Hushed Willows It’s the day I realized I was alone

His gaze softened and parted from the stranger as his daughter came over and he leaned down to ruffle the soft fur between her ears before turning his attention back to the male his expression rapidly changing the more the man said. When there was silence Sunny stared at the dark coated gentleman and cleared his throat, his eyes misting over as he struggled to swallow the many difficult things in this scenario. This man was Aliac's father, his father by mateship, grandfather to his three kids. He wanted Aliac. "My name is Sunny. Aliac was my mate. I'm sorry to break this news but during a bear attack Aliac and many others died protecting the children" somehow it managed to rush past his lips in one burst before he exhaled and struggled to reign in his tears for Minnow's sake. Unfortunately it occurred to him that if the man had come only a couple months sooner they could have been a family and it broke him down and the tears fell rapidly down his cheeks.