Page 37 of Bark Like You Want It
“They are so beautiful,” Enzo whimpers, the puppy squirming in his hands a tiny ball of fire-red fur.
“I didn’t know babies could be so cute,” Slater whispers in awe, and I smile, panting. They look like giants cradling dandelions, but when one of them snaps at Yamir’s thumb, Yamir lets out a startled, prideful laugh.
“He’s a fighter!”
I lie back, my heart hammering a light rhythm against my ribs. I am a human woman in the depths of Hell, and I have just given birth to three damn puppies. My babies… with my three husbands…
“I think they are hungry,” Enzo chuckles when the puppy in his hands tries to suckle his finger, and I hold out my hands.
“Here. I think I have just enough milk after feeding their hungry daddies.” I smirk, and their faces go red as they reluctantly hand over their children. I feed the two that are the hungriest and pet the third on my chest, feeling a love I didn’t know was possible.
“You look so beautiful, Mama,” Slater whispers.
“The most beautiful woman on Earth, Heaven, or Hell.” Enzo blinks back tears.
“No, the most beautiful in the universe.” Yamir hums, and I look out at them and chuckle. I crook my finger to them, and they climb in bed with me, each gently stroking our children, and even in this crazy situation, I don’t think I could be happier. The babies continue to whimper as if they’re still hungry after feeding, so their fathers take them and lay them on a bed of Hellfire, which seems to calm them down and put them to sleep.
I love you, Sye.I tell them telepathically through our bond, and they kiss me.
We love you too, Mama.They whisper back to me in my head as I blink back tears of joy.
I have everything I could need, my children and my husbands, and while my holiday didn’t turn out exactly how I wanted, it turned out how I needed it, and I’m thankful for this new beginning.
The End…
