had her shirt off over her head and crumpled on the floor near her feet. 

His tongue licked down the column of her neck towards her chest. “Oh God Rafe,” Kaya moaned as he teased her collarbone with the thick muscle from between his lips. Her hands rubbed up his back encouraging him to give her more. Her fingers slid through the long strands of his silky blonde mane as Rafe lowered her bra just below her nipples and sucked one into his mouth as his hand teased the other.

Hearing her moans become breathier he pulled back on his assault and looked at her. Their tongues collided with each other once more and he pushed deeply into her mouth forcing her tongue to move with his. “Bond with me Kaya,” he growled in her ear and pulled her head back to deepen his kiss.

“I…can’t,” she replied breathlessly enjoying the sinful tingles dancing down her spine. “Not now.”

“When?” They battled, both wanting to feast on the other as their lustful urges fought forward against better judgment in the dim lights of the hallway. She clung to him and her head twisted from right to left adjusting to his movements and deepening their kiss. She moaned and felt his cock jerk against her leg. Ravenously she swayed against him producing a jagged growl from him as he felt her against his aching hard-on. 

Rafe pulled away and glanced down towards her. Her eyes were barely opened, heavy from lust and he teased his lips over hers lightly rubbing their mouths together. “I should go.”

“You…you what?” Kaya asked in surprise as he pulled away.

“When you have an answer for me, you know where to find me.”

**Author's note: Credit to GenoandKiddo for her Stage and Yangthecat for Brooke's home. Thank you Ladies :)**

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