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It was a sensitive issue and Raven didn't want to push her mother, though she wondered, "What if we were both there? That way, I could teach him." She wasn't an expert herself. It would be a learning experience for them both, if the Alpha female allowed it.

Her mother seemed almost certain she was carrying pups, which made a bubble of joy blossom in Raven's chest. She almost shouted gleefully but remembered herself at the last second. She did smile, perhaps a little foolishly, as she pictured these younger siblings who might even now be growing in Fox's womb.

"I'd love to help," Raven said, quite possibly overly enthusiastically, "with anything, I mean. If there's anything you need, I want to be there for you. I love you, mom, and I—I already love them too..." she continued, gazing almost wistfully at Fox's flat middle.