Big Salmon Lake [m] My Hearts In Pieces

His words broke the silence, brought back to the surface thoughts she had ben trying to suppress. What were they to do now? She remained silent, turning over the question in her mind. They could speak to Charon and Amekaze, beg forgiveness, or they could go. Simply up and go, and try to be quick about it. But before she could reply, another question left her mate's lips. They would hae to go, for the pups. She would not condemn them, even if they were mere possibilities, bits of cells at the moment, to the life of thrall, here.

But before she said this, she looked at Harley, expression blunt. This was the tipping point...he had promised so much, lived up to so many of those promises, but now she had yo ask him something, something big. "Harley...will you stay with me, should I have pups? Even if they're...Charon's?" Her voice quivered and faded a bit at the end of her settence, nervous. She needed his answer now, and if he chose to leave...so be it. She loved him, so much it hurt her heart, but should he chose to stay she would leave, alone. But she sincerely hoped that the latter would not come to pass.