dare you to move [birth]

Ashen was finally settling into their new home. Having to make a huge adjustment such as this wasn’t easy on anyone but Venom believed this to be the change that the pack needed. If there was a next time, she wouldn’t be moving an entire pack while so heavily pregnant. Of course between Maverick and Plague worrying over her Venom hadn’t been allowed to work so hard, but more than that was the loss of her vision. After seeing Viper instead of her fallen father the light had all but left her.

At first the Empress had been distraught, but as always her faithful friend Poison was there to help and guide her home. Her eyes were unafflicted, but Venom could see nothing anymore. The adjustment might have been easier had they not been moving to a place that she didn’t know nearly as well as their island home, but her other senses compensated. Venom was always a creature of the night, so darkness was no stranger. She had refused to let anyone feel sorry for her, and beyond a little struggling with her movements there was no outward evidence that she was handicapped. Venom intended to keep it that way.

Her affliction coincided with the late stages of pregnancy, so her disappearance into her bedchambers wouldn’t be taken as much more than bedrest for the late stage of pregnancy. Nothing about her circumstance disappointed her like the thought of never being able to see the little ones within her rounded stomach.

That thought remained heavy on her mind as she stirred early in the afternoon. Being a night dweller, this was the equivalent of the middle of the night for her when the contractions woke her up. With everything going on she had lost track of time. Her due date was yesterday, so she should have been much better prepared than she was now. With a small groan she rolled over to try and alleviate the pain. This was only the beginning of the ordeal after all.

"Venom & Maverick"