The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 145
Alexander
“Aww,” Fiona said when she walked into our bedroom and saw what I’d done to it earlier.
Our nightstands, her desk and the dining table all held small bouquets of blooming white roses in crystal vases. And the fresh gold sheets on our bed were dusted with white rose petals.
for?”
, of course.”
k you.”
’s wor
rn made mine do the same.
’s bags away while she removed her jacket and hung it by the door, then I returned to her side. I had to indulge my wolf for a moment and take a good long inhale of her scent; I wrapped my arms around her mid
own accord.
er, I knew I was tickling her.
ng up at me a little shyly.
the same to you.”
on my way to remove her shoes. My hands lingered on her taut round belly, and I
the baby kicked. Right underneath one of my ha
Whoa,” I brea
a’s ey
r happened before
p of mine and we waited a moment.
n it happened a second time. A very distinctive kick, even bigger than the first, directly under where I was touching Fiona’s stomach. I chuckled in amazement and muttered, without thinking, “Wow. There is really… a baby in t
ted. She covered her mouth with her hand till she regained comp
I remember.”
through my hair, smiling down at me sweetly.
. She lifted that foot, lightly touching the top of
or dinner?” she aske
the mere mention of food.
w at me. “I’ll take that as a yes?”
e mood for?”
eat in here tonight. I’m in the mood to be alone with you.”
nderful.” I tucked a lock of silver hair behind her ear. “I’ll go pick som
gged. “I’
orehead before I made for the door. “I’m on it. You settle in
hrough the palace. Popped it open and admired the shiny object inside.
that it was the right one for Fiona.
ate platinum band with a f
and pulled him aside.
ntended to do just that.
a valuable item to a servant. But the
surely hoped that was true.
room. I took the opportunity while she was still changing to move the vase of flowers off the table and set out some cloth napkins, glasses and a carafe of water. I was filling the glasses when
that dress,” I told her. I hadn’t seen it before.
the soft pale blue fabric of her dress against her skin, running her palms over her pregnant belly.
pretty.”
e. That’s why I picked it out.”
ed us anyway.
chef was delivering our meal himself, as I’d requested. I’d made him promise to stay with the ring and never lose sight of it while it was in his cus
e say a word, and he understood—he turned on his heel and hurried away.
I removed the gold cloches from
tions.
eturned to the table wit
ust went over this.”
sually. “It is non-alcoholic wine.”
s nice.”
rom her.
e hadn’t noti
own glass to clink its edge gently against hers as Fiona said, “Cheers.”
.”
shook her
n, perhaps preparing to smell the wine before tasting it.
is…” She froze, staring down into th