Sleepless Nights

The fact that he hadn’t managed to find any trace of Viho beyond the borders still weighed heavily on Castiel’s mind. There was a clear stranger’s scent with him when he left the borders… but after that? Gods only knew where the man took his child. Castiel returned back to the den late in the evening, weary from patrolling the borders and then making sure he at least caught something to bring home to Kalli. He wasn’t very hungry… he’d not been feeling himself ever since he realized Viho had been taken. But with his other two children needing him he couldn’t just abandon them and their mother… and he hated himself for that. Viho should have never gotten kidnapped in the first place!

Castiel settled down next to his mate, careful not to disturb Ronen or Etain. They were both getting bigger… and he’d needed to expand their den to fit all of them comfortably. But he was sure, had Viho been here, it still wouldn’t be enough. Their firstborn was the biggest of them all…

Setting the rabbit down for Kalli the man let out a low sigh, ears flicked back against his head. He tried to close his golden eyes, but he knew sleep wouldn’t come. It rarely came these days… and when it did it was in small spurts…