Page 66 of Beast's Secret Baby
My mate tossed her head back and laughed. “Okay? You’d say okay? That’s my word.”
“Okay.” This was fun, playing with words. Teasing her. Every moment with her took me farther and farther away from war. Darkness. Despair. She had no idea what she meant to me. None.
With a look on her face I did not recognize, she took my hand and placed it over her abdomen. “The future is here, Velik.”
“I don’t understand.” Did she want me to slide my hand lower, lift her skirt and tease her pussy with my fingers until she came all over my hand? Because that would, indeed, be an excellent way to say hello to the house.
“How many bedrooms does this place have?” she asked.
“Twelve.” Bedrooms? Future bedrooms. For future children.
She placed one hand on top of mine where it remained pressed to her abdomen. She stepped closer. “Velik, love, I’m pregnant.”
“But—”
“Once, for us, is apparently all it takes.”
“How—”
She interrupted me again. “I went to my doctor this morning. I didn’t want to say anything until I knew for sure.”
We had just transported to Atlan a few hours ago so I could show her the house.
“This morning? On Earth?”
“Yes. I had the initial ultrasound. There were two heartbeats. Twins. Again. And every instinct I have is telling me they’re girls.” She looked up into my face.
Two more children? Mine? No warlord could be as blessed as I.
“Well? Did you hear me? Is it okay?”
Emotion clogged my throat. I could not speak. This could not be real, this life I did not deserve. Stefani, my mate. Terra and Alena, my beautiful daughters. And two more? Girls to protect and love. Care for. Serve. “I will be honored to be their father, as I am with Terra and Alena. I am not worthy of such a gift.”
She raised an eyebrow and looked at me. “You really mean that.”
“Of course. It is a male’s greatest honor to be so blessed. To love and protect his family. I love you, Stefani Davis of Earth. I am yours. If you wish for twenty more children or none, I am content. What you desire, you shall have. What you need, I will provide. You are mine. Our children will never doubt they are loved. You do not yet understand what being mine means, mate, but you will.”
“You just can’t be real.”
“Okay.”
“That’s not how you use that word.”
“Okay.”
She laughed, the sound filling the hall with echoes of love. Joy. All things she brought to my life. “You are more than worthy, Velik. I love you.”
I kissed her lips, softly. With great care. She was a goddess. My mate. Those words, those three fucking words. Powerful. They were a knife in my heart and a balm for the pain all in one. She owned me. Body. Mind. Soul. I was hers.
“Say it again.”
