Redhawk Caldera to pronounce apathy

He mumbled something that she couldn't hear, that she honestly didn't want to hear. She suspected that it was him telling her to leave, to go away, that he no longer wanted her around. Peregrine spoke again, and Fox assumed he was just repeating what he had mumbled before. With anybody else, Fox would have told them to fuck off long ago. Probably right when they had come crawling back. But Peregrine and she were bonded. She would not leave his side until the day she left this earth, and she was certain of it. And everybody knew how stubborn she could be, once she had her mind set on something.

"I love you, too," she said, feeling her hot breath against his fur. Sure, there were times when they frustrated the hell out of one another, but in the end, Fox knew that nothing could break them. Regaining some semblance of composure, Fox took a step back, wobbling a little bit as she did so. The added weight gain of the forming pups was starting to affect her movement, little by little. "Maybe... would you ever give Magpie another chance?" she asked, her voice brittle and soft.