Page 102 of Silver Fox's Christmas Scandal
He groaned into my neck, and drove harder to meet the spasms. His rhythm faltered as release claimed him, his body stiffening as he spilled inside me.
He held me close, his final strokes hard and driving until release broke through him.
He spilled inside me with a rough groan, our bodies jerking through the last waves before we sagged against each other, spent and shaking.
The orgasm left me trembling, my chest rising and falling against his. He kissed me hard, keeping the connection as strong as the grip of my body around his.
For a long moment, neither of us moved. His lips brushed my temple, his breath hot in my hair.
“I’ll never let you doubt me again,” he whispered. “You’re my future. You and the baby. Everything.”
I cradled his face, meeting his gray eyes through the haze of passion. “Then let’s never waste another day apart.”
He kissed me tenderly, sealing the promise as our bodies stayed tangled, as if neither of us could bear to separate.
We lay there for a few long minutes until our breathing returned to normal and the chill of the room kissed our skin.
"Dan called to say the board met again today," he said quietly, his voice still rough from exertion.
I tensed against him. "And?"
"They're split down the middle. Half want me gone, half think Viktoria is stirring up trouble for her own agenda." His arm tightened around me protectively.
"Are you worried?" I asked him, turning in his arms to look him in the eye.
"Now that I know you're mine, I will eat worry for breakfast and let it fuel me." Lucian pressed a kiss to my forehead.
"But Viktoria… and your kids?" My position hadn't changed. He should protect his family first and foremost.
"Elena heard everything at the hospital. Vikki was so hateful. We bickered, and she went to the cafeteria to get Elena some ice cream." He paused and pressed another kiss to my forehead. "I thought when she was out, she couldn't hear us, but she'd been listening the whole time." A small smile played at the corners of his mouth. "She told me I deserved to be happy, even if dating my assistant was 'totally weird and kind of gross'."
Relief flooded through me so suddenly, I had to blink back tears. "What? She really said that?"
"Word for word. She also said Viktoria needed to get a hobby and stop messing with my life." He chuckled, the sound rumbling through his chest. "My daughter has quite the vocabulary for someone who just woke up from a coma."
"What about Blake?" I asked, voicing the fear that had been gnawing at me. "And what happens if Viktoria doesn't back down?"
Lucian's expression grew serious, but not defeated. "Blake will need time. He's always been more protective of his mother than Elena. But if Viktoria keeps pushing, if the board forces me out, then we'll start over."
"Luci—"
"I mean it, Tess." He shifted to face me fully, his pale eyes fierce with determination. "I have enough saved and invested to start my own firm again. We'll build it together, make you our star analyst, prove to everyone what I've always known about your talent."
The conviction in his voice moved me to tears. Here was a man willing to walk away from an empire he'd built for the chance to build something new with me. It was more than I could ever think to ask for, and certainly more than I deserved.
"Wait," I said, suddenly remembering something I'd planned to give Lucian at some point yet undetermined. But now was the perfect time. I scrambled out of bed, not caring about my nakedness as I hurried to the living room.
"Where are you going?" he called after me, but I didn't even slow down.
I returned with a small, wrapped box, my heart hammering as I climbed back into bed beside him. "I have a gift for you."
He sat up against my headboard, accepting the package with curious eyes. "It's not Christmas yet."
"Close enough."
His fingers worked carefully at the ribbon and paper, revealing the plain white box underneath. When he lifted the lid, his breath caught.
Inside lay a tiny onesie withDaddy's Little Linebackerprinted across the chest in bold letters.
