Emberwood clutch

His mismatched eyes darted to Victoria when she whined. Cambria immediately slung his belly to the ground and crawled toward both of his daughters. He felt so huge and unwieldy around them. He lowered his head so it hovered just over his outstretched forepaws, hoping to avoid intimidating the girls. Neither one seemed upset by his proximity, especially when Sophia stepped in between him and Victoria.

Awww, what’s wrong, lil’ Vicky? She didn’t mean anything by it. Did you, Soph? Cambria said, eyes flitting from one little face to the other. Good god, you two are so cute, it hurts me to look at you. My cute, sweet, tiny babies… he murmured, nuzzling toward them.

His moist nose bumped Sophia’s chest as delicately as he dared. She smelled like heaven. Cambria inhaled, then slid backward before he could chance doing any sort of incidental harm. But what was worse was the thought that Victoria might felt left out, so he wormed his neck around and over Soph to snuffle oh-so-carefully in Vicky’s ear.