Ocean's Breath Plateau lonely times when i could not find a friend

beta, he whispered, the face appearing as if in dream, the feel of nose against nose—dutch was here.

kya karoon? asked dutch—well, if it wasn't in his own tongue, then he understood it as such. and it struck him to the very core, for he'd asked that same question time and again. with all these problems. . .

stay with her, aditya insisted, jaw tight, eyes trained on his son's face. don't leave. never leave.

children came and went. mates were forever. he never did learn that lesson until it was too late.

adi sighed, ribcage collapsing, a puddle of agouti in the cave with yellow eyes regarding the young man before him.