Chapter 5

Three weeks later, there is a fire in the nursery den. Alexander, Sarah, and Rachel rush to their children. They each take a pup and bring them outside of the packhouse. Alexander goes back in and sees the last of the four pups. It's George, but he's not moving or breathing. Alexander brings him outside and notices that he is burnt and limp.

Alexander lays George down and rubs his back. He does this several times, but their little one doesn't wake up. The medicine wolf determines that George died from the burns and inhalation of the smoke.

Alexander growls in anger. I should have been faster. Or maybe I should have attempted to take two of them at once.

Sarah. It's not your fault. It's none of our faults. The only one responsible is whoever started the fire.

Rachel. I agree. Either we have a traitor in our pack, or another pack found out and decided to kill them for their gain.

Alexander. The sooner we find out who did this the better.

The leaders spend the entire day questioning the clan. They realize that no one started the fire, but there was someone who ratted them out.

Alexander leads the group to a new part of the forest, and they rebuild their packhouse.

Five weeks later, the triplet pups are eight weeks old, and they can see and hear. They also run around play outside of the nursery den. They also are fully weaned from their mothers.

Alice, Madison, and Michael make their way to their parents. They sit down beside their parents and snuggle up with them.

Alexander. Hello, my loves. What brings you here?

Alice. We want to play.

Madison. Yeah, can we go outside?

Michael. Please?

Sarah. Of course, but stay close and come back before dark. The enemy is still out there.

Rachel. Howl if you need anything or if there's any trouble.

Alexander. Your grandparents are outside if you want to play with them.

The triplets smile and go outside. They run around in the grass, play in the dirt and mud, and listen to stories told by their grandparents.

Around lunchtime, the triplets and their grandparents come inside, and everyone has elk and deer. The triplets are cleaned by their parents and then they go to the nursery den for their afternoon nap.

Rachel and Sarah go over to Alexander and lay down. The trouple watch as the surrounding wildlife go about their day and think about their son, George.

Sarah falls asleep while Rachel and Alexander watch over the pack and their children.

*Sarah's dream*

Sarah. No. Stay away. Please, no. No, please. I said go away.

Sarah is pinned down by an unknown wolf and forcefully penetrated. The wolf pounds into her while Sarah whimpers and howls in pain. The wolf has red fur and vibrant blue eyes. The male releases inside her and pulls out.

He leaves Sarah where she is and goes back to his den.

*End of dream*

Sarah wakes up, shaking and sweaty. She looks around and sees that she is not pinned down and no one is trying to harm her. She sees Alexander and Rachel on either side of her. She gets up and pads around the den. She goes over to the entrance and watches the moon.

Alexander and Rachel come over and gently lick Sarah. They look at her with concern, but Sarah just motions that she's fine.

After a while, the three of them go back to bed.

Later that day, Sarah wakes up and goes over to their children. She wakes them up and gives them a bath in the creek. When she finishes, Sarah takes them out and dries them with giant leaves. She then lets them run around and play.

Rachel and Alexander come over and the three of them share a sweet kiss.

Rachel. Early this morning, you woke up and you were shaking and sweating. Are you okay?

Alexander. Was there something on your mind?

Sarah. Ever since I was raped, I've been having recurring nightmares about it. It's always the same. It's an unknown wolf with red fur and blue eyes. Ever since our second son was born, I was wondering if maybe some of his sperm still survived. The man would leave me alone after finishing, but I loved him, so I couldn't leave. He raped me when I was 5 weeks pregnant the first time around, and I was wondering if his sperm survived and fertilized one of the eggs.

Alexander. I'm sorry that you've been having that nightmare. But, your suspicion about your rapist's sperm fertilizing one of your eggs and creating our now-deceased son could be a possibility. None of us have red hair or fur.

Rachel. But, Alexander's sperm would have to have fertilized the egg as well. Because he had green eyes, just like Alexander.

Sarah. That's true. Maybe we should ask the medicine wolf.

Alexander. I think that would be a good idea.

Rachel. Me too.

The three of them go to the medicine den and wait for the medicine wolf to come in. After a bit of waiting, Jordan comes in and smiles at them.

Jordan. Hello. How may I help you?

Sarah. We were wondering if my rapist's sperm and Alexander's sperm could have fertilized the same egg. My rapist had me kept in his house and he would rape me whenever he wanted. He never gave me a break, even when I was pregnant. That's why I lost the puppy.

Jordan. So, you lost the puppy at 5 weeks and met your mates the following week and then had sex 6 weeks after?

Sarah. Yes.

Jordan. Well, seeing as the sperm from your rapist was not active during the last time of your rape, they stayed in the fallopian tube until more came, and then Alexander's and your rapist's sperm both fertilized one egg. Alexander's also fertilized three other eggs. It seems that this is how your son was able to have red fur. This means that your son had two biological fathers.

At that moment, one of the pack guards came in and went directly to the leaders.

Quincy. Your Majesties. We have found the culprit of the fire. Shall I bring him in?

Alexander. Yes. Thank you, Quincy.

Quincy bows and exits the den. He soon returns with the culprit and Sarah gasps in surprise.

Sarah. That's my rapist.