Despite the fact that Kiara had no pack and no mate, she had managed to not only raise her puppies past their first moon, but even found time to enjoy herself. Tharin had visited her den earlier in the day and she had spent several blissful hours with her friend. While Kiara was with the giant male, Lucia and Kohaku had gorged themselves on the eaglet that Tharin had brought them. When their mother returned, they had finished their meal with her milk. The puppies' meal was finished and they had begun to nod off by the time the sun hit the horizon. Both puppies were snuggled against their mother's belly and their ears twitched as Kiara gently sang them a lullaby. The words were foreign and strange, their meaning lost in time. However, it was the lullaby Kiara's father had sung to her. "Inuit" he had called it and it had become a favorite of her own litter.
A soft bark caught Kaira's attention and she turned her head to the den's tunnel, her ears poised and listening. Her nose tasted the air, but all she picked up was clay and her puppies. Carefully, the white mother picked herself up and exited the den's main chamber. As she crawled through the tunnel she wondered if Tharin had returned. However, the large silver male that greeted Kiara was not her dear friend, but old pack brother. Sapphire eyes narrowed as she raised her tail and pulled back her black lips. What are you doing here Noah?
Noah, the male she once called brother. He had betrayed her trust and had abandoned her on the boarders of New Dawn. Although he had managed to redeem himself a little by helping her rescue Kohaku, it wasn't much. She didn't outright hate him, but that didn't mean she liked him either. He was just a scarred, crippled, luperci who though he was better than her. Briefly, her eyes flicked down to see the deer carcass at his feet. Curiosity welled up in her mind, only to be overshadowed by her distrust and dislike. Her good mood was gone and she had two puppies asleep in the den. Needless to say, Kiara was not in the mood for mind games.
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