Cedar Sweep Bang-A-Rooni (Mature)

The woman cried out, and Charley pinned his ears in surprise, thinking he'd hurt her in some way. But then she put words into the cry, and guilt seared hotter in his chest. 
               "H-Heartha, please, I'm sorry. I-I wasn't.... Thinking."
He knew he only had a little time before they were disconnected, and with no telling how the distraught woman would react after being freed, Charley just let the words tumble from his mouth. 
                           "Don't say a word to Aspen, or anyone who would. She'll hear it from me and me only."
He hated sounding so commanding to someone he cared about as a friend, especially after whats just happened, but he wouldn't have someone else telling Aspen before he could. And he fully intended to: lying was treason in the Court, and though technically hiding things was not, Charley really did feel bad for what he'd done. Aspen deserved to know, deserved an apology.
He felt himself deflating, and as soon as he slipped free of her to sit back on his own haunches Heartha bolted. The King whined after her, but she was gone: he could only hope she would obey him. He wasn't stupid, of course, and knew that since she'd been in heat, she would likely bear him pups.
                                                        Fuckin' DAMNIT Alder....
The sudden use of the name he'd talked to Aspen about surprised him, but it was also a push that he was right: he needed a new start.