Twenty - Six Part 1

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As the afternoon progressed Luca got more and more wired.

Gee was, arguably, behaving more and more like prey and Luca ended up shifting. Tanner immediately grabbed the muzzle and began the difficult task of trying to grab the quick, squirming creature.

Tanner finally got his hand under Luca's belly to lift him. The pup squirmed around and snapped down his jaws hard. Tanner gasped despite himself at the sudden pain. It wasn't the quick nip he had experienced earlier--this was a real bite. Luca immediately laid down, little ears pinning back, tail curled beside him as he whimpered.

His golden eyes were trained on his Daddy hoping he wouldn't be upset. From the bench, Nala sat up and called Gee to her. The boy had watched it happen and now was horrified at the blood running down Tanner's wrist. He raced to his Mummy's protection while Tanner grappled with what to do.

He immediately fastened the muzzle. The pup whined. Tanner felt numb and furious all at once. "You better--" Nala began shrilly but Tanner held up his non-injured hand scooping up Luca.

He carried him silently to the car. During the long trek Luca didn't struggle and he hardly whined. But Tanner didn't notice--he was too preoccupied with what had happened. He deserved it, he assumed, for letting the first infraction go unpunished. But now how was he to punish him?

Time out was too casual.

Spank him? Was that too much...?

He put Luca in the car and drove off ignoring the smiling, waving man.

~~~

"Tanner!"

"I'm driving Griffin. And I'm really not--"

"There's a goddamn human pissing in my backyard and I don't know what to do." Griffin's voice was borderline shrill but clearly overwhelmed.

Tanner was at a loss momentarily. "Are you saying--"

"Yes. He shifted and I don't know how."

"Has he...noticed?"

"Let me go and ask him," sneered Griffin sarcastically. "What the hell am I supposed to do? He's still got the shock collar on--should I shock him until he shifts back?"

"That's cruel Griffin."

"Wait...I think... I think he's scared?" Griffin's voice went a bit distant. "He walking around on his hand and feet?"

"Losing the ability to control their shifts is a side effect of those shots," Tanner recalled. "He's probably afraid you're going to beat him for it!"

"Should I?"

"Don't be stupid Griffin. Look I'll be over in fifteen minutes. Don't do anything until then."

"Sure...sure. I'll look it up some, alright? Online?"

"Good plan." He confirmed.

Tanner hung up the phone feeling further stressed. One thing after another it seemed! He shook his head while Luca spoke quietly from the back. "Uncle Grif okay?" His tone was meek--he knew he was in trouble

"Uncle Griffin is fine. But you Mister, are in trouble."

"Luca sorry for hurting Daddy... Daddy okay?"

Tanner sighed. "Daddy is fine."

"Luca go to Time Out?" The boy whimpered.

"Of course. And you're getting a spanking--you know you don't bite. Why would you do that to Daddy?" Tanner tried to understand.

"Daddy make Luca mad," the boy whimpered dejectedly.

"If Daddy makes you mad you use your words--not your teeth. Do you understand me?"

"Luca understands." The boy whispered.

~~~

At home Tanner marched Luca inside.

"Tanner what's wrong?" Sven frowned as he turned off the vacuum.

"Luca bad boy." The were whimpered.

Before Tanner put the boy over his knee he spoke to Luca. "Luca is a good boy who did a bad thing. No biting. Repeat that."

"No biting."

"Good boy. I'm going to give you five spanks. Can you handle that sunshine?"

Luca sniffled, his eyes growing teary. "Yes Daddy."

Tanner pulled the boy over his knee and delivered five quick spanks. They weren't hard but the were wailed despite. Tanner refused to coddle him and placed him in the corner. "Sven I need to run out. I'll be back as soon as possible. Let him out in ten minutes and let him know I'll be back."

Sven nodded his head. "You'll be back before tonight?"

Tanner checked the time. "I'll try my best." He decided. "I'll text you."

Now to deal with this Griffin's problem.

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