Bearclaw Valley my heart is in economy due to this autonomy

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merrick pressed his lips against the offered pulse of her blood and wondered suddenly despite himself if the nightshade would ever want children.
the thought sickened him; he shut his eyes and pushed his body more firmly against hers, seeking warmth and the distraction of her warm yielding to him.
had indra and tadec not bedded one another so worthlessly, he would not be here. had his mother not abandoned him to the whims of a pack he did not trust —
a low keening void of hunger suddenly opened within merrick, a chasm of all the wants he had ignored since claiming bearclaw.
and he was afraid.
and he was elated.