The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 945

Chapter 945

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Chapter 945

When Nicole got home, Ivory was pacing around the room, restless and irritable.

Cola went over to nuzzle her, but she swatted him away and bared her teeth. She wanted him to keep his

distance.

She dragged her bed into a corner, then kept shifting around, unable to get comfortable.

Nicole suspected she was going into labor. Her belly was enormous, and Nicole could see the pups moving beneath her skin.

Nicole brought out some ground meat and straw from her storage space. Ivory ate the meat, then carried the straw to her bed and arranged it into a nest. She whined and howled for several hours before Nicole spotted the first traces of blood.

Cola grew anxious. Even when Ivory swatted at him, he refused to leave her side, hovering nearby and sniffing at her.

Finally, he ran to Nicole and barked, his worried gaze fixed on her.

She stroked his head. “I know. You’re about to be a dad.”

An hour later, the first pup arrived.

Instinct took over. Ivory licked away the birth sac and cleaned the newborn, then bit through the

umbilical cord and swallowed it.

Nicole crouched beside the nest and gently lifted the pup.

Ivory watched her closely, whimpering as though she feared Nicole might carry her baby away. Her eyes never left the little bundle in Nicole’s hands.

The pup had Cola’s coloring, but its narrow, pointed muzzle looked distinctly wolfish. It really was theirs.

Nicole grinned and gave Cola’s head an enthusiastic rub. “Cola, you’re a dad!” 1

He looked bewildered, but he seemed to recognize the pup as his own. Leaning closer, he gave it a gentle lick.

Ivory reached out a paw, impatient to have her baby back. Nicole quickly returned the pup, and Ivory settled down to nurse it.

Within another hour or so, she delivered two more pups, bringing the total to three: two males and a female. Neither parent seemed able to get enough of them.

Watching the pups, Cola seemed to grasp that he had a new job. He lay beside Ivory and their babies, keeping watch and occasionally licking his mate.

Nicole hoped caring for the pups would give Poppy something to focus on and help draw her out of her

shell.

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“Poppy, you’re in charge of looking after these three,” she said. “Ivory needs time to recover, and she’ll need plenty of good food to keep her milk supply up. Make sure she gets nutritious meals every day.”

The puppies put Poppy in a great mood. “Don’t worry, Nicole! I’ll take good care of Ivory and her babies.”

To help everyone tell them apart, Nicole brought out three strips of soft fabric from her storage space and made loose, adjustable collars. The firstborn got red, the second yellow, and the youngest blue.

She made sure Ivory got extra food every day. The pups took after Cola in size, with plump little bodies that felt wonderfully soft in her hands.

They seemed to get the best of both parents. They were adorable and full of energy, constantly wriggling around and eagerly nursing. Their eyes were still closed, though, so it was too early to tell which parent they looked like most.

Worried they might get cold, Nicole set up a small radiant heater near the nest.

Exhausted from giving birth, Ivory soon closed her eyes. Cola stayed beside her, unwilling to leave his family even for a moment.

Meanwhile, the disappearance of 60 men without a single casualty on Nicole’s side finally forced Alliance Base to take the family seriously.