This pregnancy was doing something to her. It made her more
in tune with her emotions, made her fight back instead of
rolling over and letting others dictate her life. I had never seen
her like this before.
“Nothing and no one is going to pull us away from this place
until our vacation is over,” she continued, arms crossing over
her chest. “I don’t care if the pack is falling apart. I am done
putting everyone else before us.”
I smirked, stepping closer and wrapping my arms around her
waist. “Good, because I wasn’t planning on letting you leave
even if you wanted to.”
She relaxed slightly, a small smile tugging at the corner of her
lips. “That’s a first,” she teased, pressing her forehead against my
chest.
I chuckled. “I like this version of you. Fiery. Stubborn. Sexy as
hell.”
Her laughter was soft, but it eased some of the tension between
- us. I carried her back to the sofa and we snuggled there with
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her on my laps.
“You know what?” she murmured, resting a hand over her
belly. “I just want our child to grow up without the burden of
duty weighing them down. I don’t want them to feel like they
have to live up to anyone’s expectations.”
I cupped her cheek, tilting her face up to meet my gaze. “Then
we’ll make sure they don’t. Our children will have the freedom
to choose their own paths”
A soft sigh escaped her lips. “You really mean that?”
“I mean every word.”
She searched my face for a long moment before nodding. “I just.
I don’t want to screw this up. I don’t exactly have the best
parental role models.”
I led her to the couch, guiding her to sit beside me. “You are
nothing like them, Em. You’re going to be an incredible mother.”
She exhaled, leaning into my side. “I hope so.”
I placed a hand over hers, giving it a reassuring squeeze. “I
know so.”‘
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Her fingers traced absentmindedly over my knuckles. “And if
our firstborn doesn’t want to take the throne?”
“Then they won’t,” I said without hesitation. “We’ll let them
carve their own path, whatever that may be.”
Other people might think it was crazy to give up on such a
supreme power. But Violet and I both know how exhausting
and demanding it was to rule. Take us for example, we couldn’t
even have a normal vacation. If our children didn’t want this
kind of burden, I definitely respected that.
She smiled at that, a genuine, heartfelt smile that lit up her
entire face. “Thank you, babe. You will be a very good father.”
I chuckled, planting a kiss against her forehead, “Yeah and I’ll
the parent of the year.
“Parent of the year?” she suddenly sat up, looking competitive.
“You might be father of the year, but there’s no way you can
beat me in this competition.“”
“Oh really? If Mia’s up, we should definitely ask her who is her
favorite. Me or you.” I teased. This was a joke of course. But it
made me wonder which one of us Mia would actually pick.
She frowned and pouted, “If there’s a tiny chance she picks you,
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that’s only because you get to spend more time with her before
I even meet her.”
My heart sank slightly. I knew she didn’t say that to stab a
wound, but it definitely made me thinking.
“I made a mistake with Kylie.” I finally said, a lump in my
throat. “Agreeing to mate with her was the worst decision of
my life. It that hadn’t happened, Mia would have a chance to
grow up by your side.”
I had never been able to say that out loud. Not to her. Not even
to myself. This was the first time I had the courage to confront
with my past mistake.
Her expression softened, “And I never got the chance to really
call you out on it because I was drowning in my own mistakes.””
“We were both a mess,” I murmured.
She reached for my hand, threading her fingers through mine.
“But despite everything, we’re here now.”
I pulled her onto my lap, my arms tightening around her. “So,
how about you show me just how much you love me?”
She laughed, looping her arms around my neck. “Oh, I intend
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to.”
Her lips met mine, rubbing her butt against my crotch. I was
hard almost immediately.
“Sit back and enjoy it,” she blew into my ear. It was so freaking hot when she took over for a change.
She undressed me and then ripped off her own panties. Then
she opened her legs and straddled me, her naked bottom
touching my throbbing cock.
“How about a ride with me?” she snickered.
