(Arken)

I arrived home to find Steller, my mate, humming a lullaby to our new son. He finally woke up. When he first hatched, he fainted. I was hoping to see him awake soon. Steller said he woke up in the middle of the night. I was asleep, but now I get to see him awake.

I entered our cave to find Steller with her tail wrapped around our son and humming. I could see him clearly enough to noticed he was about to fall asleep. When I entered the cave, Steller stopped humming and looked in my direction.

She said in a very quiet tone, “Stay quiet or you’ll wake him up fully.”

I walked over to her and nuzzled her for a second. Then I turned my attention to our son.

He had light grey skin and his color marks are a combination of mine and Steller’s. He was so small and adorable.

I watched as he slightly woke up a bit. Then he looked at me. What happened next I didn’t expect. He curled up against Steller and closed his eyes.

I heard Steller let out a slight giggle. Then, still slightly giggling, she said, “Looks like he is scared of you.”

I let out a sigh and said, “Hopefully he won’t next time he wakes up.” Then I chuckled slightly.

After that, Steller began humming again. He slightly uncurled himself and opened his eyes. After a few seconds, he fell asleep.

A few seconds after he fell asleep, I heard Steller let out a sigh. I looked at her and she said, “Do you think he’ll be safe?”

I knew what she meant. Since I was the alpha of this area, I had a few rival alphas that wouldn’t hesitate to kill him if they got the chance.

I just said, “Yes.”

I knew she didn’t believe me, neither did I. But he is the only son I have and the next alpha of this area. If he dies, this area will be free to conquer by any other alphas.

I left to go hunting. I knew that he would definitely be hungry when he woke up. I also knew that since Steller can’t go hunting either, she will be hungry, too.

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I joined with two of my closest allies and prepared a hunting party. We were going to hunt at the edge of my territory.

When we arrived, we split up and headed in different directions. I had to collect food for Steller and my son. My allies didn’t know that I had a son. As far as they knew, The only reason why Steller hasn’t come out of our cave was because she was injured. I ate while hunting and brought food back for only Steller and our son.

I was stalking a decolizard, our main source of food in my territory, when something rammed my side and sent me a few feet away. I got up and looked at what rammed me.

When I saw who it was, I got territorial. It was a rival alpha named Necro. Necro and I were rivals since the day we met. He loved to make me fell weak and helpless. He was also my worst enemy of all the other alphas. He comes into my territory to hunt and attack me whenever he gets the chance.

Necro looked at me and said, “Well, well, well. If it isn’t Arken.”

”This isn’t your territory, Necro. Leave now and I will pretend you never came here.” I said.

He started to circle me and said, “Now where’s the fun in that. I was hopping for a fight today. My front claws are itching to shred you.”

I faced him and said, “I don’t have time for this. I have to collect food for me and Steller.”

He growled in response. Before Steller became my mate, Necro was trying to get her to be his mate. Back then we didn’t hate each other that much. But when I became Steller’s mate, Necro was filled with rage. From that point on, he hated me more than anything else in the world.

Necro stopped circling me and said, “Why isn’t Steller hunting as well?” In an intrigued tone.

At this point, I was sick of dealing with him, so I told Necro about the ‘accident’.

I sighed and said, “A few days ago, she was attacked by a barker (a rival species to ours) and was hurt. That’s why I’m collecting food.”

Even though Necro wanted to kill me, I knew he still liked Steller.

He said, “Fine, you can leave, but just this once.”

Then Necro vanished into the bushes and trees.

After that I did manage to catch that decolizard along with a breakerbird. I brought the prey back to the cave.

Our son was still asleep. Steller ate her food. As for our son, Steller nudged him slightly. He was still asleep. We kept his food for later.

After Steller finished, she looked at our son and said, “We still have to name him. What do you think about the name Sapera?”

I giggled slightly at that name. I saw her let out a slight and she said, “What’s the problem with Sapera!?”

Just then, our son stirred slightly causing Steller to slightly jump.

Then I said, “Nothings wrong with it. It’s just that it doesn’t sound like a boy name. What about Draco?”

She looked at me and said, “Not that one, but I like how it sounds. What about Drace?”

I let out a slight giggle. She said, “What is it now!?”

I managed to stop giggling and said, “Nothing. Drace is perfect.”

After that, I began feeling tired. I watched as Steller fell asleep curled around Drace. After looking at the entrance to make sure everything was safe, I went to sleep, too