Love before first sight

Ghoul is no idiot. He understands what has come over Cricket. It’s not worms as she’s so stubbornly convinced. She’s pregnant and that worries him. He hadn’t grown up believing he would be a worried wolf, but now that he looked at her, he was. His heart constricts, his dreams are plagued. What if she doesn’t survive? An overwhelming feeling of protectiveness (or possibly possessiveness) manifests in him. Cricket doesn’t leave his sight, ever.

Not even as she wanders to the Willows in search of fish. He hangs back, watching her. A craving to satiate her belly full of pups that were going to be his responsibility. Letting out a sigh, he moves to the nearby river. Its slow moving waters warm under the summer sun. Glimmering just beneath the surface, he spots a few fish. They’re easy catches and it only takes him a few minutes of patience to snag them from the water.

Bringing them over to Cricket, he drops them before her. “Do you want more?” Ghoul asks, his ruby gaze lingering on her and only her.