She Belongs To Him

Chap. 75: Another Grain Of Rice

• the new safe house •

Four hours had passed since the three Cadillac's had left the gas station. Jett slowly turns the vehicle he's driving off the road into thick woods. Axel, whose driving the second vehicle with the crime lord and his lover, turns as well.

Sugar, the female German Shepard, pants heavily in Lane's ear. The crime lord glare at the dog from the side.

"Could you do that any louder, Fleabag?" Lane stares out the Cadillac's windshield with annoyance, "We have to deep clean this car once we arrive. I bet this backseat is infested with ticks and fleas from these mutts."

Katie arches her brow at the sudden change of their coarse and leans toward the window on her side of the vehicle. She sees fog all around in the trees, an eerie scene outside her window. The blonde shivers at the chills running down her spine.

"Why are we turning here? It's scary." Katie looks to an annoyed Lane.

"We're almost there." The crime lord nods slowly, thinking to himself. "I have to burn these clothes when we get there."

Katie rolls her eyes at him, looking out at the dark woods. "Or you stop being a big baby and just clean it like a normal person."

"If there wasn't two mangy wolves between us, I'd bend you over my knee and spank you." Lane gives her the evil eye.

"You know, you keep saying that and yet, you never do." The blonde says with a cocky smile.

Lane stares at her for a long time with slanted eyes in silence. Katie shifts in her seat at his icy stare.

"I hate when you do that." She shivers, "Staring at me like that and not talking."

"That's the point." Lane looks away, pursing his lips. "Your spanking is coming, so don't get too comfortable."

The fog gets heavier as they drive deeper into the woods. Katie sees an owl perched on a branch nearby, watching her like a hawk with its big eyes. The wind howls against the vehicle. In the distance, coyotes howl to their pack. Both German Shepard dogs suddenly sit up straight, their ears intensely listening. Sugar throws back her head and howls as Charlie growls. Lane puts his hand over his ears, his eyes closed tight.

"God!" Lane curses at the dog, "Shut up!"

Sugar moves over to the window, her front paws digging into the crime lord's legs. He hisses at the pain, his face covered in the dog's fur. He spits it out and tries to push the dog off of him but fails. Sugar continues to howl at the sound of the coyotes 50 yards away over the hilly land. Charlie nuzzles Katie's arm with his nose, giving her sad like eyes.

"It's okay, Charlie. We're almost home." The blonde strokes his fur, "I will give you and Sugar a bath and you'll have something to eat everyday, you will be able to fall asleep in front of the nice, warm fireplace-"

"Who says these dogs will be inside dogs?" Lane continues to push at the female dog to get off his lap.

"They need a good, warm home with food, love-" She is cut off.

"I'm not going to allow Fleas and Ticks in my house." The blue eyed man arches his brow, "And not the stuff that they'll bring in the house."

"That's why we need to get stuff to take care of that." Katie shrugs, a smile on her face. "Oh, please Lane! They'll be good for us!"

"Good for what? Tearing up stuff? Drooling everywhere? Pissing and taking shits all around the house?" Lane barks in annoyance, "I hate pets, especially dogs."