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Sherise looked at the cold beige lion in front of her. A lot of emotions swirling inside, but the most dominant one was confusion. Before she could stop herself she opened her tannish muzzle, "How do you know him?"
Barton tore his greenish-blue eyes from the shaken cub to the lioness that had stolen his heart. He sighed as his ears went back against his head as he turned it to the side. "He's..." Barton took a deep breath. "Renner is my son..."
Sherise gasped, hurt overcame all the other emotions. Tears fell from her purplish-blue eyes. "I am such a fool."
Barton went to say something when Kopa stepped up. Barton bowed his head before stepping back as the king walked over to Sherise but stopped with a paw still off the ground as his ears flickered, when he heard tiny mews. He had seen the young cubs when Sherise placed them by her paws but now up close he couldn't help but to feel proud of the beautiful lioness in front of him. Even if the cubs were concived out of whitlock.
"Welcome home, daughter." Kopa noticed Sherise winced, he sighed before continuing. "You look exhusted. Why don't you come and rest?"
Sherise frowned but before she could refuse Kiran and Kent started fussing. The russet red lioness sighed deeply before nodding. Kopa smiled before helping Sherise by picking up the two newborn cubs. As Sherise picked up the confused pale cream cub she didn't notice a pale tan lioness run off from the gathered pride.
The cave under priderock
Elena giggled as Torrent gave her morning bath. She closed her green eyes and let out a loud purr. The goldish lion chuckled before nuzzling his head against the tawny beige lioness'. Things between the two mates were about to get heated when a young pale tan lioness ran in out of breath.
Elena sighed deeply before sitting up. "Azira."
Azira took deep breathes before looking at the future king and queen of the Pridelands. "Sherise's back and...she has cubs."
Torrent couldn't believe what he heard. But he knew one thing, he had to see his sister. Torrent ran out of the cave and headed up priderock where his uncles, father and Barton sat outside of the nursery den.
"Is it true?" the goldish prince gasped as he tried to catch his breath. "Is Reese really back?"
Kopa nodded before sighing heavily. "But she doesn't want to see anyone. Apparently Barton had a lioness before your sister and had a cub with her. When Sherise ran away, she ran away pregnant with Barton's cubs."
Torrent turned his now narrowed eyes on his brother in law. "You."
Barton lowered his head. "I never meant to hurt Sherise. Renner's mother was nothing but a faze. I'll take it all back."
A small gasp caused the lions to look towards the nursery den entrance to see the small pale cream cub that was with Sherise. Barton lowered his head and shook it as he groaned. Renner had tears falling from greenish-blue eyes before he ran off with a sob. Barton sighed before running after his son.
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"What do you mean they are gone!"
Akiel bowed as well as Vassim and Remus. The pale beige lion lifted his head to look into his uncle's angry amber eyes. The rich brown lion paced with a sneer, drool dripped on the stone surface.
"They know our secrets!" Nuka stopped and looked at Akiel. "You need to fix this."
Akiel looked confused. "How can I?"
Nuka laughed as he turned back to his throne. "Oh, my dear nephew. You know."
Akiel thought about refusing for a moment before shaking his head at the ridiculous idea and bowed instead. "Yes, uncle."
Akiel turned around and walked towards the underground cave entrance when Nuka's deep voice stopped him.
"By any means necessary."
On the Summit of Priderock
Kiara sighed heavily as her orange eyes stared out into the Pridelands. She closed her eyes and cried. The day that she exiled Elena and Barton, she never meant to say what she said to Sherise. She most certainly never meant for her daughter to runaway. To be out there alone, pregnant and taking care of three cubs, one that's not even hers.
"I figured you would be up here."
Kiara sniffed up her tears before turning to see Kopa. "Where else would I be? I'm pretty sure that my daughter dosen't want to see me."
Kopa sighed deeply before nuzzling the golden orange lioness. "Do you know that for sure?" the pale golden king took a deep breath. "Look Kiara, Sherise needs her mother more than ever right now."
Kiara looked away from Kopa to the sun setting kingdom. "She probably hates me."
Kopa shook his head. "I wouldn't say that. She's more like you then. You should talk to her and see."
Kiara thought on what Kopa said as he walked down the winding slope. She closed her eyes as the salty tears fell. She wished more than ever that her father was here.
