Chapter 56

WARNING: HARSH SEXUAL LANGUAGE CONTENT

Marnie woke up to the sound of beeping. Looking down, she saw an IV in her arm. She was feeling almost perfect; Myan must have worked her tail off to heal them.

Marnie mind-linked Myan.

“Hey there, Myan, are you okay?”

“Yeah, I'm just tired. Gonna need some sleep for a bit, that's all. That nasty cat had poison in her claws. Wish I would have gotten another swing at her ass.”

With that, Myan went back to sleep. Marnie smiled; she and Myan were always the best of friends. For a while there, Myan was her only friend.

Looking around, she didn’t see anyone.

She reached down to her arm and slowly pulled out the IV, holding the cotton ball on the spot while she taped it. Then she got up, a little dizzy at first, but it passed. She looked around but couldn't find any clothes.

She peeked her head out the room door and there, in the hall, was Ash sound asleep in a chair. She didn’t see anyone else. She hated hospitals. She tiptoed past Ash.

She pushed the elevator button, and just as the doors were opening, she was grabbed from behind. She recognized his scent immediately; it was Ash. He picked her up and carried her back to her room.

“You are not going anywhere until the doc says you can. I don't care if I...” He slid in next to her on the hospital bed, wrapped his arms around her, and started to fall back asleep.

Marnie gave a sigh of contentment, turning her face into his shoulder. She decided that she could wait a little longer.

Archer, August, Duncan, and Marco were in Felicia’s hospital room. She was fully healed, but putting on a show. Marco looked bored, and Duncan looked pissed. Archer and August just rolled their eyes.

“You have to listen to me! She came at me first; I was just defending myself.”

Archer, in a low, tired voice, said, “I told you the rules of the pack. You were already told that you were a guest only. You have no authority. If you need something, you ask politely. If the answer is no, then you leave.”

“Furthermore, I find it insulting that you think I am that stupid. The wounds on Marnie's back were from an attack from behind. That is a sneak attack, not self-defense.”

“The fact that you used your poison claws also proves that your attack was deliberate. You cannot use the poison unless you consciously put the thought to your cat.”

“Which leads me to believe that your intent was to severely hurt or kill Marnie, a Luna of this pack. Not to mention your actions have put our pride’s relationship with this pack in jeopardy.”

“With all the evidence on the cameras, I would say you don't have a leg to stand on. Which means that your punishment has to be decided by Duncan, the Alpha of the pack.”

“It is in his territory, in his pack house. You were informed of the rules. You intentionally broke the rules. Now you will be punished.”

“During your punishment, you will not be allowed to shift into your cat. If you do, I will have no choice but to have you banished from the pride. Before you say that I can't do this, keep in mind that I can, and I have. I will be informing your parents as soon as I leave this room.”

With that, Archer turned to August. “You will stay to oversee her punishment.” Acknowledging him, August turned and left.

Duncan looked at the female with a blank face. Inside, he wanted to slap her from one side of the pack grounds to the other. Instead, he was going to follow protocol.

Ms. Felicia Mathews, you have beaten my cook and destroyed the kitchen. You intentionally tried to hurt, if not kill, my sister. You will be staying here in this pack until you've repaid the debt.”

With a sneer, Felicia gave a little laugh. “Just let me call Daddy, and he will send you the money to pay for everything.”

“You don’t seem to understand; you will not be paying for the damages with money. You will be repaying them with work. First, though, since you did attack both my cook and sister, you will spend the next five nights in the dungeon.”

“When your five days are up, you will then report to the very kitchen you destroyed and will work as a servant for an additional week.”

“You will not be allowed to talk to anyone, nor will you go anywhere in the pack house that is not the kitchen or your room. You will not be allowed any form of technology during your punishment.”

“Any infractions against punishment rules will add weeks to your sentence. Any infractions. It will be decided by Marco should this occur.”

He waved to Marco and left the room as well. August grabbed Felicia by the arm and stood her up.

“Time to go, Flea.”

“Wait, you can't do this to me! At least let me get dressed and out of this hospital gown!"

“You are dressed well enough for where you're going.”

August dragged her out of the room as Marco followed. Neither one said another word until they reached the dungeon doors. Felicia, on the other hand, screamed until her voice was nothing but a rasp.

Duncan sat at his desk, with Archer in another chair. Duncan was pissed. When he saw the video from the cameras, he couldn’t believe that someone could be that vicious. She had to be insane.

“Please tell me, Archer, is that woman the rule in your pride? If that is so, then I am afraid I will have to decline the offer of a relationship between my Pack and your Pride. I am sorry, but we do not allow that kind of behavior here.”

“It is not the norm in my Pride. In truth, her behavior has gotten erratic of late. I suspect that her father is pushing her to catch one of us. Had I known she wasn't even going to try to behave, I would have sent her on her way.”

“Is our punishment of her crime going to cause problems in your Pride?”

“No, I will see that it doesn't. That is why I asked for a copy of the video. She won't be able to lie or cheat her way out of this. When she gets home, she will be punished again.”

“Her parents are friends of our parents; that is why she has been able to go on for as long as she has. With this last action of hers, she will have no choice; she is going to have to sleep in the bed that she has been making for a long time.”

“Very well. Her punishment starts immediately in the dungeon, then on to working as a servant. If she behaves, she should be done in two weeks.”

Felicia sat on the dirty floor of the dungeon. There was no light other than what came down from the other side of the hall.

She was pissed. Not only was she sitting in this nasty place in nothing but a hospital gown, but they had fitted her with a type of shock collar that would not only cause her great pain, but also alert them should she shift. How dare they do this to her? Wait till she sees her Daddy; he will make them pay for this. She let out a scream of rage. That was when she realized that she wasn't alone down here. There was a smell in the air that wasn’t just the dungeon.

She heard laughter that gave her the chills, then it turned to growling.

“What’s the matter, little bitch? Don't like your room? Wanna come and stay with me? It's just you and me down here right now, my little bitch. Oh, I bet you’re a tasty morsel. Who knows, maybe I am your punishment.”

He started to make sexual moans. She realized that he was jacking off.

He gave out another sinister laugh. “Would you like me to spank you? Perhaps you’re a really naughty little bitch and need more intensive punishment?”

“I saw you when they brought you down here. You're a sexy bitch, one of those always-been-too-good-for-me girls. It's just you and me now, bitchy poo. Oh, I bet you have wonderful tits, too. Too bad we can't share a room.” He started laughing and moaning again as he reached his climax. He started laughing even louder and didn't seem to stop.

She sat in silence, too terrified to speak. He just laughed and laughed as she sat there, unable to do anything in her silence.