Total pages in book: 36
Estimated words: 33919 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 170(@200wpm)___ 136(@250wpm)___ 113(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 33919 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 170(@200wpm)___ 136(@250wpm)___ 113(@300wpm)
She had a sudden flash of his hands working up her body, holding her in place against him, as he had his wicked way with her. There had been a time when Shadow couldn’t stop touching her.
He cupped her face and forced her to look at him. “Do you understand?” he asked.
“I understand.”
“Good.” He wiped the tears from her eyes, and she didn’t fight him off.
Taking a deep breath, she tried to get herself back in check, to not feel this way, and it was almost impossible. This was insane. Crazy.
She was pregnant.
Lisa had always wanted to be a mother, to have children and a family. Admittedly, it hadn’t been like this. She had hoped to have already been with a man who loved her as much as she loved him. She did love Shadow, so very much.
She didn’t know for certain if life was just plain cruel to her right now.
“Are you okay?” he asked. “You’re not going to make some kind of run for it when I finish our food?”
“I won’t run, at least not until I have some food. I am hungry.” And the food was starting to smell very good.
Shadow gave her a smile, and then he leaned in and kissed her on the head. It was such a sweet action, that it almost brought more tears to her eyes. She didn’t know how she was able to control them, and afterward, she felt like a fucking hero. If crying was going to be part and parcel of being pregnant, she was in for a rocky few months. She hated crying.
She turned her attention back to Shadow, and waited as he tested the pasta and nodded his head. He reserved some of the cooking water before draining it.
To taste the sauce, he cut a meatball in half and took a bite, blowing on it, making her laugh as he pulled a funny face and waved his hand in front of his mouth.
“Funny,” she said.
“That wasn’t even me trying to be funny.”
He gave her a wink, and she took a deep breath. That wink shouldn’t be so sexy.
Get a grip on yourself, Lisa. This is still the man that said you were weak and was only using you for sex. You have to remember that.
Shadow served them both up two large portions of meatballs and spaghetti. It looked so good. Her mouth watered. Actually, from the moment he started cooking, she’d been doing everything she could to stop the drool from escaping her mouth. Sounded gross, was probably completely gross, but it also didn’t stop it from being true.
Shadow offered her a fork and a knife, but she knew without a doubt she wasn’t going to need any knife to get stuck in the food. It felt like she hadn’t eaten in days. She didn’t think the first meatball tasted quite right. The second one, so damn good. The pasta, cooked to perfection, and the few herbs and spices in the sauce finished this amazing dinner. So tasty.
She didn’t want to stop eating. There was a party going on inside her mouth.
“It’s good?” Shadow asked.
“Very good.”
She saw the smirk on his lips, and right now she didn’t even care.
****
Lisa was pregnant.
Pam had dropped off the pregnancy test, but Shadow didn’t need the test to know she was. Now that he’d been able to spend all afternoon with her, he had begun to smell the subtle changes of her scent.
She carried his child. There was no doubt in his mind. Lisa belonged to him.
Even his wolf was freaking joyous about this. He wanted to pull her into his arms, to rub his scent all over her body. It had been too long since he last was inside her, and his scent had already begun to fade. He wanted to make sure every wolf that came into contact with her knew who they were dealing with.
Lisa belonged to him.
She was his mate. His woman.
This changed everything.
Shadow had expected to feel disappointed but he wasn’t. Lisa was his. He should have known this was the way it was going to work out. From the moment he had met her, his need for her had taken him by surprise. That hadn’t changed, even now.
He wanted her so badly. Craved her.
“What do we do?” Lisa asked.
“What do you mean?”
“I … I’m not your mate. I’m not a wolf. I know Eloise didn’t die giving birth to her child. Will I give birth to a human? Will it be part human, part wolf? Do you want to reject me and the child? What will your pack think? I have no idea what I am saying right now. I don’t know what to do.”
Shadow went to her and took both her hands in his. Just that touch felt good to him.
“I want you to remain calm, that is important.”