Swiftcurrent Creek love in my arms and the sun in my eyes

his gaze became slightly awestruck as the dark man approached, tall and muscled with a pair of verdant eyes that went right through him. cortez felt his knees wobble a bit, but nodded in greeting nonetheless, ears flicking toward his sister's voice before turning his attention once more to the handsome alpha male.

i'm cortez. i've brought, uh, some toys for any children here to play with, he explained, nearly tripping over his words. his tongue felt suddenly heavy, in stark contrast to its normally buoyant, playful nature. olive has herbs for the mothers. i hope breeding season has been good to you all, cortez added, smiling a little nervously.

no doubt kavik had fathered one or more of the litters here. he waited for the man's response, idly shifting his weight from paw to paw.