Daddy Issues

Meldresi did not let a hint of her disapproval for her mate slip onto her face. He was a matter that she could deal with later, when they were alone. Ever since her pregnancy, the tension between the two had grown as they found more and more things to disagree upon. It frightened her, in a way, but she was too angry at Keith to pay attention to Burke's indignance.

The Night Queen winced slightly, thinking of how Potema might have reacted to seeing her father. She had been Bane's favorite, after all, his little princess. She must have been furious, or sad. She could not tell with her daughter, for the White Princess had grown to be such an enigma after her small "vacation". That must be her own fault, she thought.

"There are no accidents." She said, finally, after Keith finished his confession. "I release you, but I do not forgive you, Bane or not. You are both at fault here." Luckily for her, she did not have to be a single parent for long, as Burke moved swiftly into her life and saved her from the strains of managing a pack and three pups at the same time. When she thought about it, Keith/Bane leaving was one of the best things that happened to her, strange and cynical as it was. "Leave now; we are done here." She gave him no room to close, standing on her feet, her body with a posture that suggested she was ready to leave, and quickly. He had better pick up on it and turn tail before she got even angrier.