It was early evening. Massive black wolf Ryan was leading his miniscule pack from yet another invaded city. Since it got overrun with Jaguara's soldiers, he knew they couldn't stay there. He was sworn to protect his heavily pregnant mate, Hana, a beautiful light grey and white she wolf, and her parents, Zeus and Mahika.
They were wandering wolves; they tried everyday to reach the infamous Paradise that they've heard so much about. It was a place only the wolves could reach to find redemption from this unforgiving and dying earth. They had to keep their true forms a secret from any of the humans because it was known that all wolves were supposed to be extinct.
After hours of traveling, Hana found it hard to keep walking. Her wolf paws, stomach, and back have been hurting her for the last few days. Ryan raised his wolf nose into the air to sniff for any others. Luckily there was not a single soul other than them.
He spotted a secluded, hollowed tree that was big enough for them to stay in. "We should be safe here." Ryan says, turning to his pregnant mate. It was the perfect place for Hana to rest. She was sitting down with her wolf tongue hanging out.
"Are you sure it's safe, Ryan? My back is done being careful of the nobles chasing us down." Hana pants, wanting to stop. Ryan nuzzles his mate lovingly, "I'm sure hon. The scent here is very old so whoever stayed there before us isn't coming back."
He helped Hana walk into the tree to rest. Mahika and Zeus were just behind them. Hana lays down with a heavy groan. Getting off her wolf paws definitely helped. "You need food. The pups must be hungry by now." Ryan said, standing in front of his mate. "Oh yes. Definitely. Please hurry dear…" Hana said through pants. The sound of food made the pups kick her belly. They definitely were hungry.
Although Ryan could sense something was amiss, he knew he could leave his mate malnourished. Especially for his pups sake. He didn't know how long he'd be gone considering food is getting scarcer and scarcer.
Mahika decided to take charge until he returned. Zeus stood by the mouth of the tree. "You go on ahead, Ryan. We'll howl if something happens." the elder she wolf says, laying down by her daughter. He nods before running east in the direction of a small, yet isolated town that was sitting in the middle of a wasteland that had no sign of any living being.
He was gone for an hour at most. Meanwhile, Hana's chronic pain was becoming worse by the second. She was constantly trying to get comfortable in the hollowed tree. "What is wrong, dear?" Mahika asks. "My back, mama… it hurts so bad." she whimpered, her wolf ears lowered.
Mahika saw the pain in her daughter's eyes. She knew that look very well and she stood up on her wolf paws. It was the first stage of labor "Dear, lay down. The pups are coming." Mahika said calmly. Hana's wolf eyes widened at this.
"What…? B-But Ryan has to be here! I need his support." Hana whimpered, feeling the pain grow more intense towards her backside. "Don't you worry, dear. We will get him." Mahika assured before looking at her mate. "Zeus, howl for Ryan." she said. "Of course." Zeus said, howling for Ryan. It was a howl of distress.
The single howl reached to Ryan. His wolf ears twitch at the sound and he looks in the direction of it. "Hana!" he yelled in panic, turning around and he howls in return.
Hana was definitely in labor. There was no denying it. She laid on her left side and panted heavily with her wolf tongue hanging out. She closed her wolf eyes and felt the firey pain shoot through her whole body. She felt a pup coming.
"There you go, dear. Keep pushing. You're nearly there." Mahika assisted, encouraging her daughter. It was a pain that felt so massive, so horrible, it was as though she was dying. But it was worth it in the end.
In under two hours, Hana had successfully given birth to 3 healthy pups. It was two females and a male. Ryan was so proud of his mate. The large black wolf gazed down at his newborns with a feeling he'd never felt before. It was a warm, fuzzy feeling. He was a father to 3 beautiful children.
Hana was already asleep because of how exhausted she was. He nuzzled her gently and licked her wolf muzzle. He couldn't be prouder of his mate. He looked at all of his pups, who were nursing quietly from their mother. They all had black coats just like him. But, two of them had white markings.
The male had white cheeks, white on his left shoulder, top of his muzzle, and inside of his ears. The second pup, a female, had white over her left eye, on her wolf paws, a fully white tail, white cheeks, and white on top of her muzzle. The youngest was fully black with a dark grey mask but was black atop her muzzle.
It was a full moon tonight and it illuminated the youngest girl, giving her a silvery glow. Ryan had the perfect name for her. "Luna… That's a perfect name for you… My little Luna." he said quietly. He had named the other pups, Aaron and Samara. His mate had chosen those names for their future pups and she had gotten her wish.