He Wants It All, I'll Give Him Nothing
Our kind was famed for our fertility, said to lay dozens of eggs in a single brood.
Yet, after being married to Lucien for 500 years, I had produced only a single egg—our son, Pierce Walker.
Hatching him had drained nearly all of my strength, leaving me barely clinging to life.
Meanwhile, Lina had somehow seduced Lucien's brother, Calder Walker, and become his wife.
In just 200 years, she laid eight eggs, each pup strong and gifted.
Soon, rumors began to spread through the pack, claiming that my supposed fertility was nothing but a lie. They said I had made up the whole thing just to marry Lucien.