Stone Circle The day I found it won't be the same

Valette had just told Greyback that they weren't going to have pups. The matriarch was saddened about it, but she also worked through it the last few days, at least she thought she did. She had hoped that Greyback and her would have gotten another chance with raising children. She had also told him that she was doing better since she was giving milk and she was allowed to help Nanook with nursing. It had also been her explanation for the times she had been away. Valette had mostly blamed herself for the lack of a pregnancy this year. She had not been in a good shape ever since winter and the famine.

The Matriarch eventually settled down. Just relieved to have told Greyback. Perhaps it would give him some rest as well. Maybe there was some good in it too. Greyback was getting older, perhaps older than she had realized. Maybe another litter would have been too much. There was some disappointment in the female that she might never have a litter again. She did try to reason with herself that she didn’t want anyone else by her side, with or without pups.

Valette had just settled down besides Greyback when she saw Arlette and Kaito approach. She could instantly tell that there was something with Arlette. She worriedly got to her feet. Her daughter had been strange ever since she had returned from her travels. She had been distant and Valette had seen little of her. She assumed it was just Arlette trying to get used to life without traveling or just spending quality time with Kaito. She seemed to really like the boy. Valette was shocked as Arlette just broke down in front of her feet. She had never seen the girl so upset. With a frown, she looked at Kaito. What did he do!?

Valette’s eyes moved to her daughter as she rolled over. Oh. Valette instantly felt her anger rising. Arlette’s sobbing wasn’t helping. Valette’s face had turned to thunder. She always had a jealous streak, and it instantly flared up. Why was Arlette pregnant instead of her? Arlette knew nothing. She couldn’t raise children. It mingled with pure anger. She had always hated females that get pregnant without her permission. She was the only one that should be allowed to breed, with a few exceptions. And here before her, her own daughter, one of those disgusting tramps. Her anger turned in pure rage when Arlette mentioned that it hadn’t been fucking planned.

” Shut up,” Valette snarled to her daughter. It was perhaps the first time in history she ever talked like that to one of her children. Ever since she had been with Steady that hatred had formed for the disobedience of non-loyal pack members turning up pregnant. Valette remembered how badly she wanted to be pregnant herself, give Steady his own pups. But she was denied over and over since her heat wouldn’t come. All of this while female after female got pregnant without Steady’s permission. In her memory, it were many that year. And when she had her first heat, Steady had passed. It was a very mad associate for the matriarch. ” How dare you to get pregnant! And YOU!,” she snapped at Kaito. ” How dare you defile her in that way. You two aren’t even mated,” Valette spit at him.

Valette bared her teeth and snarled down at Arlette. She wanted to reprimand her, to put Arlette or at least someone, in their place. Arlette knew how much Valette was against all of this. She almost did grab her daughter between her sharp teeth. Almost. What wasn’t helping either was all the other emotions still having to be put in a place: her own disappointment of not having pups this year, Clay deciding to leave, and the secret jealousy towards her sister’s happy family. Her reaction would probably not help with Arlette’s emotions, but she didn’t care. Arlette shouldn’t have gotten herself in this trouble in the first place. Enraged eyes moved from Arlette to Kaito. ”I don’t even want to hear your excuses,” she growled, because that was how every explanation would sound. Excuses. Her eyes as green as her jealousy that sparked her anger.