we all pay a price

She didn’t want to lay eyes on either of them, the two wolves who shared in her presence every day. Who knew her every habit and quirk, and rearranged their own to accommodate. She loved them, and they returned that emotion, but she hated that they’d turned towards each other. Belle should have been happy for her friends, she cared deeply about the both of them. That was why it hurt so bad. She had to push them away to keep herself from harm.

Bright magenta gaze stared unseeingly into the surface of the stream below her dainty feet. She sighed heavily, having cried all of her tears the night before. Returning her features to the patio and the place where they would stand before in a few more minutes. She felt a shiver run down her spine, Luce mentioned her temperature would drop right before birth so she kept the bongo pelt on her shoulders for warmth.

The pups would be here any day now, and this mess she had become needed organized before she welcomed them to the world. She lifted her head proudly, steeled herself with a deep breath, and waited.