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“She’s so tiny for a calf,” I say with a chuckle, “but perfect all the same.”

“I love her so much already and I’ve only just met her,” Spencer says, just barely above a whisper. I lean over and kiss his forehead.

“The same can be said for you and me. Maybe that’s just how this family does things.”

He chuckles, nodding his head. “I think you’re right.” His hand reaches over, caressing my stomach. “I love you in there as well, little one.”

I squeeze his wrist and hum happily. Shelby comes back into the room, passing me a bottle of formula and Spencer a glass of water.

“Have you named her?” Shelby asks as I bring the bottle to our daughter’s mouth. I look to Spencer.

“Yeah,” he says between giant gulps of water. I’m glad to see him drinking, the birth was hard on his body and this will help restore some of his strength. “Her name is Amery.”

Shelby looks down at Amery with a little smile. “That’s beautiful. Your entire family is beautiful, you’re both really lucky.”

I give Spencer a smile. “Yeah, we really are.”

Chapter Twelve

Spencer

Strong arms wrap around my middle from behind and I let myself fall back, leaning against Cade’s strong chest. I’m not sure I’ll ever get used to this, to having Cade as my mate. His presence is a bright light in life.

Thinking of the wordmate, my stomach turns a bit sour.

Despite living together, having a baby together, along with a baby on the way, we still haven’t exchanged mating bites. Everything has happened between us so quickly, we’ve been so caught up in getting everything ready to move in together and once that was done, we were swept up in baby prep, and now we’re anxiously waiting for the baby inside Cade to come into the world. It’s been something after something after something.

I love Cade so fucking much and not wearing his bite is really starting to get to me. But how do I bring that up?

Cade nudges the back of my head and I tilt it to the side, letting him have access to kiss the side of my throat. A shiver runs through me at the feel of his hot breath and the tickle of his thickbeard. His plump lips press into my sensitive skin over and over until my shoulders are relaxing and a grin is stretching across my lips.

He’s so good at this, taking my worries away and allowing me a safe place to let go of my anxieties. I love him so much which is why I so desperately want to have his mating mark scarring my skin.

“She’s so perfect. When she was first born, I loved her so much and somehow that love has grown deeper every single day since.”

I hum softly in agreement. I turn my head in order to give Cade a kiss over my shoulder that’s just a tad awkward from this angle. His arms squeeze me tight in response. He makes me feel so safe, so loved.

“That’s how I feel about you,” I say softly, making sure to keep my voice down so Amery doesn’t wake up. “My feelings came on so quickly that I thought they’d eventually start to simmer out. But that hasn’t happened. In fact, it’s been the opposite. The feelings I have for you somehow continue to grow hotter and deeper. I love you so much, Cade, and the most incredible thing is knowing that you love me too.”

Cade is the one to hum happily this time, the sound rumbling through his chest. I can feel it against my back and it reminds me of the sensation of purring which happens quite a bit when it’s just me and Cade snuggling.

“I love you too, my whiskered mate.”

I smile at the silly nickname. But it does bring up those worries once more. Cade must sense something is going through my head before he pulls away, taking my hand instead and pulling me out of the room.

Cade doesn’t say a word as he leads me into our room. Once the door opens, my breathing stops. I look around in wonder atthe sight of our room lit with candlelight. It flickers beautifully, an intimate bubble for just the two of us.

“Spencer,” Cade says, turning towards me and taking my hand into his own. “I love you and can’t imagine my life without you. I know it hasn’t even been a year since we met, but you’re it for me, sweetheart.” He leads my hand to his mouth, kissing my knuckles.

My chest is a whirlwind of emotions. This wonderful, amazing man somehow knew exactly what I needed.

“I know our lives are busy right now with everything, but I don’t want to spend another day without wearing your mark. Will you bite me, Spencer?”

“Oh my gods, I’ve been feeling the same exact way,” I blurt out with a broken noise at the back of my throat, pulling Cade into my arms, kissing him with so much force our teeth knock together. We giggle for a moment before I moan into the next kiss which is all passion and tongue and emotions. We kiss until our lips are tingling and our heads are spinning.

My fingers find themselves in Cade’s beard, running through the soft strands. Pulling back, I look down, carefully pulling a tie from his beard. I run my fingers through the braid, carefully unpleating it. It’s wavy compared to the hair around it and that little detail makes me smile.

I take my time, carefully pulling each of Cade’s beard braids free before brushing the hair with my fingers.

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