My Happily Ever After

Aliana should have expected Chimera's shows of affection by now, given how often he'd graced her with them, yet somehow she always found herself delightfully surprised by them, like when he leaned in to run his tongue over the corner of her mouth to help clean her. She gave a soft giggle when he licked over her lower lip just because, feeling her heart do that amazing little fluttery flippy thing it did whenever he loved on her. Chimera smiled, a rare sight she was finding more and more joy in making a commonplace fixture on her massive mate's face. His easy comment about how they'd taken their beautiful features from their gorgeous mother brought a flush of warmth across her face, ears pulling shyly back to her head, but the bright smile on her features betraying how much she truly enjoyed Chimera's doting on her. He made her feel so special, so unique, so loved. What had she done to deserve such a wonderful outcome to her life?

"Well, when they all took after their handsome father, I knew they'd want for nothing in beauty," she replied, doing her best to flirt back, even though it wasn't something she'd ever had practice with. Leaning her neck in closer to Chimera, the clouded queen gave a tender lick beneath his chin, then flicked her tongue up to catch his lower lip in a light kiss like he had done for her before pulling back again. Even with all of her efforts going towards caring for their new children, Ali hadn't forgotten her own king's needs for physical affection and love as well. Despite not being able to satisfy Chimera in all the ways he needed, she wouldn't miss a chance to share her love with him and let him know he was always on her mind and heart. Besides, once she was healed up and their children old enough to explore and play on their own or have their own bedrooms, she intended to make up for all the missed time with her virile king, many many times over, in many different ways and positions.

Aliana breathed a sigh of relief when Chimera confirmed he felt well enough to take control of Fenmyre again. Not that Dalila hadn't done a splendid job running everything in his absence, but she was ready for everything to return to the way it was supposed to be, back before the world had ended. Aqua eyes met his mismatched gaze and held when he met her expression with a serious one. Ali tilted her head curiously, but Chimera wouldn't leave her wondering what was on his mind long. Chimera explained that Dalila had done well as a leader and that he wished to make her Fenmyre's third queen. Aliana wasn't surprised in the least. Dalila had stepped up and supported not just their family, but the entire pack when they needed her to. The ash and snow fae nodded her head assent. "Dalila has been a loyal and diligent support to the pack since I was brought here. She's a kind and honest wolf, but I know she's also firm and resolute when she needs to be. She's the best choice for leadership in your absence," she said, but gave Chimera a soft, cheeky, almost Klein-like smirk. "But that doesn't give you an excuse to be reckless, my love. We all still want you around for a long, long time. I want you for as many years as I can have you."

That was all that really mattered to Aliana. The happiness and safety of their family, and spending her life with her lover and their children. The other details like who was alpha didn't matter to her. So long as she had Chimera and their children, she was complete and she was happy. Dalila was the wisest choice for a backup if something happened to him. But Aliana wouldn't allow anything to happen to Chimera.

"Chimera & Aliana"