Page 150 of Believe it or Knot

Another nod. “Yes, Liam.”

“I-I’m gonna be a dad?”

The most beautiful grin crosses his face. He whoops and laughs, jumping into the air and pumping his fist, drawing the attention of the party goers inside. I laugh, my tears filling and spilling over to my cheeks as he lunges forward and cups my face with his hands, pressing an urgent kiss to my mouth. “I’m gonna be a dad,” he whispers against my lips, sounding awed. “Holy shit.” He drops to his knees in front of me, pressing his face against my still flat stomach. “Hi there, little bean. It’s your Daddy Liam. We’re gonna take such good care of you. I promise. You are so fucking loved. We’re gonna give you the best fucking life.”

“Watch your language when you’re talking to our baby,” Gage growls from behind me.

“They don’t understand anything yet,” I giggle. “They won’t for a long time.”

“No, but we should get in the habit of not swearing now,” Gray says matter-of-factly. “We don’t want any slip up when they can understand.”

“Sorry,” our omega whispers into the fabric of my dress before pushing to his feet and kissing me again. “I’m so fucking happy, lovely.”

“Me too.” I laugh, then pull back to look at the alphas surrounding us. “That’s how you’re supposed to react to this type of news for future reference.”

Liam kisses me again. “Thank you. Thank you for giving me this.” Then he pulls back and glares at the men surrounding us. “You all knew and didn’t tell me?”

They shift uncomfortably. “Sorrel didn’t tell you either,” Gray points out, then winces when the back of my hand meets his stomach. He catches my fingers and lifts them to his mouth again. “Emotional,” he murmurs.

“I didn’t tell any of you!” Feeling guilty, I look at my omega and pull him closer. “I wanted it to be a surprise. I was going to tell you all tomorrow… before we left. I had a whole thing planned. Apparently all for nothing.” I’m pouting, but I can’t help it.

Liam laughs and sucks my bottom lip into his mouth, scraping his teeth over it. “Pouty little beta. You can still do it. I promise we can all act surprised.”

I shake my head. “Nope, it’s silly now.”

Gage kisses my shoulder. “What were you going to do?”

“Scavenger hunt.”

Rafe’s eyebrows arch. “What kind of scavenger hunt?”

Another sigh. I spent so long on it too. “One that was going to take you around the city, to a park, a fun zone, a toy store, all things you do with kids. I kind of hoped you know what was happening before you reached the final destination.”

“What was the final destination, sweet thing?”

A small smile curls my lips. “Liam’s nest where I’d be waiting, naked with a positive pregnancy test.”

“Hmm… Maybe we should still do that. I love the idea of hunting all over the city for my girl and finding her naked and ready for us.”

A low growl sounds from Rafe. “Fuck yeah, I can get behind that.”

I shake my head. “No, now it’s ruined. You guys know where you’d be going. Stupid scent change.”

“Lovely,” Liam chides. “If you put the work in, we’re happy to do it.” This sweet man.

I run a finger down the front of his shirt. “We could just skip to the part where I’m naked and ready and willing?”

They all shift closer, scents rising right alongside mine. Liam groans and falls into me, takes my mouth with his in a frantic kiss while he grinds his hard length into my stomach, before he abruptly pulls back. “Shit. I’m sorry.”

I blink up at him, confused. “Why?”

“You’re pregnant now, we need to be careful… Oh fuck. I fucked you so hard last night, that can’t… that wouldn’t hurt the baby, right?” I roll my eyes and chuckle a little at that.

“We all fucked her hard last night,” Gray says, sounding concerned, his grey eyes running over me like he’s looking for signs of distress in the life growing in my womb.

“Fuck. Liam’s right, we need to be careful.” Gage tugs me closer.

Rafe nods. “Yeah. We don’t want to take any chances.”

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