Sunbeam Lair It’s not so hard now, you’ve got it all

It only takes a few seconds to register the words, to realize there might be a chance the litter might not be his, but it is not enough to deter him. His glare only hardens as he rolls through one tidbit of information over the next, knowing Asterr hadn’t left his sight during her heat since they met and prior to him, nothing else mattered. The thought alone causes him to lift his head just a fraction higher and an eyebrow quirked to show the words didn’t cut through him as expected—at least not in that moment.

It isn’t some strange wolf he doesn’t know that stands by her side, that has provided for her since the first signs of pregnancy. It isn’t Damien that fed her and kept her safe, that led her home when she’d become den-ridden. It isn’t Damien that stands protectively in front of them now, not letting some strange wolf he doesn’t know inside to see his family. Whatever Asterr had done before Ukko arrived could hardly be blamed for—however, not being told had definitely hit a spot he hadn’t expected—but steadfast he remains in light of the new information.

“But she didn’t choose you, now did she?” is all he has to offer.