Page 158 of Coerced Queen

“Yes,” I say gently.“A boy.”

Too many emotions to discern wash over his features.His hold turns gentle.The light in his undamaged eye shines like the infinite blue of heaven and tears.He gave up so much for me, but we gained everything together.

Resting his forehead against mine, he closes his eyes briefly before opening them again.“I thought we didn’t want to know.”

“He kind of made sure we did.”I grin.“It was difficult to miss on the ultrasound.”

Pride washes over his features.“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“I wanted to make your birthday special.”

Brushing back my hair, he lets his gaze play over my face.“Every day with you is special.Every day is a gift I don’t deserve.”

I press my cheek against his broad chest.“I love you, Sav.”

His tone is simultaneously playful and earnest.“I loved you first, treasure.”He lifts me into his arms, inviting a squeal.“A woman in your fragile condition shouldn’t be on her feet for so long.”

I hold on.For life.Forever.Despite how we started out, I’ve always been drawn to him with a force that’s unbreakable.It’s the kind of bond that can never be severed, not with separation or with death.

He kicks the door shut and locks it without hiding the intention that darkens his face.His steps as he carries me to a car that symbolizes both our past and our future are strong and sure.Steady.He walks like a man who knows where he’s going.He makes sure I understand that when he carefully lowers me onto the hood and spreads my legs.

Taking my hand, he presses it over the bulge in his pants.“This,tesoro, is only for you.Come and take it.”

So I do.I wrap my legs around his waist and embrace the darkness as well as the light, allowing him to make me weak and strong at the same time.

THE END

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