A year later, our little one fell in love with her daddy. Two years later, they were inseparable. I had my time with her, but she was definitely a daddy’s girl.
I was, too.
Von’s eyes were dark with love as he lowered his head and kissed me. The gentle hello quickly became hot and urgent…until little hands tugged at mommy’s leg.
“Hungry, Mommy.”
I smiled as Von bent to lift her in his arms. When he straightened, emotion swamped me. I wanted another child. A boy, knowing Von’s heart would burst with joy at the news.
I wanted a Hunter growing inside me, a strong little boy I couldn’t wait to meet. Right here, my entire life was within the circle of my arms, my reason for being.
“Both of you can have a snack before our guests arrive.” I grabbed a breet, a Everian vegetable that looked quite a bit like a carrot. It was big enough to satisfy her until dinner. She happily took it and quickly began munching, her head dropping to rest in the crook of her daddy’s shoulder.
“You spoil her,” Von said, but he stroked her long dark hair with undisguised gentleness.
“With a vegetable?” I countered.
“You spoil me, too,” he insisted and I couldn’t argue. I’d found my bliss on this alien world and I did everything I could to make sure Von knew how I felt.
He grunted and gave our daughter a little squeeze. She giggled around the top of the breet but held on even tighter, her small arm like a vise around his neck.
“Just you wait,” I added. “Until she grows up and the young Hunters start eyeing her.”
His grunt switched to a deep, full-bodied growl. “That will never happen.”
“I guess you’d better tell the doctor to get back to work on his stopper formula.” My father used to tease me when I was small, threatening to give me the magical stopper formula so I would stay little forever. I was teasing Von, of course. I loved teasing him about, well, everything.
“No one will dare speak to her. Cosmo was reassigned to the prison moon, relaying cargo. That punishment will pale in comparison to any male who wishes to mate my daughter. They’ll be dead and their body floating across the second galaxy of Naron.”
I had no idea where the second galaxy of Naron was, or if it was even real, but I laughed because I had a feeling it was very, very real, and very far away.
“Then don’t you think she should have a brother to protect her along with her father?”
Von’s eyes flared with instant heat. The attraction never diminished between us. I wanted him more than ever.
“Brilliant thinking, mate.” He set our daughter down, who ran gleefully back out to play with Bryn. Once she was well out of hearing range, he turned his heated gaze back to me. “After this dinner, we’ll work on your plan. I want you naked, on your hands and knees, ass in the air.”
God, I was already wet and we had four more hours of dinner guests and small talk to survive before I could get my mate naked and thrusting inside me. “You do realize you need to come in my pussy to make a baby.”
“Is that why it hasn’t happened?” he asked, a smile turning up the corner of his mouth. “I guess I will have to stop fucking that tight ass of yours until the job is done.”
I didn’t like the idea that much and I realized he was teasing me in turn.
“Are you wearing panties now?” he asked, eyeing me carefully.
“Do I ever?” I countered.
“Just checking.” A knock at the door turned our attentions and I heard a number of voices outside. Our guests had arrived. Von kissed me quickly, our lips lingering, both of us reluctant to part. “Later, mate. Later.”
He went to the door to greet our guests.
Later.
Later there would be tender touches and hot kisses. Laughter and teasing. Wild fucking and slow, gentle rides.
I smiled and rested my palm over my still flat abdomen where our son grew safe and protected, loved. The doctor had confirmed it this afternoon. I would tell Von tonight.
Later, our son would be born, our daughter would grow, and that monster of a pet would protect them both.
Later, Von would bend me over our bed and fill me up, make me whimper and beg and chant his name. Later, later, later…
Oh, yes. A forever of laters sounded absolutely perfect.