Page 206 of Cursed Bonds: An Alpha's Destiny

“You’re damn right, it doesn’t!” he hooted, then picked me up and spun me in a circle, laughing like a little kid.

I giggled as he pulled me close and showered kisses all over my cheeks, chin, neck, and lips.

After a few moments, he gazed into my eyes. “I’m really going to be a dad?”

“You are,” I said, running a finger down his cheek.

He kissed me again, but it was less celebratory, now a more desperate desire. A different kind of celebration needed to happen. We both needed it.

Jace walked me toward the hallway, still kissing me as he went. When he finally set me on the bed, I was panting and out of breath.

“I love you, Kirsten,” he said.

“I love you, too.”

We undressed, revealing our nakedness to each other. Now that I knew I was pregnant, I could see a little swell in my tummy. So much had changed so quickly, and I couldn’t have been happier if I tried.

Jace knelt between my legs, running a hand down my collarbone, to my sternum, and then all the way to my stomach. The heat of him radiated into me, and my magic surged forward, aching for him. When he leaned forward and touched his lips to my left nipple with a gentle kiss, every inch of my body vibrated.

Running my hands through his hair, I massaged his scalp as he slid his tongue out, circling the flesh and sending waves of heat down between my legs. I arched my back, lifting my hips until the head of his cock grazed my clit.

“I want you inside me, Jace,” I whispered. “Please.”

He grunted, then nudged my legs apart with his knees and pressed against my entrance. He looked into my eyes, holding my gaze as he slid into me achingly slowly, a half inch at a time. My eyes rolled back as he filled me. By the time his balls were pressing into my ass, I was shaking. Digging my heels into the back of his thighs, I pulled him even closer. I wanted to meld my body to his, to become one with him.

Wrapping my arms around his back, I ground my hips against his as he thrust into me. With every movement of his body, he moaned into my ear. The sound of his pleasure made me smile and pull at him with my heels even harder. He rocked against me and kissed my lips again, hungry and insistent. The sliding motion of his cock was almost hypnotic. He showed his love for me with every motion and touch.

Jace groped my ass, pulling me against him, and I flicked my tongue across his earlobe before letting my lips graze his ear. “Make me come, Jace,” I murmured.

“God,” he moaned, moving faster.

Digging my nails into his shoulders, I urged him on, my orgasm already building, a steady pressure deep inside my body. It was like a powerful wind was lifting Jace and me higher and higher with every movement of our bodies.

“Faster, Jace. I’m close,” I panted.

Jace obeyed, slamming his hips into me, quickening his pace. His chest rumbled as what sounded like a combination of a growl and a moan built in volume.

“Come for me, baby,” Jace whispered. “I want you to come.”

The words acted like a switch. I released all the tension I had, and an earth-shattering ecstasy shook me. My jaw dropped open in a silent scream, and I dug bloody furrows into Jace’s back as the most powerful climax of my life threatened to tear me apart in the most glorious way I could imagine. My entire body shook, quivering as the never-ending waves of pleasure cascaded through me.

Jace stiffened as he came, roaring his release. I was still trembling as the final wave shot through me, but a happy blanket of relaxation and love had begun to settle over me.

“I’m sorry about your back,” I said through short gasps.

“I heal fast,” he said with a smile, kissing me again. “It was worth it.”

We spent the next hour in bed, talking sweet, quiet words. Jace couldn’t keep his hands off my belly—gently rubbing it, trailing his fingers across it. He was already so in love with the person growing within me, and I couldn’t wait for us both to meet him.

Eventually, we got up and dressed. After gorging ourselves on cake in the cabin’s tiny kitchen and talking about possible names, we headed back home. To my true home.

I’d sent my resignation letter to the school principal a few days before. That was a bittersweet pill. I’d loved that school and the other teachers and kids, but I loved Jace and Crestwood more. It would be an adjustment, but it was one I was happy to make.

The next day, Jace asked if I wanted to visit Scottsdale. I’d only been there once when I hadn’t been fighting for my life or trying to escape, and I thought it might be a fun way to spend the day.

When we arrived at the alpha house, I was in for a bit of a surprise. Carter and his mother stood on the porch along with Flynn and the burly man named Byron who’d helped Stephanie rescue the other kids and mothers.

Carter spotted me as soon as I got out of the truck and sprinted to meet me. “Miss Kirsten!”

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