third times the charm

Speech ─ Think

She knew that Stolas would listen, and she knew that he cared. Unable to think that Erebos wanted anything but power and dominance, Stolas couldn't be more different than that brute of a man. He was gentle, intelligent, and honestly, not what she expected for herself even after their time together as children. Did Erebos fit what she saw in her head more? Absolutely, but Stolas had never left her mind for too long. Her Stolas. She was already possessive and she knew that, but now he wouldn't be able to escape her. She wouldn't let him.

"No-" she started, cutting him off and shaking her head. "I only want you. Even after all this time, after who I've become, you still want me. Not for my power, not for my beauty, but for me. I couldn't ask for anything else," she said, her voice softening to barely above a whisper as she leaned into him and rested her head on his paws. She let her eyes softly close as she sighed quietly. Erebos had hurt her, but just like Erebos didn't want her to hurt that wench, she didn't want him hurt either. At least not at the risk of Stolas getting hurt.

"There's... something else I should tell you," she said but her voice was much more serious now. Although she still wasn't certain, she still couldn't think of any other way Cryptis existed. She was young yes, and she barely remembered much from her pregnancy or that night, but she knew that she hadn't been with anyone else. Cryptis had to be his.

"I was pregnant back when I disappeared, after the night that we had together. I was very sick through it all, only Cryptis survived and not without difficulties.. but, the only logical explanation is that she's yours... I hadn't been with anyone else then," she said, hoping that he wasn't upset or even worse, angry. It was a difficult time then, and frankly, until her last litter she hadn't really even considered the probability that Cryptis was his. She didn't know how it all worked back then, but with age and some experience, it had become obvious to her. And now that she had him back, maybe she could finally have a family again.

Blended with beauty and blessed by the divine