My Wicked Dragon

Chapter 7- Of monsters and men

“Ummmm…..Cody? Is everything alright down there?” A ten-second pause later, “Cody?”

Laney let out a shriek of surprise as the largest jaguar she had ever seen leaped gracefully onto the kitchen counter in front of her. It stopped a mere foot from her and then unceremoniously plopped down onto its side. She sat as still as a statue for a moment, heart racing, afraid to even breathe, unsure of how to react. The jaguar blinked its crystal blue eyes at her and proceeded to wash his face in the typical feline fashion.

Laney snorted and shook her head. Deciding she was in no danger at present, she glared at him. He continued to wash his face, ignoring her completely. Any fear she initially felt drained away as she watched his very house-cat-like manners. Even though she felt like she was completely losing her mind, it finally made sense to her. THIS was Cody, she had felt it deep down before that he had something wild inside of him. With proof in front of her face, she had to acknowledge that she had suspected for a while he was very different from everyone she had ever known.

“Well, don’t you just look all pleased with yourself?”

The panther paused in his ministrations for a moment before continuing on to lick his large paws.

“You’re not so scary after all, are you?” She crooned at him in a little girl's voice like you would to a small child. The big cat suddenly flexed his paws, bringing those lethal claws to her attention and causing her to jerk backwards in her chair.

“Ooookayyyyy…..guess I was wrong.”

The big cat got up and quickly jumped from the counter. Brushing his body and tail along her bare legs, he stalked past her to the patio door. He stopped when he got there and looked back at her, tail twitching in irritation as he glared at her.

“I guess you want me to follow you? What’s the matter Lassie? Is Timmie stuck in the well?” Laney gushed in mock excitement. The cat’s pupils narrowed even more as the tail now started to swish back and forth.

“ What's the matter, kitty? Do you need me to open the door for you?”

She got up from her chair and carefully approached him, feeling like this whole thing was just one crazy dream.

“I don’t know pretty kitty. Are you an inside kitty or an outside kitty? Maybe we should install a doggie door.”

The cat looked up at her indignantly and growled low in his throat.

“Okay, okay, I’m sorry!”

She reached over to him, turned the handle and opened the door. The big cat sauntered casually outside with Laney following close behind. She took a deep breath, enjoying the scents of the fresh country air and smiled as she got her first glimpse of the property. It appeared to be so remote that no neighboring rooftops were visible.

Her gaze was eventually drawn back to Cody in his sleek black jaguar form. She watched him in awe as he leisurely stretched his powerful body. Slowly she sat down on the porch steps and admired his glossy coat. She itched to run her hands across that silky-looking fur but was afraid of how he might react.

Suddenly, the big cat launched himself from the porch, startling her as he took off after a rabbit. The thrill of watching such a powerful creature hunting his prey gave her goosebumps. At the last second, just when she was sure the rabbit’s days were numbered, he pulled back and let it escape.

Letting out a breath she didn’t realize she had been holding, she smiled brightly back at him. She was grateful he hadn’t killed his prey in front of her. Laney hesitantly reached out her fingertips to touch him. He stopped just short of her, stretched out his neck and sniffed her. Inwardly she cringed, imagining the damage his teeth could do to her delicate fingers. A moment passed and she nearly sighed in relief when he gently butted his head against her hand, encouraging her to pet him. Gently she stroked her hand from his head to his neck, then to his shoulders. She jerked slightly in surprise when he began purring loudly.

Laney snickered when a lullaby from her favorite tv show about a soft kitty popped into her head as she continued to pet him. She loved that sitcom but she didn’t think this big proud cat would appreciate the reference. The jaguar squinted his eyes at her and huffed. She suspected he may have guessed where her thoughts had gone. He quickly got up and walked around the corner out of sight.

“Hey! Wait a minute! Am I supposed to follow you again or what?” She shouted as she got up from the porch steps and hurried around the corner after him. She promptly found herself slamming into a naked male's chest, followed by a hard landing on the ground. Looking up at him had her looking away quickly in embarrassment.

“We have got to stop meeting this way Cody!”

He just stood there in all of his naked male glory, grinning down at her. As Laney started to get up off the ground, he quickly offered her his hand.

“You know, I appreciate getting an eyeful of a good looking, muscular man as much as the next girl but I don’t know that I am quite ready to have your dangly bits so close to my face so many times in one day just yet.”

Cody threw back his head and laughed.

“Sorry, I will try harder to keep my “dangly bits” out of your face. Come on, we wasted too much time playing around. I need to get re-dressed so we can make our meeting with my boss.”

“I can hardly wait to see what excitement awaits me next.” She muttered sarcastically while she followed Cody back into his house.

Cody was looking forward to getting this meeting over with so he could rush back home and begin seducing his intended mate.

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Kate awoke slowly. A dull pounding in her ears. She was cold, water was dripping from somewhere onto the side of her face. Slowly her eyes began to peek open and she spotted a damp dirt floor beneath her feet. Her bright red hair hung lifeless in her face. She was slightly confused, somehow she was chained with her arms above her and her legs spread wide and chained as well. She began to panic when she suddenly realized that she was completely naked. Memories of what had happened slowly came filtering back. She shuddered with revulsion as she recalled briefly gaining consciousness in a vehicle with someone pawing at her breasts.

Feet appeared within her view of the floor, startling her. The malicious voice of her captor made her cringe away from him in fear.

“Ah…Wonderful! You are finally awake. I have been thinking about you all day. I could hardly wait for our little play session to get started. In fact, I was so anxious for you to wake up I had to go and grab a new playmate to pass the time. We just finished up with our date.” He sneered down at her. “Just in time for ours.”

Kate glanced past his shoulder, spying the bleeding and broken young woman’s body on the floor. She choked back a sob as her horrified and fearful gaze flew back to his face. He smiled smugly at her.

“Ah, I see you spotted my handiwork.” Grinning evilly at her, he leaned in close. “Sadly, I have a tendency to break my toys.”

The sheer terror of her situation caused Kate’s bruised and naked body to begin quaking. Her captor’s eyes lit up when he noted this, excitedly taking a step forward and reaching out his hand to cruelly pinch and fondle her breast. She felt bile rising as she closed her eyes and tried to imagine herself elsewhere while his hand started to slowly work its way lower, creeping towards her most private of places.

Kate battled an almost overwhelming urge to throw up. Her fear ratcheted up another level as his hand crept even lower. Her captor just smiled sweetly at her, evil malice in his gaze. Kate’s blood ran cold with his next statement.

“I’ve thought long and hard about what to do with you. I really wanted to f**k you like I did that little w***e over there.” He said while inclining his head in the poor woman’s direction. “But luckily for you, I decided to hold off for now on that final pleasure until my dear sweet sister Laney can join us.”

Sighing regretfully, he tsk’d as he removed his hand. Kate sobbed and began to struggle anew, even knowing it was hopeless.

“Please! STOP! Why are you doing this?”

The monster leaned forward and whispered almost gently in her ear.

“Because I can.”