The Love I Never Knew I Wanted

Everything was wrong. Chimera had been through two births now, Ali being his third. He knew enough to be aware that this was wrong. It was too early. The pain that the woman was experiencing was abnormal as well. If her cries were no clear indication, then the way that she writhed about on the furs most definitely was. Having come back to her side, the massive brute stayed close as she asked. He wouldn't leave her side. Not for as long as this continued. Not for as long as he lived.

Siren and Dalila arrived quickly and he could see by the expressions on their faces that they felt the same worry and panic that he felt. It was too soon. Aliana voiced the same moments later and Chimera's ears flicked back against his skull. He trusted Siren and Dalila to fix this situation, or at least do what they could about it. The pups be damned... Chimera just wanted Aliana to live and to be okay.

The first pup was pushed out of its mother. Dead, as he'd suspected. The two-toned man had a feeling that this wouldn't be the last dead pup. Moments later another came, just as dead as the first. Aliana's aqua eyes were wide as she asked about the children that she'd birthed. What was wrong? Why weren't they crying? Chimera's dual-toned gaze hardened and he looked away from the fae. He would be truthful, but he would find no joy in that truth. "They're dead, Aliana. They're dead." Just like Vipers. Chimera began to wonder if this was his fault. Perhaps there was something wrong with him. He couldn't dwell on it for long, however. The next corpse was coming.

"Chimera Klein"