[ That's a lame response to him, at least in how she words it. But that little trill of her scent, the whiff of cotton candy which threatens to make his own scent activate as well, that's the real answer, the real reward. His eyes shine underneath her, and he grins that much wider, the depths of those same eyes boring into her own.

This was a promise he shouldn't make before talking it over with Nariko. And maybe Sully too, to be fair.

But life wasn't fair, and he missed Nariko, and - ]

Don't doubt me for a moment, Audrey. I'll dig deep enough inside of you that you might break something, but you're going to be impregnated by the end of the month, more than ready to carry the bold next generation of my pack. And I can tell, you want that, been waiting to me used by me like that this whole time.

[ He continues to stroke her face ]