The Prisoner

Summary: What happens when the alpha male werewolf loses control and needs to be punished for his actions.

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He couldn�t believe what he was looking at. He had gotten a distressed phone call telling him that someone was in trouble and he was needed, so he dropped everything and ran as fast as a master vampire could.

All the while he was thinking of all the scenarios he may find, considering who he was going to see�Hoping for the best, but knowing from the tone of the voice on the other end of the line that it would be the worst he would find. Thinking of the distress in that voice, he went even faster.

Twenty long minutes later Jean-Claude arrived silently cursing Richard for living so far out of town. Even the Master of the City needed to use a car to travel long distances, a fact that he had grown to hate. Pulling up outside the house, he quickly got out of the car and hurried to the house, not bothering to knock on the and quickly entering, only to stop in his tracks.

The site made him shudder. The walls were covered in streaks of blood. Someone had been injured and had to lean against the wall for support in order to try to get away from whatever or whoever was chasing them. Walking farther into the room he saw that all of the walls were smeared in blood, a lot of blood.

�Please still be alive!� he said quietly as he hurriedly searched the house.

What seemed like an eternity later, even for a vampire, he found what he was looking for, and just in time it seemed. In the master bedroom he found what he was looking for, and it was indeed the worst case scenario.

There on the bed, a werewolf had pinned a young man to the bed. The young man�s right shoulder was bleeding badly and his left arm was in a horribly painful angle. He was as still as he could be to keep the teeth of the wolf from biting into his neck and ripping it open.

�Richard!� Jean-Claude shouted as he went over and grabbed the wolf behind the scruff of the neck and pulled him off of his victim, before throwing him against the wall hard enough to knock him out.

Quickly going to the bed he knelt down and quickly looked over the injured man. The injuries that he saw were bad, had the young man have been human, he would not have survived half of what was done to him. It was one of the few times Jean-Claude was thankful the young man was a werewolf.

Shooting a glare at Richard, Jean-Claude growled �you should have known better!�

A few minutes Jean-Claude felt someone enter the house and come up behind him. By the scent he knew it was Nathaniel and Asher, Micah was probably still in the car.

�How is he?� Nathaniel asked softly as he hurried over to the bed to give some comfort to his injured friend.

�He will live, although it will take him a while to recover from this attack.� Jean-Claude replied letting the others feel his anger. �Take him to the club and bring the doctor.�

�What about you?� Asher asked softly from the door as he watched Jean-Claude closely.

�You take Steven and go, I will take care of Richard. I want Steven safe.� Jean-Claude said.

Asher moved to the bed and gently scooped the unconscious man carefully into his arms and then quickly went back out to the car followed closely by Nathaniel. When they were gone Jean-Claude moved over to the wolf and picked him up.

�You should have better control over yourself Richard! You are alpha male and as such you should have more control over yourself, and if you have trouble remembering that, I will remind you!� he said as he took Richard outside to his car and put him in the trunk.

The vampire drove to the club and by the time he arrived Richard had turned back into human form. Jean-Claude carried him to the lower floor of the building and walked into a room that had some chains attached to the wall. He walked directly over to the shackles on the wall and attached Richard�s arms and legs to them. Then he sat there and waited for the other man to wake.

Not much longer, Richard showed the first signs of waking. Jean-Claude had gotten out the cat�o�nine tails and just sat back and waited for the signs. When Richard was almost fully awake the master vampire walked up and let the whip crack across his back, bringing him to full alertness.

�What the hell?� Richard cried.

�Do not speak! You have injured a member of my clan and therefore you must be punished! It was unacceptable and you know it!� the dark vampire lost his temper.

�What do you mean? I did not attack anything!� Richard shouted back.

�Tell that to Stephen who is up with the doctor getting treated because you raped him and almost ripped his throat out!� Jean-Claude said very quietly.

Everyone knew how Jean-Claude felt about Stephen and that if you hurt the young man it was the same thing as a personal attack on the Vampire of the City. And to attack him, was to bring the most severe punishment one could find.

The only thing that was saving Richard from that fate was the truce between the werewolves and the vampires. Richard was the first Alpha mail in a long time that was actually dedicated to a real peaceful live instead of constant battles. It made it much easier for the vampire community, and Jean-Claude didn�t want to have to deal with another alpha male. So this was how they would take care of that�this time�

�This was our agreement Richard. To keep the peace between the weres and vampires, if there are difficulties then we will take care of it between us�Search your mind and find your transgressions and then we will continue.� The dark haired man replied.

Richard let himself relax as much as he could and let his mind wander to the last few hours. He saw himself attack and rape Stephen, and he saw his transformation into the wolf and that attack on the younger man. He threw his head back and howled in pain.

Dropping his head back against the wall, he said softly �I�m sorry Jean-Claude. I do not know what is happening to me. I feel as if I have been losing control lately.�

Jean-Claude had a feeling he knew what the problem was and he hoped that his choice of punishment would help it. Richard needed to be allowed to let go of his stresses and this would help him.

�I�m going to whip you as punishment. What you did to Stephen was horrible and you need the physical punishment to be reminded of what you did. I will not be nice with it.� Jean-Claude said.

�I understand.� Richard said.

Without warning Jean-Claude swung the whip again and the crack sounded in the room. On and on the whipping went, from Richard�s shoulders to his knees, no part of his body was neglected. By the time the vampire was finished, Richard had blood freely streaming down his body.

When he was done, the vampire dropped the whip on the floor and walked over to the bleeding man. �I will have someone come in and clean you up, but I must go.�

He was gone before Richard even comprehended what was said. He hurt, it wasn�t the worst beating he had gotten in his life, but it was bad. He could feel where his body had been torn away and he knew it would be a while before he fully recovered.

A while later the door opened and he felt someone come up behind him and then he felt a cool clothe being wiped over his body.

�He hated having to do this to you, you know.� The soft voice said. �Jean-Claude does not like to whip anyone, friend or foe, but he could not think of a more suitable punishment for you that would not affect the peace.�

Richard stayed quiet. He didn�t know what to say to this person who spoke with such empathy for both him and the master vampire. He knew he deserved the punishment and in a way it made him feel better, more in control. Maybe it would help him with losing control. He hoped so.

The man cleaning him informed him as he released him from the shackles, �Jean-Claude has arranged for transportation for you and he wishes you a safe night. He has also offered to have someone help you clean your home if you wish it.�

Shaking his head, Richard replied, �Thank Jean-Claude for the ride, but tell him I will clean my home myself. I made the mess, I should not have help cleaning it.�

�As you wish. The car will take you home now.� The vampire said as he walked to the door.

�Tell Jean-Claude�� Richard called to the man, �Thanks.�

Nodding the vampire replied, �I am sure he will understand your message.�

Richard slowly made his way to the awaiting car and drove home in silence, his body already starting the healing process.

The End