“Jace,” I whimpered.
“I know,” he purred, his feral side yielding a little bit.
He proceeded to lick every inch of my body, the slight rough feeling of his tongue against my skin had me squirming underneath him for an entirely different reason. I was still buzzing with the adrenaline of the chase, and I needed him.
“You caught me,” I whined. “What are you going to do to me?”
He flipped me and yanked me up on my hands and knees before he licked up my spine, the sensation making me wetter as I shivered with how damn good it felt. He pressed his chest against my back, giving me his warmth and I loved the way his hair scraped against my overly sensitive skin.
“I’m going to breed you, little mate. The moon demands it.”
I stilled at his words and then he was pushing his cock inside of me. I thought for sure it would be a hard, brutal thrust, but it was a slow, smooth glide. I was dripping for him already, but he still took his time. I fell in love with my mate a little more under the moon.
He did get me pregnant that night. I have no doubt about it.
Now, any day, I’ll be giving birth to our little one. The only thing I worry about is the pain of childbirth. I don’t care if this baby is more human or more creature. They’re apart of us and I’ll love them unconditionally.
Jace wraps his arms around my waist, his clawed hands gently resting on the swell of my belly. He buries his face in my neck, a rumble of approval coming from him.
“What are you thinking about so hard? You’re worried.”
I spin around and look up into his eyes. I see his own worry there and a hint of his fear that I won’t accept him. I understand it, but he’s wrong. I’ll always accept him. I’ll always pick him.
And it’s not because I’m his mate.
It’s so much more than that.
I wrap my arms around him and look deep into his eyes. “I’m only worried about how painful it will be,” I admit honestly.
“You’re not worried they’ll be a monster like me?”
I tsk him and shake my head. “You’re not a monster, Jace. You’re my mate.” He grins down at me, and I kiss his chest. It’s not easy to get close to him considering the size of my baby bump. “If our child is like you, I’ll consider us lucky.”
There’s curiosity and awe in his voice, “Lucky?”
I make a humming sound. “You’re loyal, protective, loving, brave, smart, and driven. We would be lucky to have a baby like you.”
Before he can say anything to refute my words, I feel a gush and look down to find the floor underneath me wet. I gasp and then look up at my mate with wide eyes.
A huge grin spreads across his face before he leans in and kisses my forehead. “It’s time, little mate.”
I nod, taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly. “It’s time.”