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Hello, my lovely reader and I welcome you to Love & Lattes: A bunny's bounty. As with all my serials, I'll give you a little warning of what you're jumping into here. This is a slice of life style romance story, there will be a smidgen of action but not nearly as much as my B&C series.

The L&L series is a fully anthro story unlike B&C and Guarded which are kemonomimi style. This means fur, muzzles, handpaws, padded digits for those that have paw pads, and more emphasis on things like scents.

Finally, I wish to toss out a cursory warning, this story does have elements of PTSD from noncon. It does NOT contain fully-fledged nonconsensual scenes, but it does have reference and opens with a partial one. I generally do not like to offer spoilers right out of the gate, but this is a touchy issue and I felt it the right thing to do for any of my readers that may have issues with such things.

Well, with all that out of the way, let's get started on this new adventure. I truly hope you enjoy your time in this new world I've crafted for you.

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Episode 1:

Sometimes, life stacks too much against you

"I need a mocha latte with unsweetened coconut milk." The small catgirl called out from the counter, her slightly curled brown ears perked up, one aimed towards the back, the other twitching as she listened to another customer's order. On the left breast pocket of her apron had a name tag that read, 'Ivory'.

"Uhuh," The second worker replied while frothing some coconut milk with one handpaw, the other pouring coffee into the cup of another order. Her small fluffed tail flicked about in agitation behind her as another order was added to the list, then another, and another. She wore a similar name tag only with a flourish on it that read 'Team Leader' above her name.

The rabbit grumbled under her breath, both her long mocha-colored ears slowly starting to curl at the tips where the fur was just slightly white. This rush had been going for over an hour and she was about ready to lock the doors.

The blonde cat flicked an ear hearing the rabbit behind her starting to snarl and recognizing the body language as she turned back to look at her. "Um, Karen, do you wanna swap with me?"

"No. Keep taking the orders, I got it." The rabbit called the words back at the cat while shoving a green tea latte at one customer and the mocha latte at a second. She clenched her teeth as she said, "Thanks, have a good day." Her voice had a sharp edge to it and the send-off probably sounded more like, 'I hope you get hit by a truck.'

Twenty minutes later the rush finally calmed down right as the next shift's workers walked in the door. The rabbit and cat waited for the other two to put on their aprons so they could swap with them. One was a young teenage fox who worked after school for them by the name of Joseph. The other was Crystal, an early to mid-twenties cat around the same age as Karen and Ivory who also happened to attend the same community college as the rabbit.

"Fucking sakes, of course it dies down as those two show up." The rabbit grumbled the words as she sipped on her coffee from a travel cup while sitting on a bench behind the coffee shop. Her coffee was none of that triple whipped, double mocha, fufu latte crap either, just black.

Ivory took a long drag from her cigarette making sure to puff the smoke away from the direction of the rabbit while leaning against the wall next to her. "It's not their fault boss, they get rushes in the late afternoon too."

"Think I don't know that?" The rabbit snapped the words, clicking her tongue before swilling some more coffee that was lukewarm at best now, but it was something.

"Wow, way to take my head off, Karen. You're gonna make me feel bad," The cat playfully purred the words before she took another puff from her smoke and gave the rabbit a grin. "Not sure how you handle the stress, If I didn't smoke I would have gone crazy doing this job."

"I like having functioning lungs, thanks," The rabbit huffed the words back before sliding her fingers through her shoulder-length hair the color of dark chocolate and mostly straight but for the slight show of ever faint curl at the tips.

"Uhuh... but not a functioning liver? I've been drinking with you before, I know how you are!" The catgirl cooed the words in a playful sing-song voice while grinding the cigarette out on the wall before flicking the butt into the nearby smoking bucket.

The rabbit's ears shot up at the retort, clearly showing the small silver hoops along the insides of them near the base. Karen sipped her coffee taking a moment to think of what to say to that. The cat wasn't wrong, she had been hitting the hooch pretty hard lately, almost every night needing a drink. Especially the last few nights. "I hope you choke on a dick," Was finally the response the rabbit came up with.

"Funny you should mention that!" The cat clapped her handpaws together, her overly large breasts bouncing gingerly in her button-down top. They were unfairly large for her short stature and body size, especially compared to Karen's more modest set that might have amounted to a handful at best vs tits for days over there.

Ivory purred as she leaned in close to Karen and cooed into her ear, "Finally sealed the deal with James the other night. Never knew elk's could get that big! Ha, I literally did choke and gag a few times!"

The rabbit made a face of disgust and glared at the cat with her sharp emerald eyes. "Oh my gods, Ivory... Why are you telling me this? I don't need to know whose dick you sucked this week!"

The cat grinned her own blue eyes sparkling as she purred then leaned in puffing hotly into Karen's left ear. "Just tormenting you for being an asshole... you think I can't smell it on you? Even through the roasting coffee in the shop?"

If it wasn't for the thin coat of mocha-colored fur, it would be clear to see the deep heavy blush that spread on her cheeks at the cat's words. The rabbit coughed before scooting further down the bench away from the cat's hot breath. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

Ivory sat in the spot where Karen had been and folded her paws in her lap, giving the rabbit a toothy grin, her naturally pointed teeth showing. "Sure boss, that's why every guy in the shop was looking you over today. You think they didn't smell it too?"

Karen glared at the cat her cheeks burning now. "They weren't and they couldn't have! It's not THAT obvious!"

"Ah-ha!" The cat called out the word as Karen realized her slip up and scowled at the feline. "Poor bunny rabbit is in heat, isn't she? That's why you've been a moody bitch all day!"

"Fuck you, I'll write you up for disrespecting a manager!" The bunny snapped back huffing in frustration at the cats teasing.

"You won't... and you can't, we are, off, the, clock," The cat purred the words playfully before grinning at the rabbit. "Besides, if you run me off you won't have anyone to talk to or hang out with."

Karen grumbled under her breath but didn't say anything. Ivory was right, she was pretty much the only person she socialized with. Other than that it was just work and school.

"You know what you need? You need to get laid, Karen." The cat spoke the words playfully as she pushed up against the rabbit's shoulder. Her body was smaller than Karen's by a few inches so it was more like pushing her head against her shoulder. Not that the rabbit was much taller, they were definitely the shortest ones on the staff.

"You would be an expert wouldn't you?" Karen spoke the words dryly as she finished off her coffee and threw the cup into the nearby waste can. "I don't need to get laid, I just... I need to relax. I need to finish this semester with passing marks and I need to take a day off from this damn store!"

"Heeey... you've seen how Joe looks at you, yeah?" Ivory suppressed a giggle. "He has the major hots for you Karen. The other day you were bending over getting something from the storage cabinet and he was trying to play it cool but his little fox tail was wagging like crazy. He's so fucking cute when you're around."

The rabbit's cheeks felt hot again at the thought of the fox staring at her round butt. It wasn't anything to write home about in her opinion but people had told her before her backside was pretty nice. Karen shook her head then glared at Ivory, "And so fucking still in high school! Call me crazy Ivory but I don't really enjoy the idea of prison!"

Ivory rolled her eyes and clicked her tongue. "Tch...only by like... a year! You've got what, like maybe six on him?"

"Truth be told... I don't want to date a predator, especially a dog... I don't dislike them as people... T-they just, they kind of scare me I guess..." Karen sighed and shook her head before she stood from the bench brushing off her black slacks trying to ignore the shiver down her spine.

Her paw lingered on her backside for a moment while she was brushing herself off. 'Is my butt really so great?' The rabbit thought to herself as she looked down to her side and back slightly, her small dark tail flicking slowly.

The cat's ears popped up and she clued in right away on the rabbit's posture and distant look of thought. "Ho ho... thinking about what I said?" The feline gave her that toothy grin once more. "You're pulling off that curvy short girl thing perfect Karen, and you got them chiiiild bearing hiiiips." The cat used her handpaws in the air to simulate an hourglass figure.

That heat returned to the rabbit's cheeks as she watched the cat use her paws to shape out her hips in the air. Finally, she snapped out at the blonde, "S-shut up already!"

Ivory just grinned and hopped up, standing on her tiptoes as she huffed into the rabbit's pierced left ear once more. "And with how you smell right now... I bet every guy that has walked in today imagined putting his kits in you, I know I would if I were a guy..."

Karen took a deep draw of breath in through her nose, trying not to lose her mind at the massive level of embarrassment the cat had just inflicted upon her. Her stomach twisted into a knot at the thought of every guy looking at her like that.

"Thinking about it, Karen? Or are you smitten with the thought of me feeling that way?" The cat purred the words at the rabbit teasingly, pushing a little closer now. "Thinking about the last time we had a little too much to drink and I took you home?"

"Huff... the only thing I'm thinking about..." The rabbit stepped away and cracked her neck before giving the cat a furious glare, "is what to write in your eulogy!"

Ivory giggled before flicking her wiry tail about. "Ha, relax bunny rabbit, you know I like cock too much to be after your tail full time." The feline grinned wide showing her sharp teeth before turning on her heel to face away from the rabbit. "Well, I'm going home, got me another date with James. Call me later if you want to get drinks or... hang out."

"S-sure thing," Karen spoke the words as the cat trotted off, the wiggle of her hips and skip in her step showing how eager she was to get laid again. The spring air felt cooler all of a sudden and the rabbit shivered a little at the realization of how cold she was. It was still early spring after all and the sun would be setting soon.

She decided it would probably be wise to take her jacket from the locker in the break room before heading home. Her paw moved up as she gave a wave to Joseph and Crystal on the way back in. "Hey guys, just grabbing my things from the back."

Trotting past the cat and fox she hesitated as she passed by Joseph. 'Could my heat really be smelled so easily?' The rabbit bit her lower lip gently in thought and peeked back at the fox out of the corner of her eye. Sure enough, his tail was wagging and she could see he was staring but not trying to at the same time. Crystal on the other paw was just grinning at the display, seeing and smelling exactly what had the young fox so wound up.

Karen swallowed a lump in her throat and resumed her walk to the break room, snatching her jacket before exiting out the side door to avoid harassing the poor fox any further. "Make mental note... wear a lot more body spray this week!" The rabbit huffed the words aloud as she slid the jacket on and began her walk home.

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The walk to her apartment was about five blocks away, a fairly quick trip and the bunny could be home within twenty minutes, ten on days she was in a hurry. This was one of those days. Karen was walking with brisk steps because she wanted to get home, she wanted to take a shower and wash off her scent of heat, then she wanted to have a drink. Have a drink and maybe get off a few times to quell the urges in her that she had been ignoring all day.

She wasn't exactly looking down, but she wasn't exactly looking up either when the form of someone came into her vision and her path. "Ah, excuse me." The rabbit said in a flat but polite tone as she sidestepped the figure to keep moving, only the figure purposefully stepped into her path as she did so and she gently bumped into them.

"H-hey!" The rabbit exclaimed out as she took a step back and looked up, her large floppy ears jerking upwards at the figure, it was a male, a big one too, well at least big compared to her. He looked to be a feline like Crystal and Ivory but she couldn't guess what breed. She could tell by his body language he wasn't looking very friendly though. "Uh, can I help you... sir?" Karen huffed the words, one part nervous one part irritated.

"Oh, I hope so, you see me and my friends saw you a block or so back." The cat gave a toothy grin as he scratched his cheek with a padded-finger looking smug and cocky as he spoke, "Well, actually, we smelled you more than saw you..."

'Smelled... friends?' The rabbit's ears shot up higher as she glanced back seeing two more figures flanking her from behind and moving in as she thought about her situation. The sun was practically down and the streets were pretty empty shy of a few cars passing by. Karen knew a little self-defense martial arts but nothing to get her out of a situation with three predators all having a large size advantage on her and surrounding her to boot! 'Fuck... okay, okay be cool, Karen. One in front two in back, deal with the closest threat first, right?' She thought to herself furiously as she ran the numbers in her head.

The cat in front of her saw the rabbit seeming to be thinking more than acting fearful, which was not what he expected, so he quickly reached a handpaw out for her. Karen bit her lower lip as he reached for one of her ears and quickly hunched down as she dropped to a knee to deliver a square well-aimed jab of her fist right into the attacker's crotch.

He cried out in a loud yelp of pain, doubling over as the rabbit sprang to the side and started sprinting down the sidewalk. 'Assholes! Stupid fucking cats, you won't catch a rabbit at a full sprint!' She thought to herself with a victorious huff as she panted out and ran, jerking her head back to see one of them keeping up with her, a hyena. She assumed they would all be felines and though a hyena wouldn't be as fast as her he'd be plenty fast enough to not lose her, not to mention probably out stamina her at a run.

"Shit! Why did it... have to be a dog! A-and a fast one too! This... Isn't even a bad a-area!" The rabbit yelled the words in protest out loud while cursing her heat and scent. She might have been able to make it the three or so blocks left had she been keeping up with her gym time, and had she not just gotten off a ten-hour shift, but she felt her adrenaline starting to wear off, taking her energy boost with it.

'Fuck, not gonna work...S-somebody...' Karen felt herself starting to panic at the thought of a dog chasing her down, jumping on her, and dragging her off to most likely rape her with his buddies. The rabbit felt a sob escape her burning throat as she panted then her ears shot up angrily. She snapped her teeth into a defiant grit and swallowed the fear down. "Like... hell I will!"

The rabbit made a quick hop forward to get both footpaws in line and squarely planted them in a bracing halt. The dog was bigger than her and at this point faster so she knew he wouldn't stop so quickly.

The hyena was at a full sprint when he saw the rabbit suddenly stop to quickly turn on him. He tried to slow his pace but his footpaws stumbled against the sidewalk right as the rabbit drove her elbow straight into the side of his muzzle. The dog yowled out as he crashed to the ground and rolled a few feet away before clambering to his knees blood pouring from his jaw.

"Like hell, you will chase me down like some damsel in distress! You're gonna get your ass handed to you by a bunny, little puppy!" Karen snarled the words out as she shifted herself into a lower stance her fear turning to rage and renewing her adrenaline supply. She didn't know what she was doing, her martial arts amounted to so much street brawling tactics her father taught her years ago, but she would be damned if she would let them have her without putting up some kind of fight.

The dog stood back for a time, she knew he was stalling until the other two caught up, the second one was already there, another hyena, probably a close friend or brother. The cat was still a ways back limping forward trying to recover from that punch to the crotch.

"Tch... two dogs on one rabbit, bet you guys feel so tough right now huh?" Karen sneered the words contemptuously, keeping a low stance on the balls of her footpaws, ready to react. The two hyenas had started circling her, both of their chests rising and falling like her own from the sprint.

'What the fuck people!' Karen screamed the words in her head, several cars had passed by at this point and seen the scene, this wasn't some normal thing especially for this neighborhood, why hadn't anyone called the cops? Maybe they had and they were on the way. Maybe she just needed to keep stalling. Maybe no one gave a fuck since it wasn't their problem, yeah that was more likely she thought.

"Bitch you're gonna pay for this!" The bloodied dog snarled the words before making the first move, lunging in on her from the front. The other dog was quick to follow up and come in from behind and to the side of her right, leaving her left flank fully open as a retreat point.

The rabbit sidestepped the first dog, again punishing him with a well-placed elbow against the back of his head, sending the attacker down face-first to the sidewalk with a satisfying thud. The other hadn't expected his buddy to topple down at his footpaws and his own pounce was wildly off from having to avoid the fallen dog.

Karen took the retreat path with a quick hop to clear from them and slammed right into the cat that had gotten into the fray faster than she anticipated. He was quick to grab the rabbit by a fistful of her hair and one ear, his other paw roughly snatching her right arm and wrenching it around her back.

Crying out in sharp pain Karen winced, her scalp throbbing in the cat's grip. She wrenched her arms violently trying to get her free one around to hit the attack. That arm was quickly snatched by the hyena that had stumbled moments before. The two of them handily overpowered her once they had their paws on her, each of them holding her wrists and arms as they started pulling her towards the nearby alleyway between the building.

"F-fucking! C-cowards!" She screamed the words out as she fought against the larger predators, her voice shaking and starting to crack. The adrenaline was on empty, her tank was drained and the fear took her fully now. Her stomach twisted and her heart sank violently as tears started forming in her eyes. "Damn...it! St-op... "

They pulled her into the alley and shoved her up against the wall with a heavy push, her head knocking the bricks making her see stars for a moment. "Little rabbit bitch... I'm gonna fuck you in every hole you have for that shit you pulled!" The cat hissed the words into her left ear as he wrenched on it painfully. Tears welling up in her eyes from the pain and fear starting to take over.

The bloodied dog snatched her other ear and panted into it hotly, "Yeah don't worry rabbit... we will use multiple holes at the same time too!" His paw shoved against her belly and pushed up past her white blouse, popping a few of the buttons loose as it moved up under her bra as well. The bunny grit her teeth more tears flowing as she felt the dog roughly paw at her left breast before pinching at her nipple and twisting it painfully, eliciting a loud sob of pain from her.

The third hyena moved over to her other side, all three of them surrounding her against the wall now. He moved to her black slacks tugging the button and zipper free, exposing the light blue panties beneath them. His own paw shoved right down into the front of her panties, touching her wet folds.

Karen's eyes widened at the sensation and she let out a panicked yelp at the touch, her body eagerly responding thanks to her heat, despite the fear of the situation. "This little rabbit is soaking wet boys... little whore must be excited to be raped by all of us!" The dog panted the words as he leaned in near her throat, dragging his tongue against her sweaty fur and flesh, tasting her.

"S-stop... please..." Karen sobbed the words out, tears rolling forth against her cheeks as the unscathed dog continued to rub at her between her legs. She felt her body tensing and tightening like a coil while the other dog roughly pinched her nipple. The cat had joined in and moved his own handpaw into her blouse and bra, both now pinching and groping at her breasts.

'I just wanted... to go home... stupid body... stop responding!' The rabbit furiously thought to herself before clenching her teeth and letting out a defeated whimper. Karen bowed her head sobbing at the situation, she was going to be raped as well as probably killed and no one gave a fuck, no one would help her.

Her ears filled with the sounds of panting excited dogs and the victorious sneering purr of the cat. She felt the cat grab her slacks and drag them down, exposing her curvy hips and drenched panties, her inner thigh fur clearly damp from her heat. The rabbit let out a defeated sob letting the tension in her arms go, she didn't have anything left. She tried but she couldn't do anything.

"That's a good little bunny... just let it happen... you will have more fun that way." The unscathed dog huffed the words into her ear as he withdrew his fingertips from her wet panties, dragging them over her belly and against the silver hoop in her navel.

Karen grit her teeth and blinked back tears that wouldn't stop falling as her panties were grabbed and came down. Well, started to come down at least as her ears filled with the sound of heavy running steps. She jerked her head over to the side, her vision blurred with tears as a figure bore down on all four of them.

The cat and two dogs also looked over in shock right as a large angry looking wolf came into view and immediately snatched the cat by the back of his head. Karen blinked in shock as the cat's face slammed right into the wall next to her head, she could hear the audible crunch of his jaw breaking from the impact.

The two dogs yelped in panic and released Karen as she slumped down the wall weakly, blinking out her tears as the wolf grabbed the bloodied hyena by the throat and lifted him off the ground. He had been smaller than the cat but still had a foot or so on Karen and this wolf was hoisting him up like it was nothing.

The one remaining dog, the one that had put his paws into her panties yelped in panic and tried to run past the wolf. The larger dog sneered and thrust a handpaw out, grabbing the hyena by the face and shoving him against the wall, slamming the back of his head into it with a thud akin to how Karen's had been.

The rabbit shivered in fear as she watched the scene, was this dog just here to take her as his from the smaller ones? She clenched her eyes tightly shut, another sob starting to bubble forth from her shuddered breathing.

"Uh, are you okay, miss?" Karen heard the words come out in a heavy but gentle voice from the massive dog. She opened one eye to see him standing there, holding one hyena by the face up against the wall, the other dangling by his other paw gasping for breath. The cat was on the ground writhing in agony a heavy booted footpaw planted right on his crotch, pinning him there.

The rabbit blinked several times at the display, the wolf was just... there, holding them all down. He was in blue jeans with a long black jacket on and what looked like a regular white t-shirt on. she could see his chest huffing up and down from the sudden charge into the alley, maybe he had just come from work.

His hair was a deep crimson that was about as long as hers but seemed wavy with a faint curl through it, the color matched the large tail and ears he sported as well as what fur she could see on his paws. He would have almost looked like a red fox had he not been so massive.

Karen blinked a few more times before giving the dog a timid nod. The wolf looked her over and she felt heat on her cheeks as she awkwardly tried to pull her pants back up in her sitting position. He sniffed loudly and jerked his head towards the one that smelled the most like her, the one he had by his face. "This one... he did the worst?" The bunny blinked a few times and nodded again.

The wolf grit his teeth which looked large and sharp along his muzzle, his crimson ears folding as he threw the dog he had been holding by the throat up again the alley wall where he collapsed in a crumpled heap. His boot came down hard on the cat's groin and Karen flinched at the sounds the feline made as he howled in agony.

The worst of it came to the one that had her smell on him so heavily. The wolf released his face only to grab him by the throat like the other hyena had been and shoved a punch straight into the dogs stomach. The hyena wretched out a yelp before the wolf landed another blow, then a third. By the fifth, he hacked up blood all down the front of his muzzle and chest as the wolf growled furiously, "You're getting one chance to live... Apologize to the rabbit, or I snuff your worthless life out here and now."

He dropped the hyena to the ground where he landed on his side facing Karen, coughing up blood as he croaked out weakly. "I'm s-sorry..."

The rabbit's eyes widened at the entire scene and she slowly scooted back away from the carnage, her heart pounding in both excitement at being saved, and terror at what this vicious dog had done to all three of them. "Ah... ah... it's..." 'It's not okay! He touched me, he was going to rape me!' The rabbit grit her teeth her words screaming in her mind in outrage. Her ears folded down as she felt the fury and rage renew in her soul.

She stood and pulled her pants up, zipping them before adjusting her bra and buttoning her blouse. Karen took a steadying breath, her back to everything, her paws on her hips. She didn't want to be saved, she didn't want to be here, to begin with. She wanted to save herself, she wanted to not give in to fear, but she did break and she knew she had. So now here was this son of a bitch asking for forgiveness, like he was sorry to begin with, like he wouldn't have kept going. She finally looked up and back at the dog out of the corner of her eye. "You think I would forgive you? Go to hell..."

She turned and focused her blazing emerald eyes on the dog as she paced towards him and delivered a sharp kick directly to his face making the dog's head snap back, yelping in pain. "You! You t-touched... You almost made me...!" The rabbit moved over and stomped the heel of her footpaw straight down into the hyena's groin and dug it in as she sneered before spitting on him. "I will never forgive you, dog! You wouldn't have stopped, you would have-" The rabbit yelled out again and drove another kick into the dog's crotch before shivering from the cold, the temporary burst of rage dwindling.

"You okay?" The stranger asked in a calm tone, looking directly at her.

Karen sucked in a breath through her teeth. "Almost raped, bruised, and beaten up... Yeah it's been a great day, I'm peachy!" She snapped the words back looking into the wolf's face for the first time. His eyes were bright blue, looking soft and gentle despite the savagery he had just unleashed. They looked understanding and they didn't seem to waver from hers even through the snarky commentary.

The rabbit felt her breath hitch slightly, forgetting to breathe for a moment. 'Stop being a cunt Karen... this guy just saved your ass!' The little voice of reason in her head started screaming at her and the rabbit cut her eyes away from his. She grabbed her left arm, holding a bruise on her wrist, looking and feeling very small. "Thanks... I..."

"Don't, it's fine." The wolf reached a handpaw to her, palm open. "The police are already on their way."

The rabbit looked at the large dog's paw and shrank back slightly on instinct before hesitantly putting her paw in his. He closed his padded-fingers around her entire handpaw easily and gently coaxed her past the two downed males, the third still laying in a heap on the other side of the alley.

His grip was secure and warm but not overbearing. The rabbit felt her heart lighten and pick up beating a little faster. While they walked out of the alley she looked up to study him. He just looked ahead like he was on some sort of mission, his jaw was set the crimson fur of his muzzle seeming to shift to a softer whitish-red under his chin and throat.

The wolf's crimson ears flicked up in recognition of the rabbit looking at him and he looked back at her, giving a comforting grin that showcased his sharp-looking rows of teeth. The bunny felt her heart flutter in panic at the sight of those but also at the view of his eyes again. She bit her lower lip before looking away, her cheeks feeling warm once again.

"Are you sure you're okay?" The wolf asked the rabbit once more in concern.

"A few bruises, a bump on the head... A little emotional and sexual trauma... yeah! I'm good! Nothing a hot bath and drink won't fix!" Karen spat the words out in that snarky tone. She wasn't trying to be rude, it was just how she handled the stress of a situation.

The wolf nodded as they exit the alley to the street. "The police will have to talk to you about this. Do you want me to stay with you until it's over?"

The rabbit laughed at the comment and rolled her eyes. "What are you, my dad? I can take care of..." Her words trailed off as she squeezed his handpaw gently and nodded as an answer after a moment.

"Uhm... are YOU gonna be okay?" Karen asked the dog curiously after a minute or two of silence. He looked at her with his head tilted, large crimson ears perked up at the question.

The rabbit cleared her throat, "Y-you kind of beat those guys half to death! It was terrifying!" 'And kind of awesome, and hot, and exhilarating!' The rabbit felt her heart flutter, trying to ignore the horny rabbit in her head that was now looking at this guy like some kind of white knight.

The wolf barked out a loud laugh and gave the rabbit a wide grin, showing off those large sharp teeth again. "Oh, you mean the cops asking about it?"

The rabbit gave him a look like he was stupid before simply saying, "Duh..."

"You could say we work together from time to time..." He grinned while speaking the words and released her paw as a cruiser pulled up to the street corner next to them. The wolf reached into his jacket and withdrew a laminated business card to show her. "Private investigator Isaac Convel, at your service."

--*--

The next hour or so was filled with Karen telling the police what had happened along with Isaac. It seemed the local police department had hired him to investigate the area because of increased sexual assault cases, the department was stretched thin of qualified detectives so they kept him on retainer. Once reports were filed, the trio were arrested and then taken to the hospital. Isaac insisted on walking Karen home.

"So a P.I. huh? Like a pseudo cop or something?" The rabbit looked up at Isaac as he stayed right next to her while they moved.

"They get short-handed, I occasionally get side work from them. They get help, I get a paycheck, it works out." The wolf shrugged a shoulder and smiled down at the rabbit.

"So saving me was your job then." Karen cut her eyes away from his, feeling warm again as he stared upon her, a little knot twisting in her stomach.

The wolf stopped walking, letting her take a few paces before she realized and turned to look at him. He put a handpaw on his hip and gave the rabbit a flat look. "No, my job was to investigate and report, my duty ended when I made the call to them for help."

"Then why put yourself in-"

"You had a great ass," The wolf again spoke the words flatly and the rabbit's ears shot up, first she felt heat fill her cheeks then she glared at him.

"Are you fucking kidding?!" Karen felt her fists clench as she huffed out.

"Yeah, I am fucking kidding, Karen." He spoke the words in the normal gentle tone she had come to expect from him in the last few hours, the tension easing in her body. The wolf sighed and held his paws out. "The real question is, had it been you seeing it go down, would you have not tried to help too, even if putting yourself in danger? You strike me as a gal that wouldn't just turn a blind eye to that sort of thing either."

"Ha... why would you say that? You don't know anything about me, Isaac. I'm just a bitch that can't do anything for herself or others." The rabbit turned from him, looking down the street as she put a handpaw on her hip. "Yeah I would try, but what good would that do?" She shivered in her jacket, a chill running down her spine. She could still feel their paws on her.

"Look, it's okay, Karen." Isaac took a few paces towards her resting a handpaw gently on her shoulder.

Karen clenched her teeth through fresh tears rolling down her face before pulling away from the dog and looking up at him, tears plainly flowing as she lost it. "It's not fucking okay! They touched me! They almost made me... They fucking almost made my body do what they wanted!" She grew silent looking down, wrapping her arms around herself shivering as she hissed the next words. "Had you not come along I would have been raped over and over, probably beaten half to death, if not outright dead..."

The wolf folded his ears, withdrawing his handpaw but standing there before her, letting her just talk.

"I fucking tried Isaac! I tried and I tried, and I was still too fucking weak! I still broke and cried, I still begged them to stop!" The rabbit furiously screamed the words slamming her fist into the wolf's chest.

Eventually, she just pressed her forehead to his chest, slumping her shoulders down to her side. The wolf put his arms around her, embracing her, not with any intention but to hold her and let her sob. "You're crazy strong, Karen... don't ever forget that. Sometimes life just stacks too much against us. All we can do is keep going, ya know?"

"You're such a sappy damn dog, Isaac..." Karen croaked the words weakly but just pressed closer to him, letting him hold her. The heat burning in her didn't matter, she just wanted his warmth, wanted the comfort, something she hadn't had since childhood.

"Guilty as charged..." He just kept holding her, one large paw gently stroking the back of her head, her scalp and ears still tender with a throbbing dull ache.

Karen knew he could smell her, knew he could feel her body burning and keyed up. She listened for it, waiting for a huff, the faintest pant or hitch of his breath. She wanted to know he was like the other dogs, just there to get close, just there to hurt her and take what he wanted, as every other dog had ever done that she knew.

It never came, he never made a move for more, he never lost his composure. He really was just holding her for the sake of comforting her. The rabbit let out a ragged breath as his handpaw rested on the back of her head. "Dumb dog... is your nose stuffed up?"

The wolf grinned and shook his head before huffing out deeply through his nose. "No, it's working just fine."

"S-so you can smell me then." The rabbit shivered as she asked the words while the wolf gently stroked the back of her head.

He slid his palms over the rabbits wet cheeks cupping her face and lifting her chin so she could see his own face. The wolf made his best effort to mimic the face she made for him earlier before just saying "Duh..."

Karen's eyes widened at the response before she snorted out a soft laugh, then clenched her teeth feeling the dog's padded-thumbs wiping away her tears for her. "D-don't... I'm fine!"

The wolf huffed gently and nodded his head, ears perking up slowly as he kept wiping the tears away from her soft wet cheeks, the mocha-colored fur shining in the street lights from the tears. "I know you are, Karen. You're a strong bunny and I have a lot of respect for you."

"Tch.. you mean pity, right?" The rabbit pulled her head away from his grip to look to the side.

The dog slid a paw over her cheek and guided her to look at him once more, another heavy huff through his nose before he spoke. "No, I mean it. Strength is more than just brute force."

It came roaring back with a furious vengeance, the rabbit felt her body ignite in a burning desire. Her cheeks grew hot as she stared at those icy blue eyes and his soft-looking mouth. She wanted to taste him, just shove her muzzle to his to kiss him, to drown out every thought in her mind, and just taste the wolf that just saved her life.

Isaac gave her a soft playful grin, showing off his large canines again before pulling from her face and arms. "We should get you home... you've had a long day and need some rest."

'What I need is for you to ravage me and give me your puppies!' is what her brain was screaming. Karen clenched her teeth and shook her head, trying to drown out the voice of her libido as she nodded at him as they began walking the last half block to her apartment.

The rabbit took slow calming breaths through her nose for the rest of the trip trying to keep herself from thinking about his strong feral smelling musk. He was a dog after all, but he also seemed to legitimately care about her and wasn't pushing in any way towards wanting her body.

"So, here we are. I appreciate the walk home and... the save, and letting me cry..." She felt her heart pounding before clearing her throat. 'Stop it jackass... just be normal and say something cute or smart ass!' The rabbit furiously furrowed her brow trying to compose something.

"I would ask to come up, but it feels faux pas on a first date to ask such a thing." Isaac huffed the words playfully his tail flicking about as he gave her a playful grin as if knowing she was trying to say something similar.

"You son of a bitch... I was about to say something like that!" Karen giggled the words while feeling the heat in her chest grow stronger and grinning at the dog, her green eyes shining with faint tears, it was the first time she had legitimately grinned since he had seen her.

Those eyes and that grin brought the walls down. He had been doing his best, trying to not let her scent get to him, trying to be as comforting and supportive as he could while keeping his cool. Those eyes and that smile though, it tore through his barricades like they were tissue. The dog felt his chest grow tight slightly as he hesitated before giving the rabbit another smile.

If there was one thing Karen excelled at, it was reading people. She bit her lower lip seeing the shift in his posture, picking up on his eyes, and seeing how he was looking at her now. The dog was looking at her full-on for the first time, he was trying to hide it, but she could read it, she knew he was looking at her like a rabbit in heat.

She looked away from those blue eyes feeling vulnerable, a small shiver of fear coursing up her spine along with euphoria and thrill. Her mind raced with thoughts, 'Damn it... is it going to be like this again? He can smell me, I can smell him. Time to be a dog and just assume the rabbit in heat will put out since you saved her...'

The wolf pulled his eyes away and reached into his jacket. He felt his heart racing and bit his own lip out of view of her. He was an investigator, he could tell when someone was reading him and he knew he couldn't keep his cool looking straight at her. "Look, Karen, uh... you've... you've been through a lot today."

Her large dark ears lifted as he spoke, he was hesitating, his voice wasn't as confident, he was having to choose his words. Here it comes, he would suggest he stay with her tonight to comfort her, a typical dog tactic, he wasn't any different.

The wolf clenched his teeth hesitating then withdrew a small paper card and thrust it out in front of her. "Y-you've been through a lot! It would be rude to pressure you, b-but... you seem interesting, and I'm worried about you too, b-but... ah..." He scratched the back of his head with a loud huff. Karen blinked several times as she watched the stoic wolf who had been rock solid all this time begin to panic around her. It was endearing and kind of adorable.

Isaac gave the bunny an awkward grin. "Here is my card, okay? Call me if you need anything... even if you wanna just yell and punch me more. I... I don't mind being there for you like that."

The mood shifted at those words and the rabbit felt the pressure in her chest ease, a familiar snarky grin slowly crept up on her muzzle as she took the wolf's card. The way he was acting didn't make her feel like a piece of ass, it made her feel confident and sexy. This strong stoic dog was panicking trying to give her his number. "So... you're asking me to call you... am I hearing that correctly?" The bunny's words came out fluid and confident as her paw rested on her hip. She felt empowered by this but wanted to hear him say it.

'Son of a bitch... this rabbit can see straight through me! Might as well just come out with it...' The wolf panicked in his head as he thought to himself. "Y-yes..." He bowed his head and cleared his throat, as if composing himself, then looked back at Karen directly. "I'm asking you to call me. I wouldn't disrespect you and try to play it off like it's some simple minor request. I know dogs like me make you nervous, especially after tonight. Howev-"

"I will." The rabbit cut him off and answered concisely, before tucking the card into her jacket pocket.

"Y-yeah?" The wolf barked the words in shock his tail starting to wag like a puppy.

Karen grinned at the display. "Yes...after what you've done tonight. I can at least give you a chance to not be a low-down, dirty dog, that only has one thing on his mind." She just spoke all the words with no hesitation, before stepping back onto the top step of the building leading up to her apartment. It gave her about a foot more of height but he was still easily two feet taller.

Isaac blinked at the newly confident rabbit, it just made her even more attractive to him, made her seem even stronger than before. "T-thank you, but I don't want you to think I did it hoping for something like that."

Karen smiled and shook her head gently, her large ears curled forward and pivoting side to side as she reached a handpaw out. "Come here, wolf."

His ears perked at being called simply 'wolf' but stepped closer to the rabbit standing on the steps before him. "Yeah, Karen?"

She grinned as he looked down at her and slid her fingertips over the collar of his jacket, staring into the strong blue eyes that were now uncertain. Today had sucked, It was terrible. She was almost raped, she had been emotionally tormented from the whole thing and would probably cry for a few hours in the shower tonight trying to wash the feeling off, before crying herself to sleep in bed. This wolf though, he came out of it, so it wasn't all bad... maybe.

The rabbit gripped the wolf's collar and pulled him down to her. He yipped softly in shock but didn't resist her as she went straight for that muzzle of his. The bunny shoved her mouth hard against the wolf's, kissing him with desperate hunger. She felt her body flare-up, the heat going to eleven as they kissed.

The dog quickly and eagerly responded, kissing back just as fervently, his tail fluffed outwards, ears perked straight up. The rabbit parted her lips and pushed her tongue forward as he happily took it, his own meeting hers. Both their tongues intertwined and flicked against one another, their saliva intermingling in a lewd cocktail as they kissed.

The rabbit drew in a deep heavy breath through her nose, taking in his feral scent and clearly smelling the desires the wolf was having for her. She heard him draw in his own breath through his nose, no doubt getting a strong heady dose of her scent of heat. She was sure his mind was racing with the feral thoughts of taking her, just like hers was clawing and screaming at her to let him.

The kiss lasted several moments before the rabbit finally withdrew her tongue, his pursued, he wanted a turn in her mouth as well but Karen pulled her head away, breaking the kiss with a wide hungry-looking grin. The wolf still had his own tongue lolled out slightly in a soft pant from the exchange.

Karen gave the dog a soft coo and pushed her palm to his chin, making him close his jaws. "Put your tongue away, Isaac..."

Tongue tucked back into his mouth he tried to stand up straight but the rabbit kept a grip on his collar before leaning in to whisper softly into one of his large ears, "That's your reward for saving me, my wolf in shining armor. If you want more... Well, you're gonna have to figure that out on your own." The bunny finished the words before giving the base of his ear a soft kiss and releasing his collar, taking another step back from him.

Isaac was visibly shaken by the attack and Karen bit her lip looking at him, seeing how vulnerable and cute such a mighty warrior of a wolf was before her. "Talk to you tomorrow, Isaac." The bunny stepped back a few more paces and turned from him, giving him a playful grin before walking away. She didn't put much stock in the whole, her having a nice butt thing, but made sure to sway her hips with a bit of flourish for the dog, her tail hiked up, giving him another thing to think about until tomorrow.

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