Lavender

Promised Punishments

Episode 8

Promised Punishments

Dean's so happy to have me here, it warms my heart. He's leading me up more stairs, down another hallway, up even more stairs... He's been talking the whole way, explaining what the different floors mean of the house, what space belongs to whom, lots of details. I doubt I'll ever remember where everything is, but I know that the Alpha's family, the Beta's family, and the Gamma's family all live in this house. There's a huge kitchen downstairs for everyone to eat in and another big family room where the entire pack can come together for meetings. I haven't seen those rooms yet, but he's mentioned them. We come to the last hallway and at the very end, he stands in front of a doorway and looks over at me.

"This is your room, princess. I've had it updated many times over the years, in case you ever came home. I was never sure what you liked but I tried. I guess it made me feel better to update it, like you were here." He shrugs and gives me a small smile. "Well, go on in! I'm excited for you to have a real place of your own."

I open the door tentatively. The smell of berries hits me immediately, it smells delicious, fresh and crisp. There's a bed, a long dresser, a night stand, a vanity, and a skinny armoire with drawers. All the furniture has a brilliant white base with gold knobs or pulls. The comforter on the bed is a deep green with white vines, flowers, and leaves. There are a few pictures on the walls, most of them have an outdoorsy feel, flowers, trees, most have small silhouettes of wolves in them, hidden in the landscape. I walk over to the attached door and find a gorgeous bathroom with a huge tub and a pristine vanity. There's one of the newer toilets with the buttons on top, I've seen those in magazines before. This bathroom is huge, way too big for one person, and there's another door. I open this one to find a massive closet. The sides have one high rack and the back wall has one of the fancy built-in's with drawers and shelves.

I turn back to him and find him watching me hesitantly. "Well, what do you think? If you don't like it, we can change it however you want and..." I jump on him and he catches me, holding me tightly to him. "This is perfect, Dean. This is the nicest place I've ever set foot in, let alone lived in. Thank you so much. I don't know what to say, I love it." He gives me a deep rumbling laugh and holds me even tighter. "We'll have to go get you some clothes, I didn't do that part, not knowing what size you wear or what style you would like. We can go today. I know you're running low, and I want you to be comfortable."

I don't have any words, I just nod my head against his neck. I can't believe this is happening. I feel like I'm dreaming. We stay like that for a minute before he sets me down. He takes my hand and leads me just across the hall and opens the door. "This is my room." He keeps hold of my hand and pulls me in the room with him. It's almost the exact opposite of mine. The furniture is all black with silver knobs and pulls and his comforter is black too. This room suits him so well, if I could sense his aura, I'd bet it's dark with light right at the edges. Come to think of it, I haven't felt much from anyone in quite a while, it's been a nice break. "You can come here any time, little one. I'm right across the hall if you ever need anything." He waggles his eyebrows at me and I have to laugh at him. "Okay, let's go shopping!" He sounds more excited about shopping than anything else. But my stomach has other ideas, we both hear the growl like an echo. He laughs and nods his head. Taking my hand again, he leads me out of the room and to a back staircase that I hadn't noticed before. It takes us all the way to the first level, and he tells me the kitchen is just down the hall.

The kitchen is beautiful. There are multiple wooden tables, set up kind of like a lunchroom at school. There's a stainless steel double range, multiple stainless steel refrigerators, and a huge sink. There must be a dishwasher hidden on the other side of the long island, or multiple of them. He tells me to find a spot while he makes us some food. While I sit, he starts explaining things to me about the pack. "We have a school, a hospital, multiple stores, and a gas station. There's a training yard, a running track, an art studio, a gym, and we even have a small farm with crop fields. They've tried doing some gardens around the house, but it gets fairly cold here in Montana. The pack is mostly self-sustaining. We only outsource if we absolutely have to. The more time we spend in the packlands, the safer we are." And then he's walking towards me with two plates. Pancakes! Oh gosh, this man is the best.

He tells me about the school and the library while we eat. Then we're up and on our way out to the bike. But instead of going to the bike, he leads me to a garage behind the house. There are a lot of cars and tools in here. He grabs a set of keys off the wall and leads me to a small black SUV. There's not a single ding or scratch on this thing! It's immaculate. He pushes a button on the fob and then opens the passenger door for me. It smells like a brand-new car inside. He gets in the driver's seat and pushes a button on the roof to open the garage door in front of us.

He tells me to buckle up, and I respond by sticking my tongue out at him. He chuckles and says "Brats get punishments you know..." And reaches over me to grab the buckle. I don't know what he means by punishments. But what I do know is his breath is mixing with mine and if I just lean forward a little bit... He gets me buckled but keeps his face close to mine. His hand comes up to my cheek, and he runs his thumb back and forth, caressing me. I lean into his hand but keep my eyes locked with his. His hand moves to the back of my neck, and he brings my head forward, so he can kiss my forehead. Agh, this is so frustrating! His voice is low and husky, "The things I want to do to you, little one..." and then he leans back in his seat and starts the car. I don't know what's gotten into me, I would never have imagined I would feel this way or that I would say this... "Why don't you do them to me then, Dean?" I sound sultry and sexy, like I'm daring him to take me. The look he gives me in return is full of so much heat, I forget to breathe. He gives me an unspoken promise, "Oh, now you've done it. You just wait, princess." I bite my lip, and I've never seen such a sadistic smile on anyone's face before this moment.

While he's gripping my hand like his life depends on it, I'm wondering what I really got myself into with him. What does he mean by punishments, I wonder? While I'm pondering that, he finds a parking spot in front of the pack stores.