Break the Hunting Ground

Chapter 21

Content warnings: Public executions. No major characters involved

Putting her to sleep had been the best idea, as the moment Kylo began scurrying away from the scene of his crime she burst into tears, begging, and apologies. He ran as fast as he could with the limp, dripping woman held firmly over his shoulder, and he did his best to avoid anyone that he'd pass. It took upwards of half an hour, but eventually Kylo did make it to the safety of his own home. He dropped his walls, relaxed as he headed up to his room with one goal and one goal only: to lock her down harder than he ever had.

While she sleeps he tries his best to quell his anger, especially when he sees his bedside table on the floor along with a chair from his dining area. Why would she do this? How did she do this? Kylo is beyond hurt. To think he could have lost his mate today, to think she could have flown off the base just as she did the first time she ran away. It honestly made him want to cry.

But the time had come. While the girl sat unconscious on his floor, he knew he had no choice but to restrict her freedom even more. He thought he could trust her. He thought that they could work something out in her last days with him, but obviously he had been wrong. The chain would be coming back, and this time it would never be coming off.

For the entire hour she remains asleep Kylo is angry at her, but at the same time he can't keep himself away. He sits next to her unconscious body, watching as she twitched, moaned, and groaned as he sat fighting off the urge to hold her. Going against his instincts left him majorly conflicted, but every time he looked over at the mess she had made for him to pick up his rage would ignite once again. She could have ruined him. She could have ruined herself. So much could have gone wrong due to her little escape attempt. He felt she needed a harsh punishment.

Throughout the rest of the afternoon she deteriorates in her sleep. She becomes even more vocal, even more restless, and upon checking on her closer to dinner time he found that, while she was still asleep, she had undressed and sweat was pouring down her temples. Her scent was mild, but Kylo recognized it instantly. She was going into heat while she was asleep, and it frustrated Kylo to no end. His own glands slickened and his cock twitched with the onset of his rut. He sneers at her as her eyes ease open, and the look of lust that greets him tells him everything he needed to know. He couldn't tell if she felt as awful as he did about this situation, but he could tell she had one thing on her mind. And it was going to be what he used to punish her.

Any normal person would wake up slowly, stretch and yawn a little, and start their day at a slower pace. Kora, however, woke up from her forced sleep and began moving at 100 percent capacity.

"Alpha..." She groaned, sitting up fully and reaching her hands out to him. Once her glands began functioning fully Kylo felt more alive than ever, ready to fuck her until the only she could say was his name, but he crosses his arms, stares down at her with the meanest scowl he could muster up. It would hurt him as well to ignore her heat, but he knows it would hurt her more so he perseveres. He snarls at her, shakes his head, and the confused look that stares back at him lets him know he's doing a good enough job.

"No, no Alpha today," He growls in response, and before his very eyes Kora bursts into the most solemn tears.

"I'm sorry," She pleads, crawling forward and latching onto his bare legs but Kylo is able to shake her off. "I'm, afraid and, and I need-"

"No!" Kylo roars above her, and the fear that flashes across her face is enough to make him reconsider her punishment. This isn't what he wants for her but just like taking her to Zurious, it was something that needed to get done. "What you did was inexcusable. There was a bloodthirsty pack of Alphas coming after you while you crawled through those vents. You could have been killed had you not crawled past me. I'm trying to keep you safe until I release you to your people, but I can't do that if you're running around the base spreading all kinds of pheromones!" He yells, but all she does is sob, plead, and reach for Kylo again.