Raising a Wolfpup

That night, Sayuri lay on top of an extremely exhausted Kyle, who was covered in a fine layer of sweat and breathing heavily.

When he had finally been allowed to climax, it had been quite spectacular - the sensation, that is.

Kyle looked at his naked wife on top of him, feeling her softness pressed upon his chest as she leaned forward, her hands beside him. He looked at and admired the fullness that was on him and then back at her face.

If it wasn't for the fact that he was exhausted, that sight would have already made him ready to go for another round.

"We should do this more often," Sayuri teased him, laying down completely on him.

"Oh, please, no," Kyle groaned, and looked at her pleadingly, "I don't think I can take the torture so much."

Sayuri grinned, running her finger on his chest, making circles on it, "So don't do things to piss me off. I need lots of coaxing to calm down."

By 'coaxing', she meant having her way with Kyle.

"I see the error of my ways," Kyle said, making himself look pitiful, "So can you release me now?"

Edging was one thing, but being tied to the bed and not being able to move at all while being completely at her mercy drove him insane. It's not that he couldn't escape, of course - but he was not allowed to.

Imagine having the most delicious meal in front of you, tantalising you, even to the point of having it touch your lips - but you had to use sheer willpower not to move to take that bite.

Of course, by the time you are allowed to take the bite, it was Heavenly and the taste was indescribable.

Sayuri kissed him softly on the lips as she reached up and unlocked the handcuffs. Once free, Kyle ran his fingers in her hair and caressed her cheek.

"Have I told you lately how much I love you?" Kyle asked gently, his eyes tender.

"No," Sayuri replied, pinching his cheek, "So you have to work harder."

Kyle laughed, his chest rumbling, "Well, I love you very much Sayuri Hinata. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Forever till my last breath and my next life."

"Sweet-talker," Sayuri said with a smile.

She sighed and lay her head on Kyle's chest, listening to his heartbeat and he stroked her hair.

"You think Alex is fine out there?" Sayuri asked suddenly.

Kyle snorted.

"Why wouldn't he be?" Kyle replied, "Our backyard is the most secure place in the area."

"You know that's not what I meant," Sayuri said, hitting him on the chest, "He's only 7 and sleeping outside."

"In a tent that has a sleeping bag," Kyle pointed out.

"But the ground is hard!"

Kyle's mouth twitched.

"His choice," Kyle replied.

"What if it rains?"

"He's in a tent," Kyle repeated.

Sayuri pursed her lips, pinched Kyle to relieve her frustration and Kyle's face twisted a bit.

He can take punches fine enough but somehow, the sting of a pinch (or slap) was different. Even though he hardly had any fat on him, Sayuri still knew where to pinch to get the maximum effect with the minimum effort.

"The shadow guards are keeping an eye on him," Kyle reassured her, "If it gets dangerous or the situation is too uncomfortable, they'll bring him in."

Sayuri nodded, satisfied.

She knew Kyle believed in 'tough love' when it came to Alex. Thus, he would not have done a thing if there was a thunderstorm or something. Even though there was an awning above and he was in a tent, she would not feel comfortable knowing that her baby boy was out there.

Once she was satisfied and relaxed, Sayuri fell into a deep sleep quickly.

Kyle had a wry smile on his face and wondered just how his woman could fall asleep while laying on top of him. He wasn't as soft as a mattress, after all.

Luckily she had already released him and he didn't need to dislocate his thumb just to escape from the handcuffs. He placed his hand firmly on her back and nimbly moved aside so that she would fall softly beside him.

His arm was placed under her neck, and she moved in her sleep, snuggling closer to him and placed her hand across his chest while one leg went up his leg - her knee narrowly missing his c*ck.

Kyle let out a breath of relief at the close shave.

Kissing Sayuri's forehead, he settled down himself and soon, was asleep as well.

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Alex opened his eyes when he heard a little barking near him. He saw Max in front of his face, who then placed a paw on his nose.

Alex got up and rubbed his eyes and asked, "You need to go, Max?"

Max was going round in circles and Alex went to the front of the tent, opening it. He walked out and waited for Max to come out, then followed him.

Gordon had told him about this.

Puppies would not be able to hold their pee all night, and in order to train him well, Alex must be prepared to take him out for the 'nightly duties', so to speak. Otherwise, Max may soil his sleeping area and that would be a hard habit to break.

Alex never considered letting Max sleep outside alone.

Even a human being would feel scared to suddenly be in a new place, full of strangers - what more a wolfpup? Before, he had been in the shelter and there were other dogs around, so he was not lonely even though he had his own 'cage'.

Here, the wolfpup was all alone so naturally, Alex had to accompany him and take care of him.

Gordon did tell him that he could train Max by using the crate method - which was essentially, a cage. The crate would be placed next to Alex's bed so Max would not feel alone and can smell Alex close-by.

Dogs would naturally not want to soil the place they sleep in, so the pup would be forced to learn to hold it in. When he needed to pee, he would (or should) call out for attention.

Alex rejected the crate idea for two reasons.

One, he didn't like the thought of confining Max for any reason.

Two, Max was not allowed in the house anyway - even if it was confined in the crate.

So, he decided to sleep outside from now on until Iori was well and could be Max's sleeping buddy. For company and warmth.

[A/N: totally innocent sleeping buddy, okay]

Puppies and kittens lose body heat easily. At the shelter, the temperature was regulated so there was no danger of that. Here, however, there was no such thing. Alex could have placed a heating pad underneath the blanket of the wolf den, but that would only have solved the heat problem.

Not the 'loneliness' problem.

So, sleeping outside with Max was the only logical choice.

As Alex watched Max go around sniffing the area and choosing a spot, he remembered Gordon's words.

"Be calm all the time," Gordon had told him, "Do not act excited or start to play with him. Just take him out, let him do his business, then go back to bed. Talk firmly and go back to sleep immediately."

"This is crucial because what we want to teach Max is that if he needs to go, he just needs to call you," Gordon told him, "But it's not to play. Just pee. If you are not firm with him, he'll start waking you up just to play and this is not good."

Thus, Alex didn't say a word while Max found a spot. Once he did his business, Max trotted over and Alex patted his head, saying, "Good boy." He gave him a small treat as a reward then walked back to the tent.

Alex called out firmly to Max to enter, closed the tent and lay down to sleep, completely ignoring Max.

Max tilted its head as it looked at Alex, then trotted over and placed his head on Alex's chest. He gave Alex a little lick before closing his eyes and went back to sleep.

Alex opened his eyes a bit and smiled, satisfied.

The next morning, both Alex and Max woke up at approximately the same time.

5.30am.

Alex stretched a bit and went out, with Max following him obediently. Alex took a portion of food that had already been taken out to defrost and fed Max. While Max was eating, Alex did some basic warm-up exercises.

Once Max was done eating, Alex took out the harness and leash with great reluctance. He thought he could run around and train with Max running around beside him; not have Max on a leash running beside him.

But, he endured and resisted the urge to be disobedient.

If he did not follow Gordon's instructions properly, he knew very well that his father would most likely take away Max.

Alex could not let that happen.

Max was, fortunately, very obedient and was more curious rather than dissatisfied. Alex made sure the harness was placed on him snugly, and then clicked the leash to the harness.

He then clicked the other end of the leash to his belt, so he was basically 'tied' to Max.

"Well, let's do this," Alex told Max, who seemed excited to go.