Skye nodded slowly as she affirmed that she was Jazper's love, Alyssum. How Jazper could have made love with Skye and so soon after fallen in love with another, the cream colored alpha female did not know. She could tell that it hurt Alyssum - whatever had happened, whatever had occurred between Jazper and her, had hurt her. Her demeanor, her words, her tone of voice all told Skye - these subtle cues that would go unnoticed in another creature were not missed by the canine's acute senses.
They walked in silence for a while, until Alyssum's statement punctured the quiet air. She showed no surprise - she had figured that Jazper would have told the one he loved about his new litter, his new pups. How many other litters did he have? she thought acidly, before banishing the poisonous thought from her mind.
"They are," she said fondly, a hint of a smile appearing on her face in the first time since she had birthed them. They already looked like their parents - one with the cream fur and red top of her mother, and the other, dark gray, resembling his father; they were so small, so helpless.. so beautiful. Skye could have looked at them, protected them, all day - but she then turned to the Cavalieri. "And you?" she asked. "How are you, Alyssum?"
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