Page 96 of A Luna's Dynasty
Lita nodded. “It was like being shocked. But it was gone in a second.”
“Sometimes it happens if the bond is growing,” Caspian offered. “Or if one of you is suppressing something big.”
Asher shot Lita a look. “You hiding something?”
“You’d already know it if I was.” She snorted and looked up at Grayson.
“It could be a power that’s keeping itself hidden. That might have caused it, but let me know if it happens again.” Grayson patted Lita’s head.
“You know what this means, right? When Lita has pups, Asher’s going to feel every labor pain.” Garrett’s eyes sparkled with mischief.
Asher’s face went sheet-white, then beet red. “That’s not funny,” he said, voice tight.
Caden, barely able to breathe through his laughter, pounded the table. “This is the best day of my life!”
Kristen tried and failed to stifle another giggle. “So who’s delivering the baby, then? Asher or Lita?”
Caden snorted orange juice, coughing as he wheezed, “They’ll be holding hands and Lita will be calming Asher down as she’s pushing the pup out.”
Asher snorted, trying to ignore them as he shifted his concern to Lita. “Are you sure you're okay?"
Lita nodded, trying to push aside the strange sensation that still lingered within her. "It was just ... unexpected. I’m fine now."
“Grayson, are you up for sparring? I wouldn’t mind testing out these strengths, and if I have any new powers. I can feel the fairy magic inside me and would like to see if I can figure out how to use it.”
“Yes, but I want Caspian to shield Lita. I don’t want her feeling any of these injuries.” Grayson watched as Asher’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he jerked his head toward Caspian.
“You can put up a shield around me! When Lita’s having my pups, you can block the pain!”
Lita swatted at him playfully. “Do you really want him in the room with us while I’m delivering?”
Asher’s eyes darkened as his brows furrowed. “No.” He growled and let out a sigh.
“You could always have Grayson in there. After all, his job is to take the pain away anyway.” Caspian gave Grayson an evil glare.
“All this talk about babies … I mean, Lita, are you trying to tell us you’re pregnant?” Grayson grabbed another sausage, not even looking up as he sat down.
“Okay, one, I love you all, but I am not about to share my birthing experience with everyone, so Asher, suck it up. And two, I’m not pregnant, so can we please change the subject?” Lita turned and looked at Caspian. “But I wonder if you could do something like a mental block on us for special occasions, so we can still surprise the other.”
“I can probably do something like that, but I can only hold it up for maybe a week or so. I know I can on Asher, but you’ll be tricky because of your magic. It’ll have to be trial and error.” Caspian was deep in thought, trying to think about how he could manage something like that with the princess.
“You’ve been a good friend to me, Caspy. Thank you.” Lita watched as he glanced up at her and gave her a crooked grin. “I’m sorry I forgot you.”
“Keeping you safe was all I ever cared about, even back then, as a child. When I first met you, I knew I had to be careful not to release your seal. It wasn’t hard, because I knew that you would remember me again.” Caspian frowned slightly. “If anything was hard, it was afterwards when you came here. Hearing how you didn’t have any friends, when you really did. I’ve always been your friend, and I always will be.”
“Caspian, I would like to invite you to move into the pack house with us. I’ve given this a lot of thought, and your loyalty to Lita is unparalleled. You belong here, so please accept the offer,” Asher said, as he squeezed Lita’s shoulder. He couldn’t take Caspian as his delta because of the vow he’d made. That position would remain empty in honor of his best friend, Brody, but he was basically giving him the unofficial position. Everyone knew what it meant to live in the pack house. “It would make us all feel better to have you close and instantly accessible.”
“So, you mean you want me to be a built-in bodyguard and abuse my powers?” Caspian grinned and then nodded in agreement. “I would be honored to move into the pack house. It would make it easier for me to continue to keep her safe.” He understood Asher well and what this invitation meant. The whole pack would. Brody was a wound that Asher had always carried, but this little gesture showed how much he had finally healed.
Grayson jumped to his feet and kicked the leg of the chair Asher was sitting on. “Okay, now that we’ve gotten all the emotional talk out of the way, let’s get some sparring in.”
“Me next!” Lita jumped up and kicked the other leg of the chair Asher was sitting at.
Asher chuckled and looked over at Grayson. “It will be nice to have someone I can go all out on without having to worry about hurting him.”
“Yeah, now if I only had someone like that.” Grayson smirked and Asher let out a dark chuckle.
“You better go all out with me, or you’ll find yourself in trouble.” Asher smirked as he stood up, wrapping his arm around Lita. This was going to be an interesting face-off for sure. Asher had new powers and couldn’t wait to see what he could do.
