The greatest gift

The life that burned in Manea's eyes and the wide grin of total bliss and desire on her face told Alastor more about how well he was doing as her husband than any of her sweet words ever could. She was his, his soul mate, his other half, the perfect completion to his life. She amplified him, improved him, elevated and emphasized him. She was his beginning and his end. Together they had been bound and created the most wonderful thing in the universe, and together they would watch him or her thrive. With his perfect, beautiful mate straddled atop of him, Alastor watched with lustful glee while her body responded immediately to his touch on her most delicate parts, her gasps and growls as her head tipped back and toes curled to claw at his chest letting him know he was doing a good job. A deep groan of his own escaped the brute when she pushed back hard into his hips, grinding herself on him more insistently until he could feel the heat of her desire against his nethers. He groaned into their shared kiss when her lips claimed his own, paws guiding her hips on his until he felt her body welcome his into her, his guttural sounds of pleasure muffled by her tongue in his mouth while they savored one another and enjoyed the heat of their own brand of love together.

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When they were both finished and satisfied, Alastor lay on his side across the massive bed of furs the two had collected during their honeymoon hunts, breathing hard and heavy as he came slowly down from the orgasmic high their wild mating had left him in. He held Manea close to him, gazing deep into the vibrant aqua eyes of his lover while she panted and grinned at him. Low, contented growls rumbled in the dark brute's chest while he leaned into his wife's touch, his own paw absentmindedly drifting up and down along the curves of her side from shoulder to hip while he held her to him. He glanced down her body again with a bright, almost childlike excitement while his paw moved to rest over her belly again, almost not believing that there were puppies growing inside his mate—his puppies! Alastor was going to be a father! Excitement, nervousness, joy, and fear all swirled inside his brain and heart, a confounding cocktail he wasn't willing to deal with right now. All he wanted was to enjoy his time with Manea while they still had the quiet and solitude to do so.

While they quietly enjoyed their refractory period following the heated sex, Alastor began to imagine their children. What would they look like? How many would be boys and how many would be girls? How many would they have? What would they name them? So many questions flitted about his mind, and Alastor chased each of them like a puppy would chase butterflies. What would they be interested in? Would he get to teach them fighting, or hunting, or something else entirely? His mental tornado of questions was disrupted when Manea spoke to him, catching his attention when they could speak again without gasping for breath. He stared at her with absolute love and devotion in his abyssal gaze, his permanent smile now softened with a love he'd never known before. He returned her gentle kiss all too eagerly, but listened while she explained how she would be teaching their children about the Mendacium law, then offered to teach him too.

Alastor didn't take long to think about it; of course he wanted to learn more about her life and her beliefs! He had said so when they'd first gotten together months ago! He'd be damned if he didn't at least offer to help her teach their children who they were and where they came from! "I'd love to learn more about your family, laws, and beliefs, my darling," he replied, closing the space between their mouths to kiss her for what seemed like the millionth time but still felt like the first. "I'm in this with you to the end, Manea. I want to be fully part of your family and your world. So consider me your eager student!" Alastor grinned playfully, already eager for his lessons. He was still stroking over her side partially to tease and distract her while she taught him, but mostly because he simply couldn't keep his paws off of her.


"Alastor"