Chapter 97- Lydia’s Pregnant
“Well, I guess that settles that.” I muse, staring at the image dominating the narrow screen of my smart phone. Granted, it was sent by the woman I saved as “Satan’s Mistress” in my contacts and is centered right below the photo of Lydia and Sinclair in bed together, but there’s no mistaking the sight of a positive pregnancy test.
I’ve taken enough home tests in my life to understand what the two pink lines filling the small results window mean – they’re the sight I wished for a thousand times but never saw.
I’m trying to keep the pain and disappointment out of my voice so that Sinclair won’t know how upset I am, though I don’t know why I bother. It seems he can read me like a book, even at the best of times.
Whether he can sense it or not, I’m devastated to know Lydia is pregnant, that her scheme worked. Even though this solves some of our problems, I hate to think that she’s getting rewarded for her duplicity, and I despise the idea of Sinclair starting a family with anyone else – even if it’s in my baby’s best interest.
“Not yet it doesn’t.” Sinclair replies, his big body still wrapped around me in our bed. “Not until I know the test is real, and even then – it might not be my pup. I wouldn’t put anything past Lydia at this point.”
“So you have to go see her?” I guess, fighting the strange but increasingly familiar urge to growl.
“Yes.” He confirms, not sounding any more excited about it than I am. He shifts my body beneath his, balancing his weight on his elbows. “I’ll go by her hotel on my lunch break.”
“Are you sure that’s a good idea?” I question, sliding my hands over his muscular chest. “What if she tries to drug you again, or pull some other kind of trick?”
“She succeeded last time because she bribed a waitress to put something in my drink.” He reminds me, sharing the details we learned after his guards investigated the staff at the bar he’d visited that fateful night. “I didn’t know she was anywhere in the vicinity, or I would have been much more careful. I’m not going to let my guard down with her.”
“Fine,” I huff, “but if she lays a hand on you I’m going to rip her head off.” I remark, already fantasizing about doing just that.
“Oh I see,” Sinclair answers, a teasing note in his voice. “So you can rip peoples heads off but I can’t?”
“Yes.” I reply primly, “because in my case it’s just a fantasy, in yours it’s an actual possibility.”
my neck and pausing to nibble the spot where it meets my shoulder. “I bet you could rip off some heads if you really wanted to.” He states, sounding as if the idea pleases him very much. “You should
guess we’ll never know, because you didn’t let me
the hollow of my clavicle. “Not allowed out of bed,
arching my chest in a blatant attempt to encourage him
want to go just as soon as the doctor clears you, sweetheart.” Sinclair promises,
that I was so distracted
talk about that later.” Sinclair announces, “I have a few
my knees up so I can tangle our legs together. I know he’s getting ready to scent mark me, which means he’s also getting ready to leave for the day. However, being
own, Sinclair chuckles darkly, sparing one of his hands to stroke the length
an innocent expression. “I just like feeling close
being close to you too.” Sinclair professes warmly, kissing my pulse point. “Now
in bed with me forever, I inquire. “Dominic, if I’m on bed rest then why do
wolf has risen to my challenge. “We don’t know that for sure, what if some other wolf comes sniffing around
they get past all your guards?” I pose, narrowing my eyes with
trust wolves.” He declares, his fangs extending in a predatory
my bed.” I laugh, trying not to squirm as he drags those fangs over my
worried I might gobble you up?” Sinclair teases, his voice a
to smell like you just to lie in bed all day.” I
raking his dark gaze over my body with relish. “You’re
I’m talking to your wolf right now, rather than you?” I joke, knowing full well that this is exactly the case. From the moment I
as he pulls off my night dress
it’s very obvious when he’s in control. You start acting like a treasure-obsessed dragon
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