Ouroboros Spine moon of my life

And he wouldn't object. He couldn't possibly, despite all his worry. With all the time that had passed between them, he would love her like her loved her the very first time and as though it were the last. 

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First she spoke of those of Hearthwood. She did not know the woman personally, but through Kukutux words and during the time of shared hunting. There were many wolves he knew of, their stories and their packs, through the words of Kukutux alone. 

She spoke of Samani, her name whispered in his head but not aloud, for the sake of his wife and her beliefs. 

Then she spoke of Chakliux, from his time here in Moonglow and the sharp memory of his desire for Samani, though she was promised to Rodyn. Now he was a respected member under his ranks. Hhrmmmm... A grumble under his breath as she teased. 

Then, she is quiet a moment and when he speaks, his fiery gaze turns to her, aglow in the shadows of their den. Always... Yet their was a knotting in his brows and his lips pulled into a flat, unsettled line. She licked his shoulder and he lifted a paw, to press in onto the low of her belly. I'm just so afraid... He whispers, the truth only reserved for her. 

Though their last two litters had come early in the spring season, their first litter had come as late as the last moon of summer! Aiolos still had time to be convinced or to deny her...