The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 196
Fiona
“Thank you.” I accepted the steaming mug from my husband and took a sip of the sweet, spicy coffee he’d just brewed for me. He hovered at the bedside to watch me enjoy it.
He was waiting on me hand and foot this morning, still making far too much of a fuss over my having passed out the day before. “Is Nina coming over?”
lf an hour. She’s here but was just waking up when I called.”
gular pack activities since the baby arrived, making as much time for us as possible. But I knew it was important for him to get some face time with his men, especially considering all that had been going on.
u don’t need to wait for her
feeling much better today. A solid night’s sleep did me a lot of good.”
my phone on me if you need anything.”
ourself, Fiona. I have already been asking too much of you lately.
hat.”
upset me.
on the edge of the bed.
mes you need help and I’m there for you. Other times it’s the other way around. That’s the deal. I appreciate you taking care of me last night and this morning but I really am fine now, okay?”
racked a smile. “You are difficult to argue with. I trust you to take care of yourself, Fi. I really do. I just love you so f*****g much.”
as like we turned into magnets. I leaned forward into my Alpha just as he leaned down toward me. Our lips found
us.
der by the time we wrenched our mouths apart.
ey should start without me.”
morning nap.
leep-deprived over the past few days. And I’d given myself a lesson about pushing my abilities. In my defense, I was still learning what I could do and how to do it. I was not going to try the same strategy with Roland again, now that I knew doing something like that with a troubled person could black me out into a nightmare.
r traitor. I was just going to have to find another way to do it, a safer way.
we going to get that strang
her when we were alone, just idly chatting about whatever was on my mind.
dult. She didn’t know what I was saying, but she clearly wished that she could. She stared and stared at me, absolutely engrossed, when I chatted at her. She often furrowed her tiny, pale blonde eyebrows, looking frustrated with her inability to understand what I was saying and determined to figure it out.
child. And a very good listener.
Alexander
e time we finished running drills, and it felt great. The afternoon sun had peeked out to warm the courtyard hours earlier, but it was back to overcast now and the cold breeze on my exercise-war
lot of running and exerting my body to near the point of exhaustion. Now, in the cool-down, I was high on endorphins and thrumming with energy. I was anxious to get back to Fiona.
n like that. And for some of
our first time in combat with vampires. You worked together. You watched each other’s backs. You kept each other alive. You should be proud of yourselves, and of each other.”
with one arm, propped against her hip comfortably, while walking around tidying up. “Look at your daddy, all sweaty and dirty from training. He sure looks different like that, doesn’t he?”
her mother’s gaze. The two pairs of l
You two…”
er the place, though I was tempted to go wrap my arms all around Fiona that instant. I felt amazing after my workout and she looked beautiful. It was a relief to see her
what I was feeling.
r.”
h. Probably.” She half-frowned, lookin
way to the bathroom, turned the water on and began disr
y good hearing.
nutes. Okay? Okay.”
er.
nd down the length of me and she licked her lips, and I forgot all about the other thing.
my,” she b
hrugged in the direction of the baby’s room.
beating faster, my blood running warmer.
he room full of steam.
p into the shower with you right now. But… give me a kiss before you get in. Just keep your dirty paws to yourself.”
and did as she asked, giving her a light kiss with only our lips and no other parts of our bodies touching.
ath and glared up at me. I quickly lapped my tongue at her lips and her eyes fluttered closed.
omething, actually.”
hower, following her instructions, but raised my
dea. A better one.”