My loyal cub

Running free

I woke up the next morning and stretched out, the sunlight filtering trough my window. It was going to be a hot day by the looks of it.

I got out of bed and went into the living room only to find the couch untouched but the blanket was missing. "Kaelen?" i called out.

I suddenly saw a shift next to the couch in the corner and saw him rising up from a self made nest. He stood up and stretched out, his massive tail swinging lazy against the floor. "Did you sleep well?" I asked. He turned around and i noticed he was half naked, his shirt was tossed on the floor next to him and a i felt a blush creep up. I quickly looked anywhere else.

"I slept ok, the couch was too soft from what i am used too" he said with a soft husky voice. He stood there, waiting for me to give a signal or command that he was allowed to move. "Kaelen, you are free to walk around by yourself, you don't need my permission to move around" i said softly with a smile. He looked at me like i had grown another head "but... you are my master now, i have to obey you." He cast his eyes down. I walked over and placed a hand on his arm, his fur was so soft that i wanted to thread my fingers trough it more, he looked down at me with the sudden contact. " I am not your master nor do i command you, you are free to be yourself".

His eyes landed on my hand on his arm and then to my face, searching for any lie, any scheme but found none. I saw him visibly relax a bit, his shoulders less tense. "Come on, lets have some breakfast" i dropped my hand and walked towards the kitchen, starting the coffeepot and scrambling around to make eggs and bacon. He followed me to the kitchen, sititng down in the same spot as last night, chest bare. "Uhm Kaelen?" i blushed. He looked at me 'Yes Gaella?', the poor thing was unaware what his bare chest was doing to me.

'Could you maybe put on a shirt?' i asked him wihtout looking at him. I heard him get up and grab his shirt, when he came back i could breathe a bit better again. 'Why are you blushing?' he asked me, confussion on his face. I laughed before answering 'Well, i am still just a woman and seeing a hot Demi-human sitting in my kitchen chest bare... it does something to me' i couldnt look at him the blush turning my face and neck as red as a raddish.

I heard him shift on his stool for a moment before clearing his throat 'oh' was all he could muster to say.

I turned back to him, handing him his plate of eggs and lots of bacon "it's ok, i just... i haven't seen a man bare chested in a few years". I started to dig in my own plate, looking anywhere but his face.

He took a huge bite of his eggs and looked at me "i can help you with that, i wasnt just sold or hired for fights" he said.

The coffee came back out of my nose " excuse me, what?" i looked at him, he stared back at me. "Like i said, people didnt just hire me for fights in the rings and pits. They also rented me for pleasure nights, so they could work out any fantasy they had" he lifted his shirt a bit and showed me a burn mark.

"People get off on .... burning you...?" i was horrified.

He lowered his shirt again "among others yes".

My mind went in overdrive, i couldnt believe what he was saying. "So people hired you for their own pleasure and they could do with you whatever they wanted?"

"Well not everything, they weren't allowed to kill me or gravely injure me but other than that, they pretty much could do whatever." he took another bite.

I looked at him and i didnt know what else to say besides "i'm sorry". He froze, forkfull of bacon halfway to his mouth "why are you sorry? You didnt do this to me". His icy blue eyes looked straight in mine, i swallowed hard and the movement seem to attract his gaze to my lips and neck, his eyes flashed more gold. "No i didnt but humans did and i am human so i am sorry this happened to you".

He stared at my lips for a long moment before looking in my eyes again "you are a strange woman Gaella".