Chapter 149
“Are you going to hurt me?”
“No. I would never hurt a little.”
My mind is running a mile a minute planning this little activity.
“You said a mistake could be costly. Have you done this before?”
Now alpha is asking for additional details as I finish arranging everything.
“I have. It’s rare but occasionally I can convince parents to let me teach their pup over my father.”
“Have you ever failed?” The one question I expected but really didn’t want to explain.
“Yes.” I speak quietly as I motion Madisyn over to me.
I get down on one knee, getting to her level as I prepare to teach her a big lesson. “It’s very important that you trust me and follow my directions exactly. Just like at the table, not following my directions will hurt. Me more than you but the potential for both is there. If I tell you to be loose, then I need you to be floppy. Nice and jiggly. When I tell you to freeze, you get stiff as a board. Do you understand?”
She nods her head almost giggling.
“I’m glad you’re relaxed but no one in my pack has ever been happy with this lesson. It has worked more often than not in stopping the bad behavior but no one will be happy when I’m done.”
I can hear the nervousness in my voice as alpha and luna shift briefly in their seats. I stand and take several deep breaths, narrowing in my focus for the stunt I’m getting ready to show.
“I’m going to pick you up. I need you to be loose and relaxed.”
She smiles as she holds her arms out, away from her sides. I bend down, placing my hands under her arms, whimpering slightly from the pain of her added weight as I lift her up. I toss her lightly side to side testing her weight in my hands.
“You weigh more than your sister, by about ten pounds.”
I stop a moment, struck by alpha’s look of curiosity. I cock my head silently, waiting for alpha to answer a question I haven’t asked.
“Is that bad?” Madisyn brings me back to her.
“Not bad, sweetpea. Just something I have to account for. Are you ready? I promise this will not hurt you. It will scare you but not hurt you.”
“I’m not scared.” She looks at me with wide brown eyes that appear to be laughing.
I start slowly. Just barely tossing her enough to leave my hands and fall back into them in less than a second. It’s a popular child’s game that I’ve seen every parent engage in. Only mine has a twist at the end.
After getting a better idea of her weight for a minute I toss her slightly higher. Now it takes a second for her to be back in my hands. I build the height that she’s being tossed for several seconds. Each time, I’m tracking how high she’s going and how long it takes for her to get back to my hands. Once it’s consistent, easily predictable, that’s when I move to the next stage.
I continue where I’m at, height wise, for another minute or two. She has the broadest, most beautiful smile on her face and I’m taking my time enjoying it. Scaring her the way I do the pups still hurts me. I hate the idea of bringing tears to her eyes.
I take several deep breaths, preparing myself for my dramatic ending. When ready, I let go. It only takes a matter of seconds for Madisyn to pass my hands and head to the floor. It only takes a second longer for her to realize she’s missed the comfort of my hold.
“Freeze up. Stiff as a board.”
I call out in my most commanding voice as I wrap my arms around her and drop to the floor. Within seconds my game is over and I’m cradling a stiff and terrified Madisyn less than an inch from the floor.
“Are you hurt?” I ask loudly.
She shakes her head quickly as her eyes fill with tears.
“I need you to answer loud enough for your parents to hear. Did I hurt you?”
“No sir.” Her voice breaks as she holds back her desire to cry.
“Did you hit the floor?”
“No sir.” She manages again.
“It’s okay to relax but I need you to stay still. This has gone exactly as I planned but I need to move from around you and you accidentally hitting me would cause me a lot of pain.”
She nods her head to my gentle explanation. I look up in time to see Alpha and Luna returning to a seated position, Alpha Damian and Alpha Lucas with gaping mouths.
I gingerly slide my hands from beneath Madisyn before carefully moving my left leg from over top of her. I freeze my movements once my leg is on the other side of her, freeing her to stand up off the floor.
“Cole?”
There’s fear and worry in her tiny voice as she gently touches my shoulder, freeing the breath I’m desperately trying to keep. The burn on my leg is searing hot and making it difficult to keep my thoughts straight.
“Come here, sweetpea.”
I try my best to keep my commanding edge but I know the pain I’m in is taking it away.
“First, I want to say I’m sorry. My lesson is meant to be difficult emotionally but it does serve as an important lesson. One that is important not to forget. Anything can be fun. Anything can be a game, but one must remember that at any time your game can go wrong. What would have happened tonight if I hadn’t been at the table?”
She looks up from the floor into my eyes.
“I would have hit the table.” She states meekly.
“Yes, you would have.” I confirm as I wipe the tears from her eyes.
“You’re an alpha, Madisyn. And it is important for you to test your limits as that is the best way to learn what it is you can do and the best way to do it. The thing is, princess, you’re also young and your mental and physical coordination is still developing. Which makes testing the limits of your abilities a lot more dangerous when you make a mistake.
You must always think about what you’re doing before you do it, Madisyn. You have to think about what might go wrong and how it might get there. You must be able to calculate and plan what you’re doing because there will be times during your life that there will be no one there to catch you when you fall and all you have is yourself to rely upon.”
“That sounds lonely.” She whispers through her tears.
“Sometimes it is.” I respond sadly as I pull her into a hug.
“This wasn’t meant to hurt you. I can’t stand a belt being laid into the backside of a little and this was the most dramatic thing I had to teach you without hurting you. Please forgive me for scaring you.”
She nods her head slowly.
“It’s okay to cry.”
I whisper gently as I hold her close, all of the resolve to be brave and fearless collapsing against my shoulder in sobs. I relish in her closeness as I mentally prepare myself for the ass beating I know I deserve.
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