Moonlit Memories

He couldn’t help but smile at her, his heart fluttering lightly as she rose to greet him. She was undeniably beautiful, far more beautiful than any other woman he had ever seen, her children would no doubt be just as wonderful to behold. He looked away bashfully a soft smile creeping over his features, a momentary reprieve from his dread.

“Truth be told I don’t consider myself very lucky at all lately.” As he spoke he realized the meaning behind her words and lifted his head to look at her wide-eyed.

“Paradise are they-?” The question hung in the air between them, his pulse racing, his heart drumming in his ears. Another litter? Another chance. He dropped his head slowly and took a shuddering breath.

“I’m sorry it’s just…One of my litters was recently taken from me by another alpha…I’m-“ He trailed off. “I’m not a good man, I’m dangerous to be around, people want me dead.” It was true, all of it, his uncle as far as he knew, Hannibal no doubt, Leera, all of them sought to destroy him in one form or another, and all of them would revel to hear that a new litter made him doubly exposed.

He shook his head, his teeth clenched tightly, “They’ll never be safe…My children will never be safe…” He could feel a choking sob climbing up the back of his throat but he forced it down. No.  He couldn't cry anymore. He needed to be strong