You loved me and my frozen heart..... (Slim)

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Long limbs carried the feline like wolf quickly up the mountain side. She was on a mission. It had been how many days since she had seen Hep? Not only that but she was starting to grow fat....so she had pretty much stopped eating for the last few days. Worry creased her pretty brow as she searched the rocky landscape for her mate. She was afraid......afraid that maybe she had no just eaten on too many baby deer. Afraid that maybe there was something alive that was twisting and turning inside of her. The thought sent a shiver down her spine that made her tail wriggle and shake. No....no puppies. It couldn't be....could it?

She whined, a sound foreign to her that made her large ears perk. What is she was with pup? Then what?.....Was she supposed to raise them and all that motherly shit? A frown crossed her maw as she continued on, wondering where Hep was although she had only been looking for him a few moments she was growing impatient. Finally the vixen sat down with a thud, her large ears pressing back against her head........She was going to have to call him....and tell him what? 'Hey i might be pregnant......or i might just be fat'. Red growled as her frustrations continued to build, with a flourish of movement she threw her head to the sky and released a call meant only for Hephaestus. It was a short howl and her chin fell to knock against her boney chest as she waited for him to arrive.

Slowly, cautiously, she turned to look at the slightly larger stomach that made her barrel seem rounder. Surely she had just divulged in too many summer spawn.....But with a growl her stomach let her know that it had not seen a morsel in days. She snarled, bearing her teeth at her own side......the signs were not good. Why had she not been able to control herself around Hep? She had practically thrown herself at him.......There was just something about him that she found irresistible. She had agreed to be his mate even, something she had never expected herself to do. Was now the mistress of a pack.....though she still had not met any of its members. Though from what Hep had told here there was just one....another male.

A sharp  pain crawled up her back making the slender female twist and turn under its onslaught. When it was finally over she lay down on the warm rocky earth. Worry evident on her face as she waited for Hephaestus to come.

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Hephaestus had not seen his mistress since their last intense encounter and indeed he was determined to find his leading lady. Ears were erect on his thick skull listening to the surroundings of the mountains, and a distinct howl summoned him. Red was demanding Hep's attention and indeed he would come, without any rime or reason. Large paws carried the beast at a quickened pace as sturdy limbs outstretched and the massive wolf was in full stride. The icy ground gave way to the grand weight as he proceeded his nostrils stuck on the intoxicating scent.

Muscles churning with every stride, his grand body moving closer and closer to his target. As the demon proceeded a rabbit bolted in front of his path and powerful hindquarters sprung forward as deadly jaws grasped the rabbit's head. Snow and dirt flew with this kill and breathes were kept deep and slow, as jaws clenched the meal he began his tracking again. Hephaestus inhaled once again as tangerine eyes fell on his lovely mate, and slowed his pace quickly. Sauntering toward her lying body he slithered around her, allowing his skull to dip and the rabbit put at Red's front paws.

As he gazed hungrily at his mate and the divine figure that was now his, he could note a bit of weight gained in her stomach. Could it be that she was carrying his bloodline? Pups, oh such a innocence like none other. He favored them for their purity, but also favored it because they could be molded like clay. He couldn't help but be overwhelmed with pleasure, as his tongue licked Red's maw. Sharing the crimson liquid that remained in his muzzle, as well as the tantalizing iron taste. "My my you are even more delectable every time." Thunderous baritones cooing his dark mate.

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Red waited for him to come, and started to worry that he would not as the seconds ticked by. Where was he? She frowned, wondering if something had happened to him since their last leis once. But suddenly her dark beat appeared. Carrying a rabbit in his maw that he promptly dropped at her feet. She recoiled from its touch, pulling her paws back closer to her chest. She looked up at him with those black eyes of hers. Noting the way his eyes skimmed her frame. Normally she would have enjoyed his wandering eyes and the way they raked over her. But now she felt nervous....self conscious even of this foreign body that was not her own. She let him lick her maw, trying to ignore the taste of warm blood as it slipped into her jaws. Immediately her stomach cried out for meat, for blood. She looked down at the rabbit again her ebony eyes narrowing as she eyed its brown furry frame. He spoke, those glorious vocals rolling over her like a familiar wave of warmth. But his words made her feel uncomfortable. Looking back at her stomach she bit her lip, feeling the strangest twinge of movement that made her muscles writhe.

"Hep....."

She began, then stopped. Stretching her head up to reach him she licked at his chin, getting rid of the last bit of delicious blood that lingered there. How could she say it? Surely he knew....he had to know...right? Another twinge of pain in her belly made her head snap about, hackles bared as she stared at the rounded lump that was once fit and trim. With a snarl she forced herself to her feet, long limbs sprouting beneath her. She leaned against his side, wanting...no needing his support now. Sighing she let her tongue roll over his shoulder. The one she had bitten what seemed like ages ago. She took a breath, about to speak. But then the smell of the rabbit rolled across her nose again....and suddenly she was ravenous.

She stepped over to the rabbit and pressed one paw down on its tiny skull. Opening her slender jaws she grasp its hide between her teeth, pulling with one hard perfected tug that nearly skinned the entire carcass. With the blood in her maw and hunger in her veins she was a different wolf. Eyes shifting sideways she took in the dark form of Hephaestus and snarled. She was not sharing this with anyone. In that moment it did not matter that he had given her the meal. That he was her mate. None of it mattered. All that mattered was the meat as she crunched it between her jaws. The veins that slithered between her teeth. The bones that cracked and crunched. The hair along her back began to rise as she grew agitated with him being so close. Suddenly she snapped at his leg, an empty threat.

And then all the meat was gone, she sniffed the ground where it had lain. Letting her tongue escape to lick the blood from a small stone. Looking back over at her mate the vixen shifted so that she was close to him again, her red fur brushing against his own sooty fur. Now that the blood was gone she could think clearly again. Whilst most would have apologized for growling and snapping she did not. It was not her nature. Instead she snuffled his neck, letting the fine hairs run through her teeth before nibbling at his ear. Her warm breath puffed across his fur as she pondered what to say.

"I think...I'm with pup...."

She said at last, swallowing hard her lips fell away from his ear. Forcing her gaze away from him and across the rocky landscape. She didn't know what he would say.....didn't know what she was going to do.....didn't know much of anything really other than the fact that she was more scared that she had ever felt her entire life. She bit her lip until she tasted copper. Refusing to look at him again until she heard his response.....

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Hephaestus was ever so pleased to see his mate, even if he did not love her yet the feelings were slowly developing. There was an odd tension in the air and Hephaestus was interested to see what Red had going on in her delicate skull, could it be someone had bothered her if this was the case he would slowly murder whoever had. Yet something made the male feel as though this was something else bothering her and he waited to see what may come up. With the small word she uttered he could hear the nervousness and Hep knew what it was, her scent was intense with fertility. "Yes deary?" His thunderous tones rippling from his lips as his pumpkin eyes continued to watch his mistress.

Soon Red perked up grabbing the rabbit and her narrow muzzle began to rip and shred the flesh, crimson liquid pouring from it's small body. Then Hephaestus became aroused as he watched his lady devour her meal, her aggression rose and became intense. Oh she was by far a beautiful creation and the quick snap toward his leg made a deep growl explode though this was playful to him not at all aggressive. Eyes became alive as he watched Red finish her meal and ears erected to listen for what else she may say now that she had fed. Then his lady came near him and he felt the electric warmth, as she slid against his grand frame. The feeling of her teeth nibbling on his ear and grinned wickedly, as he listened to her words.

Hephaestus smiled as he slithered around her to allow his grand skull to pull her skull back to face him, as a smile appeared upon his muzzle. "Deary that is splendid news, little demons causing chaos all over our lands. Don't you agree?" He slid up to Red standing firmly allowing her body weight to lean fully on him, he wanted to assure her that he would always be here no matter what. Hep would always guard this lady she was now his forever and ever whether she wanted it or not. Tail flicked to pull his red head in closer curiously to see if she would allow him to caress her, nostrils flaring taking in her perfume deeply.

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She curled against him until she could feel his heart beat, pressing until they looked to be one multitoned wolf. And he pulled her in closer, those dark lyrics of his remarking about little demons. It was enough to make a small grin pull at her lips. What little helions they would be. With parents like the two of them, she could only imagine how they would turn out. She sighed into his fur, unsure of how to answer his question. She was scared.....that was how she felt about it. Scared that she would be a horrible mother. Scared that she would not love them.....Scared that they would not love her... But could she admit this to her mate? Or would he think less of her? Their union had been one based on lust.....would it now crumble under the real world stresses?

"I'm...afraid..." She reluctantly admited. Her voice muffled against the buffer of his dark fur. Another painful twinge in her stomage made her twist about to see, as if she could actually see them turning beneath her hide. Her dark eyes traveled back to meet his own bright ones, and she wondered...was there judgement there? Would he judge her for her fear? Think her a coward? And then there was that odd feeling again, like something was walking around inside her belly. She snarled striking out at her mate, aiming to sink her fangs into the tender flesh of his shoulder that she had tasted once before. And oh it had been oh so delicious then.

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Hephaestus felt Red push deeper into him curling up as much as she could to his side, feeling the extreme heat that now radiated from her due to the pups. It seemed to take some time for her to digest what he had said and the devil paid no mind to his mistress allowing her all the time in the world. The narrow muzzle burying into his mocha fur once more as words finally came after a sigh and he grinned. Hep knew she was frightened this would be her first litter which he could understand. "Don't be deary I will be always be with you, even when you are to have the pups. I will never allow anything to happen to you." Baritones strong and alluring, as his tangerine eyes looked to Red.

The demon did not wish for her to be in so much agony and fright, he wanted the best for his dark lady. As Red sat he continued to watch her intently and then she twinged. Pain again? Those little ones were certainly his as they did their best to escape. His red head then ignited as her muzzle came in fast toward his broad shoulder like she had done before, feeling those precious teeth bite down he growled in pleasure. "They are feisty I see." Trying to make light of the situation, but hopefully the taste of his blood would ease her. His tail flicked toward her and curled it around the back of his lady, caressing her in the only ways he knew how.

The Alpha couldn't be more pleased with his time lately, new members and now puppies to fill some spaces. This had become a incredible time in the Mountains as a ally had been also made with Cervantes. Hephaestus grinned devilishly as he thought to himself about other such thoughts, yet allowed attention to still be pointed toward Red. Curious as to what she may do, though Hep would be with her as long as she needed him too.

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Red let her tongue run across her lips, savoring the taste of her mates blood. It seemed enough to quell the pups....for now. When he spoke she was unsure how to react to his kind words. As unexpected as they were. Like fire and ice they had collided and now the lust was beginning to cool. This was when she had expected things to fall apart.....but it seemed Hephaestus had no intention of letting that happen. She smiled to herself, giving his shoulder a short lick before moving to sit against him. Her long limbs curling beneath her like spindly trees.

She tried to push the thoughts of puppies out of her mind. Of their squirming little furry bodies that would slowly suck the life out of her. She let her face burry in his mocha fur, ebony eyes drifting shut. She still had a while yet with these puppies in her belly. That much she knew. So she might as well get used to it....or at least try to. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad....being a mom....right? She cringed and pressed closer to her mate.

"I think....I'm going to go lie down." She mumbled. Forcing herself away from him with the effort of pulling metal and magnet apart. With slow deliberate steps she made her way towards the small den she had felt the urge to dig the last few days. Not finding the one that the entire pack was to stay in sufficient for her and the pups. She would want to keep them on their own for a while...away from the pack. She wondered now if Hep had suceeded in luring any new members to his lands. If any of them were female. Just the thought made her fur stand on end....pregnant or not....she would kill a bitch. With a soft sigh she settled into the shallow den, eyes casting back to where her mate was. Maybe things would be ok....maybe...

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Hephaestus felt Red lick him once more before she sat against him, offering her his strength anytime she needed it. Nostrils flaring as he drug in her scent deeply, becoming intoxicated once again being in her presence. Though turmoil boiled within Red and he could not only smell it but feel it as well. He understood this was difficult for her though he would never truly understand due to his gender. Smirking once more as he turned the large skull toward Red watching and waiting, as a mumble came from his mate. Rest was indeed what she needed and he understood.

Lips parted as she wandered off to a den she had created sometime while he was off, she laid down slowly allowing her muscles to ease. Hephaestus sauntered toward his leading lady, as dangerous eyes peered within. "Do you wish for food or my warmth?" He questioned even with it being Summer the Mountains still held a chill and given her state it would make sense whatever she felt. Tail swished this way and that as he allowed his lady to take all the time she needed. A genuine smile appeared on his features looking at his darling Mistress who would soon give life to their spawn.

Massive frame lowered so that he could gain a better view of his red headed mate, as tangerine eyes still took in her frame the way he had when they first met. In fact even more so now due to the fact that she was the mother of his unborn pups, as dark thoughts flurried through his mind yet composure kept. He did not wish to upset his mate in any way and hoped that he could give her anything she wished for. Ears twitched listening outside of the den, making certain that no danger was near his mate and soon to be family. The devil honestly dared anyone to threaten his family, their death would be written with the first word they spoke.

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She watched with half closed eyes as he neared the small den. Her first instinct to growl and warn him away from this safe place. Her mate or not she was already starting to feel the powerful urge to protect her unborn pups. From anyone and everyone. And while Hep had given no indication that he would hurt them.....quite the opposite really. She still barred her teeth at him as he crouched down to see inside the den. But as his words settled on her ears she realized that she did want him companionship....that she needed it really. Saying nothing she scooted over to one side of the shallow den to make room for him. Her long limbs settling down into the cool loose earth.

She lay her head down on the incline that led up to where Hephaestus stood. Her large ears perked as she watched him with dark eyes. "Hep..." She began, gesturing with her nose for him to sit beside her...against her. "I don't think I will be a good mother...." She said slowly. Pronouncing each word carefully. She wanted to sink into his mocha fur and forget about all her troubles. But a weird feeling in her stomach reminded her that she could not forget about everything....that what was happening was very real. And that in a matter of weeks she would have squirming little furry rats to take care of. She bit her lip again, pulling it in to knead it between her teeth.

She stretched out her neck to touch her nose to his own. Her long bushy tail wiggling in the dirt behind her. It was strange to her that even now amidst all her worries that she desired her mate. Usually her infatuations had been short lived. But it seemed like there was something more substantial to their dark union. She quirked her head to the side as she watched him, a small smile on her lips. "I wonder how many of them there will be..." Red murmured, looking back at her belly as if she could count the tiny bodies. "Hopefully not many....." She said with a bit of a laugh in her voice....if there was anything worse than being a mom it was being a mom to many.

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Hephaestus noted the growl and yet did not back away, he knew his mate was going through some emotions whether she'd like to admit it or not. Then his name came from her voice as she welcomed him in and Hephaestus slowly maneuvered his grand frame into the den. The large paws positioned themselves next to Red, allowing his large body to lower and offer his warmth and comfort. Another statement came from her lips expressing her fears to him. He grinned as he turned his face toward her, "Why is that deary?" He questioned in deep baritones.

The devil was curious to find out more about the thoughts that made his mistress fear. Nostrils flaring as he inhaled her lovely perfume, as he waited for her to respond. It seemed the more he comforted Red the easier it got for her or at least allow her to become a little more okay with the situation. A cheshire grin spread over his lips as he saw Red smile, "I don't know deary. That is fate's decision.." He spoke and paused as she said some more. "Know that we will not receive more than we cannot handle. I will be here to take them while you need some space and I will protect every one of you with every fiber of my being."

The dark tones were serious and he wanted Red to undoubtedly know that he was here to stay forever. That is until she may no longer want him, though a deep down part of him hoped that she would never leave. Hep allowed his body to relax slightly but his senses were completely focused on the outside world, making certain that no danger was near. The devil was captivated Red and believed they had a strong future, that is if she believed it.