“I’ll always be your arrogant Viking bastard.”
“And I wouldn’t have you any other way,” Pet ran a hand down the front of my pants, making contact with my dick.
“Naughty mommy.” I dragged a thumb across the hard outline of her nipple through the soft yellow dress she wore. Her breasts were heavy, they'd grown bigger with her pregnancy, her curves filling my hands in ways I loved.
“You’re sexy as ever in that dress,” I breathed at her ear. “I can’t wait to get underneath it tonight.”
“Terrible.” She shook her head and giggled through my stolen kisses.
I’d been waiting for her all of my life, I wouldn't let a day go by that I didn't show her what she meant to me.
“Mmm…” she moaned as I pressed a small bite to her mouth of the pale pink cupcake she was frosting.
“Would taste better if I was licking it off your body,” I commented.
“You’ve got such a dirty mind.” She dabbed frosting on my nose and then pressed her body up against mine and whispered the second shock of my life in my ear.
I pulled away, my mouth dropping open in surprise as I processed her words. The little secret she’d been carrying. Her eyes gleamed with mischief as she watched me.
“Pregnant? You're sure?” I sucked in a few deep breaths, trying to process the new information. Her curves called to me every day, as soon as the doctor had given us the go-ahead, I'd been unable to keep my hands off of her.
I shook my head and ran my hand over my face. Tears burned behind my eyelids as I struggled to hold back the overwhelming emotion. I pulled her into my arms, held her tightly, lifted her off her feet, and kissed her like she was my reason.
Pet was my entire reason.
My life began with her, and it would end with her—and our babies.
“I love you so much,” I muttered against the soft flesh of her neck.
“I love you too, Daddy,” she whispered. My heart clenched in my chest, and the tears pooled in my eyes. I ran one hand up into her dark waves and inhaled her soft scent.
“I can't believe Granny was right.”
“I can, I never doubted her for an instant. Her fertility tea is famous for a reason.”
“Mm, I don't think you need any help from that tea, just one look from you gets me pregnant.”
“Pet…” I groaned into her neck as her soft laugh floated on the air around us.
I inhaled a deep breath of her decadent scent. I was so goddamn lucky to have found her. “I love seeing our baby growing inside you…”
She sighed, drawing a fingertip across my naked chest. “Pregnancy makes me fat and grouchy.”
“Never. You’ll be so pampered you’ll never have to lift a finger.” I cupped a palm over her soft belly. I curled her leg around my waist and danced my fingertips across her thigh.
Her fingers whispered through my hair as she crawled up my body, caging her in my arms and pressing soft kisses across her lips. “Love you so damn much it makes me crazy.” I slipped a hand between her thighs, the rough pad of my thumb working the hot little nub of her pussy. “Completely fucking mad for you.”
Soft little moans drowned out my thoughts as my lips attached to her neck, sucking on the succulent flesh until it was red with my attention.
Pet was a gift. I’d never once found myself worthy of the kind of love she had to give before now, but she did things to a man. Got inside his head, made him realize just what really mattered in life.
We still didn't know the outcome of my father's situation, I hadn't heard much from my guy at Ruthless, but that was a good sign. No news was always good news in my business. I still had a guy with eyes on her father in her home country, but so far he hadn’t tried anything inappropriate. I had a feeling once he’d found out his little girl had married into a royal family, he’d thrown in the towel on bringing her home altogether. I knew he may come back around later if he thought a relationship with us could benefit him, but so far, he’d kept to himself. I’d purchased my girl a new phone and made sure she had a new phone number — she’d never have to worry about threatening messages from anyone again.
When her aunt came home, she was shocked to find out about the break-in. I’d hired a cleaning crew to pick up the place and another team to install security cameras. Pet had gone crazy with worry thinking someone could be out there watching all of us, but I assured her my guy always did his job.
There was a little secret I hadn't told her yet though—the hitman I'd hired was having a little problem with my sister of all people. I wasn't clear on the details, by choice, but he'd had to take extra precautions in taking on this case because my sister's presence around the castle was under scrutiny. Not because she'd done anything wrong, only that she'd been born with the Madsen family name, so that made her a target. It was easier to protect my kid-sister when she was tucked safely away at boarding school, but now that she was back in Copenhagen, security had to be dialed up.