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There was quite a bit on the man’s mind, work, home, life in general, he’d been to visit his pups a while back and he was planning on checking in on them again soon, but he was feeling that every time he left his mate was working herself even harder when he was gone, he understood why, he just wished he could make it better for her, that he could be the one that would make her nightmares go away. He was finding he was able to jog now, only slowly, but he was on his way to his own recovery and actually providing for the small family, that was what he considered him and Amaranth, since Lolita was not letting him near his girls, and his own sister left… he had to cling to what he had now.

He’d been leaning on the rock ledge looking at the ocean waves moving up and down, back and forth when he heard an unfamiliar, yet very familiar voice, he’d not seen the woman in a while, not since he’d first gotten to Nova scotia, in fact, and his heart twisted, she called for either of them, so she knew? He wasn’t sure, but both their smells were quite distinct here, as they were living here now. He pulled himself upright and moved towards Ayita’s voice.

I’m here, I’m afraid you missed Amaranth,

He said, giving Ayita a welcome and warm smile. It seemed their secret cave would no longer be secret, now that they lived there. He bowed to her in greeting,

What brings you out here?

He asked, his smile polite, he couldn’t say she was a real friend of his, nor did he blame the woman like Amaranth did, he was neutral in any case. He would not make a judgement call especially when he did not know every detail, he just knew his mate cried out for help in her dreams, so she would possibly have issues with that, but he was no therapist…

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He felt bad, that her own daughter would say such a thing, though he would not chase Ayita out, she was the mate of his king, as well as the mother of his mate, the only thing he promised Amaranth was that he would not go to her and tell her they were mated. It seemed obvious now, at her conscerned words he sighed.

She’s been troubled, to say the least. I do everything that I can to help her, though I wish there was something I could do for her, I think she thinks she can only get through any of this on her own…

He said, he was hurting as well, knowing he was the one living with the young, troubled female, and he was not able to do much for her, he was always there for her… well when he wasn’t with his children, but he’d look out for her in any way that he could, he just always hoped that nothing would happen on his excursions out to see his children, which seemed to make her very happy when he mentioned them, though in a way sad… he knew they couldn’t have their own litter, she was still too young for that, but he still loved her all the same. The next question caught him off guard and he could only look at the ground…

She told me, bits and pieces, I’ve gotten the rest from her nightmares.

He said quietly, every time she had one he’d feel helpless, though he tried with all his might to calm her, it wasn’t that easy for him to see her in so much fear, and the look of pain etched on her face… it made him feel like he was the one doing all this stuff to her… until she woke up. He looked up at Ayita, that was when he noticed… she was not the same wolf, she was carrying pups and he had her sitting in the sand!

We can go inside if you like, I have a comfortable spot in there, forgive me for not offering earlier.

He said wanting to slap himself in the face for being such a dunce and thinking only about himself…

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Niro sighed defeated. He knew Amaranth had gotten her stubbornness from her mother, so he too sat, so that she didn’t have to look up at him. He remained quiet as she spoke about Haku, though he had only learned a few things he had not known that her tail had been taken by him too, the question never came up, at the time he’d met her she was healed up enough that her tail looked as though it had been that way for some time, he dared not ask her for fear she might think he thought little of her over a birth defect or something.

I know of only that she’d been … taken by him, and drank her blood, I knew of only that particular encounter…but I knew she shied from the fire, though I did not know why really.

He’d learned to keep his mouth shut when it came to certain things, though being enlightened about it all helped him understand his mate more, in hopes that he could be the bridge to getting her back to her old self, or close to it, he doubted she would, she had a great deal of hate, and much of it was aimed at her mother as well as the Haku that had taken her… if only the wolf were not dead now, Niro would rip the man from limb to limb…

She has them quite often I’m afraid, and she trains herself pretty hard… though the times she’s most exhausted are the times she has the least bad dreams…

He had to admit the last part because it was true, though he frowned upon the man having her out for so long, under harsh conditions, Niro wanted what was best for Amaranth, but he knew that in her stubborn state, and his own inability to do much for her, he had not stopped the vigorous training…

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He shook his head vigorously at her apology. He didn’t need nor want such a thing as he knew exactly what he was getting into when he asked Amaranth to be his mate, he knew before he’d gotten close to her that she’d been raped, and he knew that she did have violent tendencies, though they seemed dulled by his presense for some time at least.

No she did not rush, we didn’t rush. I want to be with her, I want to help her, I love her, I’m happy with her, and will care for her no matter what.

He said sternly, talking from the heart, yes she was a broken woman, but he was trying to fix her little by little. He wanted Amaranth to know that she’ll never be alone again, and that he had her back, though it would take some time before she understood that, and he was ready for it, willing to be there and wait, be there to catch her, and make her feel safe when she had a bad dream. He had never thought of what his mate would have been like, he was sure it wasn’t what Amaranth was now, but he honestly would never change it for the world, no matter how rough things got, he was there for her.

I will, she hasn’t been difficult at all as of late, it’s mostly her dreams, but if anything I will keep you posted.

He looked at her figure again, and it seemed a lightbulb clicked on in his head, Ayati was round in the belly… she was pregnant, though he’d noticed before it seemed to hit him like a bag of bricks.

I also must say, congratulations? You and Vigil must be excited.

He said, he had no doubts that she wasn’t pregnant, he could tell by her smell and her physique, and it still made him feel guilty that she was sitting on the ground and not a comfortable seat.

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Niro smiled as she agreed, yes a nice big family, they may not all be happy… a thought of Anatoliy flashed in his minds eye… but they had each other, it made him happy to think about such things, he never use to have that, it had always been him and orin for four months before they finally got away and came here. He was so glad that Orin decided to do this, and even more so that he came along with her, which had never been an option at all.

It was good to see you again, I will not be a stranger I promise. I hope that Amaranth does get over her animosity over you though, she should only blame the one who really hurt her, not you.

He held his hand out to help the older woman up, he was curtious as could be, at least he tried to be. he was sure to at least see her on her way with a fond farewell, and a promise that he would see her pups and he would have Amaranth with him.