Author's Note

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Chapter Fourteen

He was angry.

Kouga could barely restrain the need to pound his fist into the ground as he cut across the field. Blades of grass cut across his thighs as he stalked towards Kagome, his expression taunt. His eyes zeroed in on her.

She was with child. His pup. His fucking child. Even now, this very moment, his pup was growing inside her body. She hadn't told him. He repeated the phrase to himself. That was his fucking pup. How dare she?

His eyes lowered, following Inuyasha's hand and the way Kagome shifted her shoulder away from his touch.

His lips thinned.

Kagome must have sensed him because she lifted her head at his approach. Her lips trembled but she wasn't crying anymore. He read the guilt in her expression for what it was—guilt. She was guilty and she had every right to be. He scented fear but ignored it. He wasn't worried about scaring her. Kagome should have known by now he would never hurt her.

Was that confusion he scented? He was about to clear things up.

He stopped in front of her and Inuyasha stood. Kouga didn't look away from where Kagome sat at his feet. He held out his clawed hand until Kagome had no choice but to take it. He pulled her to her feet.

"We need to talk. Now." His voice was low. His eyes shifted to Inuyasha. "Alone."

Kagome wrapped her arms around her waist. "About what?" Kagome murmured, biting her bottom lip.

Kouga didn't look at Inuyasha this time, just stared down at her without changing expression. "Alone." He repeated. A part of him was waiting for her to tell him. Their one night had led to a commitment that he'd wanted his entire life. Pups. Knowing that Kagome was the mother...

It soothed the anger surging through him, but barely.

He didn't like how Inuyasha was nearly hanging all over her. That was his pup and essentially his woman. The thought came with pride.

"I don't think you want to discuss this with Inuyasha around." Kouga said evenly.

"I'm not going anywhere." Inuyasha said, standing to his full height, his ears sweeping down nearly into his white hair. He said it for the full benefit that Kouga didn't want him there.

Kagome could feel the sudden tension and fidgeted between both demons. She had the feeling she was the only reason they weren't jumping each other. Inuyasha looked annoyed. Kouga looked...fierce. His eyes were so blue she swore they were on the verge of glowing.

Kouga was suddenly tired of Inuyasha. He wanted to be alone with Kagome, not a threesome that the dog was suddenly so rearing for. "I. Said. Alone." Kouga said, biting the words out in warning to Inuyasha. This was between him and Kagome. He didn't want to do this, not with Inuyasha here. The dog would find out soon enough.

Inuyasha didn't move, even against the threatening step Kouga took which brought them nearly chest to chest.

Kagome could see the violence coming. Both men were fighting for her without even coming to fists. She wasn't having it. She pushed her hands between their bodies, forcing them apart. "Dammit, Kouga—"

"You're with child." Kouga bit out, his eyes meeting hers.

Kagome froze.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

She didn't know how he knew, but he knew. Dismay filled her, something akin to horror. Her eyes clouded again—tears. She opened her mouth and would have spoke, but she saw Inuyasha's expression.

He stared at Kagome and she could see his mind working as he went over the bit out words...his amber eyes moved from her to Kouga before they narrowed.

Not only did Kouga know, but Inuyasha knew. He fucking knew.

Kagome blinked past the tears when Inuyasha was suddenly in front of her. "I don't care, Kagome." Inuyasha muttered. She could see the anger in his amber eyes, but he continued. "We can leave. I'll take you away from here. You and the pup—"

Inuyasha never even finished the sentence because Kouga was in his face.

"I'll kill you before I let you keep me away from my pup." Kouga snarled out viciously, his voice low again. He meant every word. How dare the half-breed? That was HIS pup.

Kagome was helpless—shocked. So much was happening too fast. She could feel her aura sparking with the rise of Kouga's wolf demon. She couldn't see a change in his appearance, but she could feel it through his sudden rage.

"She never was yours." Inuyasha spat out.

"I had her first." Kouga hissed.

Inuyasha balled his fist. "You never had her."

"I had her first." Kouga hissed out again, the blue in his eyes expanding until there was only pinpricks of black in the middle. The meaning was clear.

Kagome could feel the color drain from her face.

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Author's Note

Another SHORT, but sweet chapter. This one was a little harder to get started, because I wasn't sure if I should have started it out with Kouga. But it felt right, being as how the last chapter ended. Kouga needed to continue on in this chapter.