How is so chill with this? One, her girlfriend's older brother tried to rape her, two, her wolf-hybrid girlfriend and her wolf-hybrid brother saved her, and three, her wolf girlfriend went and killed her blood brother.

Tate is my real brother in reality. My parents had twins after Jackson, and they handed both of us over. Tate just ended up getting more effected by the wolf blood injections, so he is in wolf form more than he is in human form.

"Tate, where do you live?" Demi asked as we got in her car.

"The woods." Tate shrugged.

"Do you have anywhere to call home?" Demi turned in her seat to look at Tate who sat awkwardly in the backseat.

"The woods is my home. When I'm in human form, which isn't often, I'll just walk around till I shift back and can hunt. I have a small cave not too far from here." Tate gave Demi a small smile.

"What if we got you like, an air conditioned mini house and put it in the backyard of my house? That why you will always have somewhere to call home. With the hurricane that is coming soon, I don't want you to stay in the woods during it." Demi gave him a stern look. The same look that I cower to.

I couldn't help the smile that started to grow on my lips as she started to care about my brother too. My brother.

"I can't ask you to do that ma'am." Tate put his hands up.

"Then it's settled. You'll have a nice, safe, and comfortable shelter in the backyard of my house so you don't feel anxious about coming inside." Demi nodded at him before turning back around in her seat and shifting the car into drive, pulling out of the parking space, before lacing her fingers with mine. "Does it run in your family to be stubborn and not accept help?" She teased.

"Yes actually. It's a wolf thing. If we fail to take care of ourselves we feel as if we cannot take care of our mate, family, and pack. Tate and I don't have a pack obviously, but most normal wolves do and that's what runs in our blood." I chuckled as I rubbed the back of her knuckles with the pad of my thumb.

"Tate, you don't have to stay in the house till it gets built, but you are more than welcome to." Demi looked at him through the rearview mirror.

"Thank you for the offer, but it is hunting time for me." Tate gave Demi a small appreciative smile.

"Is there somewhere I can drop you off? The best place to find meals?" Demi had a genuine voice of care and curiosity, and it honestly made me so fucking happy.

"I cannot ask you of that ma'am." Tate shook his head.

"T, you might as well tell her, because she won't give up." I chuckled, but that earned a smack on the leg.

"Then across from the park. I want to apologize for not being there for Harlow that night at the park. I couldn't get to her without the man noticing and possibly killing me. I could smell gunpowder on him, so I think he may have had a gun, and if I brought attention to myself it would've put Harlow in danger as well. I was watching her though from the edge of the woods." Tate quickly rambled off.

"So I did smell you that night." I looked back at him.

"Yeah, I figured you did since I was trying to give off as much as possible." He nodded with a smile.

"I appreciate you looking after her Tate." Demi smiled back at him, and before we knew it we were at the park. "I want you to come back to my house when the sun is coming back up so we can plan what your mini house will be like. If you don't come on your own I will send Harlow, and Harlow knows better than to cover for you or it won't end well for her." Demi have me a knowing look before smirking as I quickly and nervously nodded.

"Yes ma'am. I will be there." Tate quickly nodded.

"Do you know where I live?" Demi raised a brow.

"I can track Low's scent." He nodded.

I smiled at the nickname. I've missed it.

"I'll see you tomorrow morning then." She nodded and Tate took off after leaving his jacket in the car. "Why did he leave his jacket?" Demi asked me with furrowed eyebrows.

"It's his favorite jacket. It's his way of saying he will be there tomorrow morning or he won't have his jacket." I shrugged as Demi put the car in drive after making sure Tate made it deep into the woods before leaving. "Thank you for helping him." I whispered as a small smile crept on my lips.

"No need to thank me baby." She patted my thigh before resting her hand on it.

I sucked my lips in as I looked out of the window in attempt to ignore the fact that her hand was very close.

"Is someone getting nervous?" I could hear the smirk in her voice. When I didn't respond she gave my leg a squeeze before slowly creeping her hand higher up.

"N-nope, all good h-here." I gave her a small smile as my muscles betrayed me under her touch.

"I think you are lying to me. Why are you lying to me Harlow?" Demi raised a brow at me as put the car in park in her driveway.

"I'm n-not l-" My words got stuck in my throat when she inched her hand incredibly close and squeezed my leg tightly.

"What was that?" She cocked her head to the side slightly. "You are so right. You don't get worked up under my touch at all. I don't know what I was thinking." She spoke sarcastically as she got out of the car while I searched for words to respond to that.

How do I respond to that?

"Are you coming Harlow, the girl I don't have any effect on?" She smirked over her shoulder as she opened the door to her house.

I quickly got out of the car before thanking my wolf immune system and healing as the last of my sicknesses faded.

As soon as I stepped in the door I was pushed up against it, closing it in the process.

Demi quickly locked the door before kissing my neck.

A quiet whimper escaped my lips.

"I thought I don't have any effect on you." Demi smirked against my skin as she held my hands above my head. She may be shorter than me, but she has no problem with taking the control and I fucking love it.

"Y-you do have an effect on me." I whispered as I tilted my head to the side to offer her better access to the bare skin that she was claiming as hers.

"That's not what you said in the car Harlow." She mumbled against my skin.

"I lied." I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding when she squeezed my right hip as her other hand stayed above my head, holding my hands snugly against the door.

"So you did lie to me." Demi let out a low chuckle before biting down hard on my neck.

I bit my bottom lip to hold in the whimper that would've escaped if I didn't.

"Do you know what happens when you lie to me?" Demi looked up at me.

I cowered under her stare. "N-no." I audibly gulped.

"You get punished." Demi grabbed my chin and made me look her in the eyes. "I've just got to choose what form I want to use on you today." She licked up my neck, from my collarbone to the bottom of my jaw.

"O-okay." I let out a shaky breath as she drove me insane with her kisses up and down my neck. My knees almost gave out when she grabbed a fistful of my brown hair and pulled my head back.

"Will you be okay if I do? I know you past and I need to make sure it won't make you panic if I punish you." She stopped and gave me a serious look. "If you have any issues with anything you need to let me know immediately. Even if it looks like I want to do it, you have the power to stop me."

"I'll be okay. I trust you." I smiled down at her.

She nodded before leaving me and walking to her room. "Why aren't you following me?" She turned around in the doorway with anger written in her eyes.

"I didn't k-know you wanted me t-to." I stuttered out.

"Come here." Demi growled lowly.

I quickly walked over to her. I'm in deep shit. Deep, deep shit, but I like it.

"Sit in my dest chair backwards." Demi growled lowly.

I quickly scurried to the chair before straddling it and sitting down with my chest pressed to the back of the chair.

"Shirt off, now." She was fiddling around with something behind me, but I know better than to turn around and look.

I quickly shed the layer of clothing.

"With each one, you will thank me and then apologize for what you did." She hit something against her hand. "I want to use a soft rope. It hurts, but it's not the worst form I have, and if I thought you couldn't handle it I wouldn't do it. Now will you be good and make me proud by taking your punishment like a good Harlow?" She drew patterns on my bare back with the cane.

"I'll be good." I quickly answered, not wanting to disappoint her.

"I'm sorry, who are you talking to?" Demi hit the rope on my back once kinda lightly.

"Sorry ma'am. It won't happen again." I squeezed my eyes shut as I anticipated the impact of the rope hitting me.

"You're getting three. Don't make me tie you to the chair. If it hurts too much or you are uncomfortable with it in any way, the code word is red. Don't hesitate to say it if you even feel the slightest bit uncomfortable, okay?"

I nodded my head.

She traced another pattern on my back with her finger tips. "Remember the instructions."

I nodded before holding onto the chair for dear life. I need to make her proud. I have to make her proud.

She brought the rope across my skin for the first time and it took everything in me to not cry out from the sting that turned into pleasure that surged throughout my back. She only hit one small place, but it felt like she it every square inch of my skin at the same time.

"One, thank you ma'am. I am sorry for lying and not following you." I bit my lip as I waited for the next one.

Instead she ran her hand over where she hit which soothed my aching skin enough for the next impact. She brought it down again and waited for me to respond.

"Two, thank you ma'am. I am sorry for lying and not following you." A small sigh of relief escaped my throat when she ran a soft hand over where she just struck me.

I felt her get ready to strike me one last time. "On this last one I want to hear you scream. I know you want to." Demi let out a low chuckle as she ran her hand along my, more than likely, marked up back after the last two harsh strikes. It has a different feeling to it though. Not abusive, but structure and pleasure. Something I'm not used to and I've never had, and I like it. Checks and balances kinda thing.

I took a deep breath in attempt to soothe my body that was telling me to move so it didn't get hit again, but I need to make Demi happy and proud. That will make me happy.

She brought the rope down in my skin harder than the last two.

Even if I didn't have to scream, I would've. I choked on tears as I fought the pending surges of pain throughout my body that turned into such intense pleasure that it alone made my eyes water.

"Three, thank you ma'am." I took a deep breath. "I am sorry for lying and not following you."

"Good job baby. I'm proud of you." The pride in her voice made me smile and made the strikes worth it. I made her proud. "Let me put some lotion on it, and then we'll cuddle and watch a movie, alright?"

"Alright," a shaky breath left my lungs as I waited for the much needed soothing for my back.

"It's gonna be a little cold, but it will make you feel better." She placed a soft and gentle kiss the the middle of my back before rubbing the lotion along my back. "You were so good for me. I'm so proud of you." She cooed to me as tears escaped my eyes and I flinched from pain here and there. She kissed the back of my neck which sent chills throughout my whole figure. "I love you."

"I love you too." I spoke as I shivered due to her applying the cold lotion as it made contact with my battered skin.

"I'm sorry it's cold." Demi rubbed it in quickly, yet carful not to hurt me, to warm it up.

Once she was done she brushed my hair out of the way and kissed my cheek.

"Come on." She helped me stand as my legs wanted to give up.

She walked me over to the bed before helping me lay face down before turning a movie on and coming back with water and popcorn.

"Sit up baby." Demi brushed a strand of hair that covered my face behind me ear.

I used my arms to pull me over to her before resting my head in her lap.

"Do you want some water?" Demi asked as she opened one of the bottles.

I shook my head no before closing my eyes.

"I figured you'd be tired after that. I now know what your aftercare consists of. You can go to sleep baby." Demi got more comfortable before pulling me up for me to lay my head on her shoulder once she laid down too.

She ran her fingers through my long brown hair, and that alone can put my right to sleep.

"Just relax. I've got you. I'm proud of you and I love you." She kissed my forehead.

"I love you too." I mumbled back as my eyes got too heavy to fight to keep them open. I'm happy.