[Lovebite]

He was obscenely joyful that they came towards him, he gathered them into his arms to kiss their heads and chees as he held them tight to his body. The firmness of his children's bodies in his arms was the first thing he remembered when waking up. It surprised him that he woke up to the smell of spring and the warmth of another man embracing him. He opened his eyes, squinting against the sunlight that filtered in through the budding treetops and then looking down to his hands which were empty. "The boys."his voice was weak and he felt sick as he looked around him at the forest,"What happened?"