Author's Note

Again, more smut in this one, sorry not sorry.

Chapter 7 “Reflections”

Ember walked out of the cave the next morning with a bit of a limp as he went to go find a tree to relieve himself at. Collin and Quetzal were sitting outside, looking up at him when he approached, the pegasus noticing the way he was walking. “Geez, she got you good, didn't she?” The Lead glared at him.

“Shut up. It's not my fault she wanted to do it three times in a row after we woke up. Thankfully she finally fell asleep on me after that, so I can come out and breathe for a second.”

“Fair point.”

“You're going back in, Alpha?” Quetzal asked.

“I guess. I don't think I'd be able to hear her pained cries and wails for the rest of the day.”

She nodded once, turning her head to face Collin again. They started to talk, Ember taking his leave to continue his objective. Settling on a pine that was relatively close to the entrance of the cave, he got to one side of it and raised one of his hind legs, urinating on its trunk. He yelped as a pain coursed through him, relaxing once it subsided. He shook himself, going back over to the pair. “So what are you guys talking about?” he questioned.

“The different phases of the moon and the numerical distance between us and the stars.” Quetzal answered.

He cocked his head to one side. “Um, ok? Why that would interest Collin is beyond me.”

Collin scoffed and snorted. “Excuse you. Space is very interesting to me, thank you very much.”

“Suit yourselves. I'm going back inside. If Speckle wakes up and finds me gone, she'll run over anything in her way to get to me.”

Luckily, Speckle was still sleeping soundly, her chest slowly rising and falling. The stallion laid down beside her. She subconsciously gravitated towards him, draping her hooves under his shoulders. He leaned forward and gave her a feather-light kiss on the forehead, not wanting to wake her. Closing his eyes, he let himself drift off. Normally this wouldn't be an issue, but this time, it was one of the worst things he could have done.

The area was dark, so much so that the stallion could barely see what was in front of him. Suddenly his ears perked, hearing a sound coming towards him. A figure stepped out of the shadows, having a striking resemblance to Ember, except that his coat was a darker shade of red. He clapped his hooves slowly, a bright smirk on his face. “Well done, Ember. Two deaths in 10 years, and now you risk getting your mate pregnant by sharing her Heat with her. You're quite the Lead Alpha, aren't you?”

Ember snarled at him. “I don't need your pity, Crimson.”

“Ah, you remembered my name. It's been so long since we last met, I even prepared a whole speech for if you forgot it. I guess I can throw it away now. Anyways, I wasn't going to give you any pity in the first place.”

“What do you want, you ugly, deceiving asshole?”

“Woah, hey now. There's no need to be calling yourself such names. All I want is that rush again, the feeling of blood coating your muzzle after ripping some sorry wolf’s throat out. It's a nice feeling.”

Ember looked appalled, his eyes turning blue. “Those “sorry wolves” were my mother and the colts father! Have you no guilt at all?”

Crimson shrugged. “Nope. That's your problem. Although that does explain why you cried in front of your daughter twice. I was right. You really are turning into a softie.”

Ember growled lowly.

“Man, I forgot to tell you last time how hot you sound when you growl. Too bad Speckle is already super horny, otherwise she'd probably get wet just by hearing one of those.”

“Give me one good reason why I shouldn't be ripping your heart out of your chest right now.”, the Lead said angrily.

“Well, for starters, I don't have a heart. You're the one with the whole ‘body’ thing, remember? And second, all I'm giving you is a simple request. Either find another wolf to kill or let me out. Just for a day.”

“Not going to happen. I know how you tick, and you'll end up destroying this pack.”

“Me? Nah. You? Possibly.”

Ember was about to ask what he meant when he disappeared into the smoke, leaving him alone.

Ember woke with a start, hearing his mate whimper as he accidentally pushed her away, waking her in the process. Her eyes were still red, but she seemed more relaxed than she had been before. “Awe, I'm sorry, honey. I didn't mean to frighten you. I just… had a bad dream. Come here, sweet heart.” She did so, letting him hold her. “You ok?” She nodded once, closing her eyes and resting her head against his chest. The red stallion lowered his head, pulling her’s back to give her a slow kiss. The mare opened her mouth slightly, allowing their tongues to wrestle with each other. She moaned softly as his tongue pushed past her lips, intertwining with her’s. He grazed his hooves down her back, squeezing her hips as he pulled her closer to him. They laid like that for a while, until Speckle got a little daring.

Pressing a hoof to his chest, she lowered it slowly, stopping just above his sheath. His ears lowered, and he gently broke the kiss. “Don't tease me, Shine,” he growled in a playful manner, surging forward to attack her mouth again. She pulled away after a minute or two, lightly kissing down the trail her hoof had previously made. When she kissed the spot where her hoof had stopped, Ember quivered. Her tongue simply flicked over the opening of his sheath and his member slid out, desperate for attention. The stallion still had his eyes open, but they slipped shut when she wrapped her lips around it, tongue making circles around the tip while she slowly bobbed her head back and forth. He soon held a hoof to the back of her head, holding her steady as his hips thrust forward.

They both moaned simultaneously, Ember twitching before unleashing his load down her throat. He sighed and laid his head down, closing his eyes for a moment as his body relaxed. When they opened again, he was slightly surprised to have Speckle's tail in his face, then realizing that she had flipped over. He smirked as he lifted her tail, revealing the puffy light pink folds that had themselves known. Leaning forward to press his lips against them, he let his tongue push them apart, dipping down and pulling back in a steady motion. She whimpered, lifting her hips as she slid her hooves down her chest to further arouse herself. It worked, as a few minutes later her body stiffened, and she shuddered as warm liquid flowed out of her. Ember turned to face her, seeing that her eyes had finally turned back to their sapphire blue. “Welcome back,” he said softly.

“Hi. I didn't do anything too crazy this time, did I?”

“No… you only just gave Collin a mini heart attack.”

“Wonderful,” she muttered.

“Hey, it's all good now. I took care of it.”

“Thank you.” She yawned and stretched, suddenly freezing when she took in the smell. “Did we-”

“Not now, but yes.”

She sat up, pushing her messy mane out of her eyes. The red stallion sat up beside her, reaching out a hoof to help her get the dark blue and white locks to detangle. Once her mane was in a suitable fashion, she leaned over to quickly kiss his cheek, rising to her hooves so she could walk around. Her ears suddenly twitched as the pair heard a faint scream echo through the chamber, sending them running to find the source of the sound.