Meeting the Male

~ RETH ~

"Reth! This isn't—I won't—"

"It is my right as Alpha," he growled. "You are mine. My daughter is mine. If you refuse me, I will take Elreth to the pride mothers who will raise her as a true lion—"

A feline scream of pain and rage tore from Elia's throat. "NO!"

Reth almost smiled, but he knew her beast would sense it if he softened, so instead he braced himself and roared at her.

Elia quivered and tried to push herself up to sit, growling, but her hand kept sliding out from under her, so she ended only on her elbows. She was so weak!

Reth's heart wanted to weep. He had seconds at best before the next contraction stole her focus again.

Letting his back ripple in the threat of the shift, he opened his mouth, showing his teeth, and snarled right in her face. Elia's lips peeled back from her teeth and she hissed at him. But then her body quivered. Another contraction was about to hit.