Page 107 of Royal Beast
“Hey,” I say, approaching her with a knot of uncertainty. “What’s all this?”
Darcy’s eyes twinkle with excitement as she walks over to me, holding the thing up for me to see. “Look!” she says, excitement in her voice.
She hands me the item, and my gaze falls on it immediately. It’s the mocked-up cover for her book, the one about the little girl and her grandfather,Henry and Emma. The cover art is beautiful, colorful, and full of life. It’s almost surreal to see it finished, and I feel an overwhelming sense of pride for her.
“That’s amazing,” I say, my voice thick with emotion. “You did it.”
She nods, clearly pleased, but then she steps closer to me, a mischievous smile on her face. “That’s not the surprise, Kellan.”
I blink at her in confusion. “No?” I ask, my mind trying to catch up.
She shakes her head, still smiling. “Nope.”
Then, with a deep breath, she takes my hands and pulls them gently to her stomach. And just like that, the confusion is replaced with something else.
“Kellan,” she says, her voice soft but filled with excitement, “I’m pregnant.”
The words hit in waves, emotions crashing together at once from love, to joy, to excitement. My heart skips, my breath catches, and for a moment, I can’t say anything.
A baby. Another kid.
It takes me a second to process it all, but when I finally find my voice, I can’t stop the grin that spreads across my face. “You’re serious?”
She nods, her smile widening, her eyes shining with happiness. “Yes, Kellan. I’m pregnant.”
I laugh out loud, a mixture of disbelief and pure joy bubbling up inside me. “We’re having another baby. How about that?”
Her laugh is warm, her hands still resting on mine. “Are you happy?”
I nod, excitement building in my chest. “Maybe this one is a boy,” I joke, squeezing her hand.
She raises an eyebrow at me, clearly unimpressed with my humor. “Uh-huh, sure. Because I don’t have enough of you to deal with already?”
I laugh again, shaking my head. “No, no. Just kidding. I’ll be happy either way, as long as they’re healthy.”
I pull her into my arms, lifting her off the ground as I spin her around. I can’t help it. I’m overjoyed. I kiss her slowly, holding her close.
“I can’t believe it,” I murmur against her lips, my hands running over her back as I pull her closer. “I’m the luckiest man alive,” I say, feeling the weight of the moment settle in. “This is everything. This is the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”
“I thought you might feel that way,” she teases, leaning up to kiss me again.
I hold her tighter, kissing her back, my heart swelling with happiness. “You’re amazing,” I tell her. “Let me show you just how amazing you are.” I scoop her up and carry her off to the bedroom, already tugging off my blasted tie with one hand as I shut the door.
Once inside, I lay her on the bed and take my time lavishing her body with kisses across every exposed surface as I slowlypeel her clothes off. When she’s lying before me, naked and writhing, I step back and shrug out of my clothes much more quickly before returning to her side.
“What do you want?” I ask, tracing a thumb over her lip. Her blue eyes gaze at me in wonder, almost hypnotized by watching the way my fingers move across her face. “What do you want to do today, hmm?”
“I want you to take me apart, slowly,” she whispers. “I want to live in this perfect moment with you as long as possible.”
I smile, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. “I can do that, Wildflower,” I whisper back, my tone tender and warm. My hands reach out to frame her body, bending down to kiss her again with gentle swipes of my tongue across her lips. She grants me entrance to her mouth, and I slip my tongue inside, running it over hers as one arm moves, my hand tracing a pattern over her thigh.
Her body trembles as my mouth moves to kiss her neck, sucking a mark into her skin. My tongue darts out, swirling around the shell of her ear as my fingers move up her thigh, teasing her pussy lips open.
Darcy’s hands stroke over my back, slow and gentle as I open her lips and start to explore her slick center, rubbing her clit and sliding down to her entrance to tease a finger inside.
Breathy little pants escape her lips and she draws her knees up, spreading her thighs apart for me.
“Oh, Kellan,” she sighs, and I feel a rush of desire lick through me at the sound of my name on her lips.
