Pull the Ripcord

Hearing that little hitch in Aliana's breathing and seeing the defeat in her aquamarine eyes broke Dalila's heart and she wished there was more she could do than reassurances and support. She very nearly wished she could trade places with Aliana and suffer this fate for her instead. She wasn't much bigger than Ali, maybe a few inches at best, but even that could make a difference when it came to bearing children as large as what Chimera could father. She had already lived with the guilt of knowing they had purchased Aliana as a trade for her own freedom and now seeing her go through this... It would be one thing if Ali wanted this to happen and wanted to have children with Chimera - she couldn't have faulted her there - but this was clearly something she didn't want and that made her heart hurt for the smaller woman.

After the interruption from the strange fireflies that were glowing and dancing around them, making the garden feel mystical and magical, she glanced up to see Ali's reaction to her hesitant confession and was surprised to see Ali's tail wagging and a flush peeking through her pale fur. She didn't know how much of this was just the wild hormones from their heat and how much of it was a genuine connection and attraction, but with everything else seemingly crashing down around them it was nice to have even a moment of something pure and enjoyable. Aliana had in a strange way been her source of familiarity while she experienced everything that Chimera was. From being with Siren she had quickly learned that given pleasure was far more her taste than receiving and giving Aliana comfort and pleasure amongst all the turmoil she was experiencing made her incredibly happy.

She shifted a bit closer and wrapped her forelegs around Ali's shoulders, pulling her into an embrace and gently nuzzling into Ali's neck, the contact making her heart skip and flutter like crazy. "You made everything better for me as well," she told her softly, giving her a gentle squeeze. "We'll get you through this, I promise." She never would have imagined that this would be the way she would end up being so close with Ali and if anyone would have told her that she would be so intimate with Ali as well she would have called them a liar, but now she couldn't imagine not being like that with this woman again. Siren would always be her priority and her first love, but she was quickly realizing how it was possible to care for more than just one wolf.

"Dalila"