The Tangle Got a secret, can you keep it

They begin walking, his heavy paws carrying him down and over the rock face. He side eyes her when she obliges and walks next to him. Then he sneers at her question with a bitter laugh, a few canines showing as he curls one side of his lip. “No. Unless that’s what you want?” 

He knows he’ll need to have a litter of pups sooner or later to continue on with the pack, yet after what recently happened, he’s not sure if he could just yet. 

He stares back at her, brow raised and mouth almost shaped into a frown. He was waiting for her response. “If so, then I’ll keep you ‘till your next heat.” He growls back.