Breeding the Female
Sophie came to on the damp earth floor. She was in darkness and moisture hung in the air. At first she was unsure of where she was or what had happened. Then suddenly the events of the past two days came flooding back and she sat up quickly, frantically looking around for the pack of wolves. Where was she now? The last thing she remembered had been the wolves coming out of the bushes and Rylan’s anger. Rylan had said the wolves wanted their turn with her. Sophie shuddered at the thought.
Sophie realized that she must be in a cave somewhere inside the mountains. She began to crawl on her hands and knees, unsure of the depth of the cave. She began to hear hushed voices and she strained her ears to better hear.
“Linwood, please!” Sophie heard Rylan beg. “Don’t let them touch her.” Sophie heard a sigh, and a voice she did not recognize but presumed to be Linwood, responded.
“You know the rules, Rylan. Any female brought to the clearing is one that must be shared with your brothers.”
Sophie gasped, horrified. They were referring to her!
“Except for the ownership right!” argued Rylan, fiercely.
“No one has expressed that right in seventy-five years,” Linwood argued, “It’s dead.”
“How can a right be dead because no one has expressed it?”
“Rylan, please!” Linwood sounded exasperated, “This pack is weak. You have brought back a most pleasing female. None of us can deny how she speaks to our senses,” Linwood paused, “There is something special about her, yet I cannot put my finger on it.”
“Linwood, please. I am begging you. I have grown fond of this girl,” Rylan’s voice dropped now, “I want her for my own,” he growled.
“I’m sorry, Rylan, but this is not possible. Perhaps if we were stronger, I would allow this, but we so rarely find females now. The humans have done well warning their offspring of the forest’s dangers.”
“No! I will not accept your decision!” Rylan exclaimed.
“Whether you accept it or not, is no matter to me,” Linwood said quietly, “As a member of this pack, you are bound to follow my law. I say the female belongs to the pack and your brothers may utilize her for their strength.”
Sophie felt sick. This Linwood person appeared to be the Alpha of the pack, and he decided to allow the wolves to have their way with her. Sophie’s heart suddenly swelled for Rylan. He was trying to protect her.
“Linwood,” Rylan’s voice now was strangled, “Please, she is different. This will break her spirit.”
“As I said, Rylan, her spirit is of no concern to me. Of course, I want her safe so that she may serve her pack well. It is best you come to terms with my decision. I never would have thought that you, being one of my sons, would go soft and fall for a human female. You should know better.” Linwood paused before continuing, “Shall I speak to the female or would you like to tell her?”
“Her name is Sophie,” Rylan said quietly, “and I will tell her.”
“As you wish. When you have finished speaking with her, I would like to spend some time with the child to see if I can place what is different about her.”
Sophie heard a whooshing sound and then padded feet moving farther away. One of the men must have phased. A few seconds later, Rylan entered as a human. He looked tired and older all of the sudden. Rylan’s dark shape moved to the corner of the cave and he skillfully started a small fire. Once illuminated, Sophie could see the cave was actually very high and wide. It was sparse with a few pieces of crudely made wooden furniture.
Rylan beckoned for Sophie to move closer to him. Sophie scooted towards Rylan.
“I heard,” she whispered. There was no point in making Rylan repeat his conversation with Linwood. Rylan stared at her in surprise for a moment, and then let out a long sigh.
“I have probably come off as such a savage to you,” he said ruefully. “I was not always like this. During my first years as a werewolf I clung to my humanity. I fucked the other females only when I was nearly too weak to stand. I didn’t want to degrade women, and I foolishly kept hoping I might fall in love.” Rylan took a deep breath and continued.
“I have lived in these woods now for many years and I learned to thrive. I eventually realized that there was no hope for me and so I embraced this lifestyle. My brothers and I would hunt young women for sport, bringing back more than enough to satiate all of us. Some we even released after a short while because they were not needed. I became more and more in touch with my animal side and I allowed myself to be driven by my desire for sex.
I would go months and months in my wolf form, phasing only to fuck women, not caring about my human self. The longer I stayed a wolf, the less and less human I felt. It helped me cope with my new life. The pain of the future I lost did not sting as much. Eventually, I chose to spend more time in my human form again, missing small parts of that life. I missed how my brain worked. I missed laughing, on those rare occasions when I did so. I missed standing upright.” Rylan paused as if deep in thought.