“No!” Veruca screamed, holding the sock behind her back so Lucy couldn’t reach it without tackling her.
“C’mon, Veri. Work with me here.” Lucy kneeled on the rug in front of the daughter she’d named after Rue. Considering this was the tenth scuffle they’d had this morning, she’d say her daughter had inherited more than just her name from her honorary aunt.
She’d inherited every single bit of her auntie’s sassiness.
“It’s mine,” the little girl cried before collapsing dramatically on the fur rug beneath her as though her legs had suddenly given out. She rolled onto her back and wailed as if her little heart were breaking. “Miiiiiiiiiiine.”
“Lord help me,” Lucy whispered as she covered her face, both mentally and physically exhausted with the day.
“Oh my,” Sparx breathed from the doorway of the nursery. His expression was one of concern as he hurried past where Lucy was now sitting on the floor to scoop up their daughter. His attention focused on the emotional terrorist that disguised herself as a tiny angel.
“What is wrong, little darling?” he asked as he snuggled her to his shoulder. He rubbed her back, soothing her tears.
“She needs a nap,” Lucy answered with a snort.
That child had been acting as far from a little darling as she could have gotten this last week. Lucy wasn’t sure what the trigger was, but Veri had been acting awful more often than not.
It didn’t matter what it was, Veri fought it. She was hungry, but she didn’t want to eat what Lucy had cooked for her. She was tired, but she didn’t want to nap. She wanted to visit her daddy in the tunnels but wouldn’t put on her cape. Every single second of the day that Veri was awake was a battle with Lucy constantly leading the charge.
Lucy scooped the sock off the floor her daughter had been obsessed with just moments before and waved it in the air. “Everything she finds goes into her mouth. Everything.”
“Rough day?” he asked.
“Of course, it’s been rough,” she answered with a sigh as she waddled to toss the sock in the hamper. “I’m seven months pregnant, and I’ve been chasing around that demon in disguise while she tries to inhale anything and everything she can fit into her mouth, except for the lunch I made her.”
“Then it’s a good thing I arranged for a surprise, isn’t it?” he asked Lucy before whispering something into their daughter’s ear. She giggled and smacked him on the cheek with a slobbery kiss. “Colby will be coming by a little bit later.”
“Oh?” Lucy put her hand on her back to ease the ache that had been building there since she’d made lunch. She wasn’t looking forward to having company for dinner after the day she’d had, but Colby was like a brother to her now with how close they’d grown. “For dinner?”
“No, Colby and his mate are coming to pick up Veri, and they’re going to have a sleepover tonight. Give us a little bit of a break.”
Lucy sniffed as tears pricked her eyes.
“This was supposed to be a nice surprise, honey. Not make you cry.” Sparx moved Veri to his hip and pulled Lucy close to his other side, holding both of his girls tight. “I can cancel Colby—”
“No!” Lucy interrupted before he could get his offer out all the way. There was no way she was going to let him dangle a child-free night in front of her and then snatch it away. “A break is just what we need.”
She let out a tired sigh and settled her hands on the top of her large baby belly. Her body was working double-time and it definitely needed some rest and relaxation. Luckily, her first pregnancy—and this one so far—had been smooth sailing. The only difference this time was that she had Veri keeping her company, aka, running her ragged on a daily basis.
Being pregnant while chasing after a toddler was no joke. The further along her pregnancy progressed, the harder it was to keep up with their little dynamo.
She wouldn’t change one bit of it though.
Sparx leaned down to drop a kiss on her forehead, his beard tickling her just a bit where he nuzzled close.
“I know, sweetheart. I’m excited about this baby.” His hand rubbed the large swell of her stomach. “I am fucking ecstatic about adding to our family, but I know how hard this is for you. How much harder it has made caring for Veri. How much harder this has made everything. I hope you know how much I appreciate you.”
Lucy leaned into the strength he offered as her partner and mate. It was times like this when she realized how truly lucky she was.
“I know because you show it to me every single day,” she whispered back, her emotions finally holding steady with him as her anchor. “I love you too.”
“I’m going to get her an overnight bag packed.” Sparx handed the now snoozing toddler over, his role as baby whisperer not failing to calm the tiny tired terror.
Lucy tucked Veri into her crib as Sparx moved around the room, making sure to pack their little girl’s favorites. Before she knew it, he was tugging her out of the nursery and closing the door.
“When is Colby supposed to be here?” Lucy bent to pick up some of the toys on the floor when she felt Sparx’s hands grip the curve of her hips and pull her back into his hard body. Wrapping her in his arms, he held her tight as one hand ran up her front to lightly cuff her throat.
“We have some time,” he answered, rocking his growing erection into the softness of her ass. “And I was thinking we could take advantage of that time we have.”
“I’m hungry, Sparx.” Her voice was raspy, regardless of his loose hold, the anticipation of what was to come filling her.
With his supervising the most recent runs to the mines, Sparx had been working much later into the evening than normal. The result of his erratic and busy schedule meant that his time at home with them was cut short. Generally, by the time he stumbled into their bedroom, he was bone-tired and she’d already been asleep for hours.
Of course, her pregnancy hormones weren’t too pleased with the most recent set of circumstances, but Sparx’s duty as a warlord came before his pregnant mate’s horniness.
Running his thumb over the curve of her jaw, he took a moment to simply trace her lower lip. Lucy tilted her face into the contact, breathing in his unique scent that still managed to make her head spin.
She nipped playfully at the finger running along her lower lip before Sparx surprised her by dipping the digit between her lips. Automatically sucking his finger, she teased the tip of it with her tongue, earning her a moan from the man in front of her.
“Let me feed you, my mate.”
“Do we have time?” she asked, wiggling out of her panties despite the little amount of space she had for the maneuver.
“Always for you,” he growled as she bent over the arm of the couch, hiking up her dress to her hips.
Opening her legs wide, she reached between her legs to slick her fingers through the wetness waiting for him, unable to not touch herself. She sighed in pleasure at the contact, swirling around her puffy clit as she waited for her mate to make his move.
“Watching your fingers—” Sparx cut off what he was saying as he knelt behind her and buried his face in her heat. His tongue thrust deep before licking away the juice surrounding her hard clit, wiggling around her fingers until they let him have his way.
With a moan, she thrust back into his teasing. Opening her legs as wide as she could to give him the space he needed to drive her crazy. She looked over her shoulder to see his big hands holding her open, his mouth devouring her without pause as she groaned under the onslaught.
It was amazing, but she needed more. She needed Sparx deep inside her.
“I thought you were going to feed me?” Lucy’s fingers clawed at the arm of the couch she was clinging to as he gave one last long swipe of his tongue running from her ass all the way down to her clit where he sucked it hard.
“You’re right,” he said, wiping his face with one hand as he stood up behind her. In a quick move, he had his cock out and was
working it into her. “Relax, Lucy honey. Take it slow.”
Placing a firm hand on her back, he held her down from bucking back greedily into his length. The further she got along in the pregnancies the gentler he became, ensuring that his size and strength was never a threat to either one of them.
“More.” The demand was one she gave frequently, wanting whatever piece of her mate that she could get. Even the rough and dirty parts he felt she needed to be protected from.
It never failed that eventually he gave her what she wanted. She just usually had to pry it from him.
“Please.”
The word had the impact of a bomb tossed between them.
“Anything for my mate,” he murmured before using one hand to hold her cheeks apart.
Lucy held her breath as she felt cold air rush over the exposed areas, all the way down to the hole that Sparx was buried deep inside of. A rush of anticipation filled when she realized he was giving her what she hadn’t yet had a chance to ask for. A darker pleasure that she’d begun to crave more and more.
Sparx pressed a firm, yet gentle, finger against her asshole. Lubricating the glide with her juices he applied steady pressure before pulling away teasingly.
Lucy pushed back into the double penetration, the fullness she felt making her dizzy with pleasure. Tilting her hips, she arched her back, her breath catching as he worked her open.
“Beautiful mate,” Sparx whispered, his finger steadily thrusting back and forth in time with his dick as he claimed both her holes.
Thrust after thrust, he worked his way deeper. He stretched her ass with one finger, then two, widening them as the pounding of his cock became more erratic.
Lucy lost herself in the sensation of being owned, the burning ache that she’d initially experienced at his claiming flaming into a full-scale fire as it bloomed in her belly.
“What?” she asked breathlessly, reaching back for him when he pulled out. “Come back.”
“I’m right here,” he murmured, his hand holding his dick steady as he began to work it into her ass. “Yes, mate,” he growled as the head cleared her rim. “I am right here.”
With shaking arms, she held herself up, taking his thrusts with groans as her body used him to work itself higher and higher.
“Don’t leave me,” she panted, overcome with the dark pleasure that swept through her whenever he took her like this. Bucking into his smooth thrusts, she screamed as her body seized and jerked on his dick. “Don’t stop!”
“Never,” he vowed, even as his cock jerked, spurting deep inside. “Never stop lovin’ you.”
Lucy collapsed, only being held up by Sparx’s hold on her lower body as she leaned against the couch. Her own climax had filled her with such blessed relief that she was boneless and only half awake.
She was vaguely aware of Sparx leading her into their room, cleaning her up, and then tucking her in.
“I love you, Lucy. You are my heart.”
The words were whispered against her forehead as she was tucked into bed, too tired to do much more than smile as she realized she’d gotten everything she’d reached for.
Every. Single. Thing.
Look me up!
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I am an original Kansas girl who misses the Sunflower State every day. I spend my time reading and writing making sure my two kids don’t kill themselves or each other. My addictions include tattoos, cursing, good food and good company (not necessarily in that order). I believe that tough moments in life can be combated with good humor, and I find a reason to laugh or smile daily.
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Other works by Leora Gonzales
Warriors of Phaeton Series (Self-Published)
Bridal Pact
Bridal Bonds
Warriors of Phaeton: Dathrow
Warriors of Phaeton: Finch
Warriors of Phaeton: Hix
Warriors of Phaeton: Paine and Rowe
Warriors of Phaeton: Axis (coming soon)
Miners of Djaromir (Self-Published)
Miners of Djaromir: K’hor
Miners of Djaromir: Sparx
Miners of Djaromir: Matrix (coming soon)
Braving the Heat Series (Lyrical Press)
Melting Snow
Simmering Heat
Taming Fire
Still Burning
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