The day began with a cool crisp autumn wind and birds singing a soft lulling tune to the sunrise that adorned the flowers in light. Nova had awoke to a sleeping Sprx, to which she left him there just planting a small kiss on his cheek before leaving to go shopping for groceries. The Gold female made her way up the dirt track in her silk dress and the same pink flower tucked behind her ear, matching her rose coloured eyes. She made her way through the market with a smile on her face at the thought of her and Sprx having a family together, despite the child being his, 'It takes a great man to look after a child as if it was his own', she told herself.

Suddenly a hand grasped her arm and gently pulled her into an alley. Nova craned her neck to look at who had disturbed her shopping to be face to face with charcoal fur and olive eyes. She had not expected to see him let alone him to come up to her in such away, after all they did leave on bad terms.

"Nova? Is It True? are you pregnant?", She was shocked 'how did he find out?' she asked herself, his eyes were piercing through her own making her uncomfortable. The look on her face told him all he needed to here. " Nova...please.... all my years I wanted to have a child to raise with a beautiful woman by my side.... your the only woman i've ever loved..", He was crying, holding her close to his chest while stroking her cheek, ".... I want a chance to be a good husband and father and it's only you I can Imagine that life with..."

"Please... Antauri don't do this" Tears welled in her eyes, " Sprx is going to be the father of my baby despite it being yours... I love him.. I love you too but not in that way...", She moved out of the embrace to face him, both simians had eyes brimming with tears. "But please promise me.... you wont attack or physically harm him in ANY way", Nova kept a stern voice staring intently while waiting for an answer. " I promise..... but don't think that because you are with him that my feelings have gone for you.....", The Charcoal simian walked away to leave Nova to herself.

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SHERIFF'S OFFICE

"Just because i wont hurt him doesn't mean I can't get someone else to do it for me", Anaturi spoke aloud going through a stack of keys, making his way to the back cells.
At the back a ginger monkey was chained to the walls, it was a miracle he survived what he had been through but made a miraculous recover under the finest doctors only to be locked up. "Wake Up", Antauri ordered. The simian grunted and shuffled causing the chains to clang and rattle, "Nova.... I need you to kill Sprx so I can have her..." He told, the prisoner scoffed. "Why should I help you? As far as you know I still want her for myself..." , He told the sheriff, growling as he did so, "but it would give me great pleasure to kill Sprx." "I know for a fact that you no longer want Nova after the trouble she caused for you" Antauri stated knowingly, "She is pregnant with my child and I dont want her touched.... Your freedom is what I will give when the job is done".

Antauri unlocked the chains and offered his hand, "Deal" the prisoner confirmed as he took his hand and rose to his feet.

"Pleasure doing business....Mandarin"

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