In The Darkness, I Found The Light

Aliana assured him that she was fine, because why wouldn't she? With a sigh, Chimera went to join Dalila on the furs. Siren did her job, coaching the pregnant woman through the birth of her first child. There was thick anxiety filling the chamber. They were all nervous. The whole world was on edge and there had never been a worse time to bear children. None of them had known that such dire times would come when he'd locked them in his wing during their heat cycles. Oh, if he only had the ability to turn back time...

When the first pup was finally free from its mother, Chimera waited. He waited to hear the sound of the pups cries and when nothing came, the black and white brute's eyes drifted closed. Not again... This couldn't be happening again!

Chimera wanted to bolt. He wanted to leave this place and all of the dead children with it. His dead children. This had to be his fault. All of it. Or, if at least not all his fault, mostly his fault. His genes were faulty. They were subpar. These deaths... they were all proof of that. The man felt broken, worn thin. In the end, he didn't bolt. Instead... he simply went still. He refused to look upon the dead pup. He would stay through the remainder of the birth, but expected nothing more than what had already become the norm.

"Chimera Klein"