Absolute Obedience

Chapter Twenty-Nine

"You ready to go home mutt?"

They were the words I'd desperately wanted to hear over and over again. This place was foreign and I just wanted to go somewhere that I felt some form of peace at. Pierce's grin had me wanting to jump into his arms and not care.

I looked over toward Boman who was giving Pierce a slight smile before he looked back towards me. "I told you he'd be here soon." The doctor patted my head slightly. "Now, remember what I said," I nodded eagerly. "And Pierce, don't let him walk for another 24hrs, but after that only light activity, no shifting or anything strenuous." I watched as Boman handed Pierce a piece of paper before waving goodbye to me and heading out the door.

"Home!" I couldn't help the excitement from showing. Pierce smirked and walked the short distance towards me giving me a small smile.

Every step he took made excitement course through me but a nagging feeling in my head told me that this moment would be fleeting. Nothing in life was a sure thing and the ringing in my ears seemed to come back with the realization.

The small pool of excitement that had built slowly faded but I tried to ignore the feeling. I was going back to where I felt safe, back to the small basement where I'd learned to speak the little that I could.

I just hoped the door was fixed, and that Beta wouldn't be there like last time.

Last time?

Beta had shown up, but the memory for what happened after I was left in the room was difficult to piece together.

I winced when Pierce tapped me on the head. "Get outta there, we are leaving." Rubbing the spot he touched my eyes met his briefly but something tugged at my mind while my wolf tried to hide. "Two options. Option 1, I wheel you outta here, option 2, I carry you. Pick." A slight tilt spread over his lips and I did my best to shake off my thoughts and ignore that ringing in my ears.

I felt hesitant. Would it be asking too much of him if he carried me? I gave Pierce a questioning look, unsure if I should be the one picking or if letting him decide was the secret option he wanted me to choose. I didn't want to upset him.

"Mutt, I swear." With a slight growl, Pierce bent over, scooping me up into his arms. I felt slightly jolted but quickly wrapped my arms around his neck as he whisked me up and out of the room. I turned my head into his chest, wanting to ignore any stares we could be getting. Maybe it would have been better to choose the wheel out option. I wasn't exactly sure what that entailed but embarrassing the Cat by carrying me out wasn't high on my list. I didn't want him to get angry at me.

Whispers, there were many whispers. I tried to drown out all the scents by burying my face deeper into Pierce's chest. One scent had me trying to busy a whole into the Cats chest. Avalon.

I couldn't place where I knew her scent from but she filled me with a similar fear that Beta did. There was something about the old woman that I did not like.

The weight of the day was weighing heavily into me and as the Cat continued to walk the slight sway and the comfort of his arms and scent surrounding me was slowly lulling me into a light sleep. Kain was now an afterthought, Avalon being the furthest from my mind. The day had barely begun but sleep sounded welcoming and I wanted to embrace those arms.

"Hey! Jaguar!" The voice sounded off but sleep tugged me into its dark clutches.

***

"Toby!" I jumped as Pierce started rushing towards me. A look of annoyance clearly on his face. I felt a small bout of panic hit and covered my head unconsciously. "That damn doctor said to not be dumb yet here you are throwing yourself out of the truck. Do you want to go back?" His hands pushed mine away as he looked me over, making sure I hadn't reopened any wounds. My head was clouded in fog as I realized I had jumped out of the truck. I wasn't sure if it was sleepwalking or my wolf taking control but I didn't feel right.