Page 61 of Captured By the Monsters
“Do you want to know what we are sure of, gem?” Rowen purred, and I felt my knees tremble at his seductive tone.
“What?” I asked breathlessly, feeling my chest rise and fall sharply as my breathing became uneven.
Leaning down to rest his forehead against mine, he whispered, “That we were mistaken for not telling you about this when we thought you wouldn’t be able to handle more information. We were wrong, and now we have likely broken your trust because of it.”
I couldn’t help but blink rapidly at his admission. Everything he said was correct.
He continued on, “But I also know that we will do anything to rebuild that trust. If that means we need to abstain from sex to prevent you from becoming pregnant, we will. We will try to help stave off the worst of the heat in other ways.”
It was a nice offer, but it was one that wouldn’t work. “My body would never allow me to. The desire wins out over my logic,” I admitted as a shiver ran through my body, emphasizing my exact point. “Plus, you guys admitted to having that same need in terms of getting me pregnant. How would you deny that?”
“I don’t have all those answers,” he whispered, “but for you we would try to figure them out together.”
“We’ve made many mistakes, precious,” Axton added, and I closed my eyes as I absorbed his words. “We did not even consider that you may not want children because it’s so ingrained into our culture, so we didn’t tell you it accompanied the claiming. All we can do is learn from our mistakes and not repeat them.”
“Beauty, please give us a chance to prove we care about you making these decisions,” Sylan begged from my other side. “That we care tremendously about you and what you want.”
Their sincere remorse and desire to attempt to abstain from getting me pregnant was the first step towards rebuilding my trust.
Opening my eyes, I whispered, “Okay.”
