“Luka,” I gasp, my body convulsing. “Please…”

He chuckles softly, the sound a vibration against my most sensitive point. “Please what, my love?” he whispers, his voice a low growl.

“I need… I need you inside me,” I cry out, my voice raw with need.

He rises, his eyes blazing with desire, his arousal thick and hard between his legs. He slides into me, welcome and familiar, the steel and heat of his cock driving me wild in an instant. I wrap my legs around his waist, pulling him deeper, anchoring myself to him. My fingers dig into his shoulders as my eyes shutter closed.

“You are mine, Natalia,” he says, his voice soft and tender. “You are my family, my safe harbor, my home. I love you, darling.”

Tears blur my vision. I’m his. Completely, irrevocably his.

We move together, urgency building. His hands roam my body, a constant reassurance. He caresses, he teases, he reminds me with every touch that I’m his.

The intensity builds, my nails digging into his back. I moan as my orgasm takes over. Luka soon follows, shuddering as his release spills inside me.

Later, tangled in the sheets, his hand rests protectively over my stomach. He shifts, pulling me closer, his lips brushing against my temple. “I’ve been thinking,” he murmurs.

“Dangerous pastime,” I tease.

He nips playfully at my shoulder, and I laugh.

"What would you say to expanding the family?" His voice is carefully neutral, but I can hear the hope underneath. "Igor and Nadezhda could use a sibling or two."

I prop myself up on an elbow to study his face. "Are you sure? With the business expanding, and your new ventures?—"

"I'm sure." He cups my face in his large hand, thumb brushing my cheekbone. "I want everything with you, Natalia. Every possible version of our future."

Looking into his eyes, I see the truth of his words. This man who once swore he'd never have a family now wants to expand ours. The former mafia boss has become the most devoted father I know.

"Well then," I say, sliding on top of him with a wicked smile, "I suppose we should start practicing."

Luka’s answering growl sends shivers of anticipation down my spine. As he flips us over, pinning me beneath him, I can't help but marvel at how far we've come. From enemies to lovers, from an arranged marriage to a love deeper than I ever imagined possible.

This is our happy ending.

But really, it's just the beginning.