In Blood and Worth Loving 3 Kiss Cover (25 page)

“
It
’
s all right, sweet. It
’
s all right. You
’
re safe with me.
”

But would her baby be safe with him or would he meet the same fate as Jane
’
s baby? Frightened by her dark thoughts, she turned in his arms and clung to him, sobbing. If only she dared tell him and could hear his assurance that he would accept the baby.

He held her until her tears subsided before he spoke.
“
Do you want to tell me what
’
s bothering you?
”

“
No. Just hold me and let me tell you in my own time. Please.
”

“
How are we going to build a strong relationship with secrets between us?
”

If he were so fond of the truth, why hadn
’
t he told her that Jane had been pregnant at the time he
’
d killed her?
“
Please.
”

“
Desiree
–
”

She lifted her head to look up at him.
“
I
’
ve had all I can bear for now. Please
allow
me tell you in my own time and in my own way.
”

He sighed and inclined his head.
“
All right.
”

She pressed closer to him and closed her eyes, trying to
hold her
fears
at bay
.

The next morning
after he left the suite to pr
epare Partner and Hope for the ride to the Pocono Mountains, she heard a tap on the suite door. When she went to answer, she found a tray outside the door and Max walking down the hall to the steps.

“
Thank you,
”
she whispered and quickly went inside. Along with the breakfast were two pregnancy tests. She slipped one into her shoulder bag and quickly went into the bathroom to take the other one.

As she had feared, it was positive. She released a deep breath and then shook for several seconds. Her life had just gotten a lot more complicated and unfortunately she didn
’
t see how things could turn out well for her once Conner learned she was carrying Hartford
’
s child.

* * *

“
She
’
s keeping something important from me
.”

“She’s a human woman. They like secrets and intrigue.”

“I don’t. I
f she doesn
’
t
confide in
me soon, I
’
ll
–
”

“
You
’
ll what, Conner? Pluck it from her thoughts?
”

Conner paused in the act of leading Partner out of the stables to look
up
at Adrian
astride his house
in front of the stables a quarter mile from the house.
“
Yes,
”
he said coldly, annoyed by the clear censure he heard in his twin
’
s voice.
“
I will. You have a problem with that?
”

Adrian shrugged.
“
If you think that
’
s the way you want to go, knock yourself out, but I can almost guarantee you
’
ll end up spending far more time apologizing than you want.
”

“
I
’
m not going to put up with her trying to keep secrets from me.
”

Adrian arched a brow.
“
I
’
m afraid you
’
re in for a rude awakening Conner. You
’
re going to have to learn to put up with more than that if you expect to be happy with her and have her be happy with you. You won
’
t believe the shit I take from Brandi.
”

“
Actually I would and I have no intentions of making the same mistake with Desi.
”

He shrugged.
“
It
’
s your choice, but take it from a full-flood who has found a happy balance between being in charge and knowing when it
’
s okay to let her win a round or two. Coercion isn
’
t the way to go. Give her some room and when she
’
s ready, she
’
ll pour her heart
out
to you. When she does, trust me, you
’
re going to be glad you didn
’
t force the issue.

“
When you know you have her complete trust and confidence
you
’
ll feel as if you won the damn fucking lottery.
”

As
m
uch as he hated to admit it, Adrian spoke with the confidence of a man who knew just what the hell he was talking about.
“
Fine. I
’
ll try it your way.
”

“
Good. Now, just so you know, Sin-Bad and a few
other bloods
went to
see
Boucaro
.
He made it clear that if th
ey came after you, Sin, Max, and Seb
would be gunning for Boucaro personally. I think even he knows anyone who ends up on the Stoners
’
shit list turns up dead sooner rather than later.
”

Thank God for powerful friends.
“
And?
”

“
And Boucaro agreed that as long as you didn
’
t come after Hartford, the Brotherhood had no beef with you.
”

That would buy him several months of peace with Desi before he killed the bastard. It would also mean he wouldn
’
t need to constantly look over his shoulder while he and Desi were alone at the cabin.

“
You might like to know that he also made sure Boucaro knew that Hartford would have to answer for raping Desi. He and the two bastards with him
at the time
.
”

“
Do you know who they were?
”

“
Not yet, but you know Max will ferret out the information.
”

“
It will be hard but I
’
ll hold off killing his ass until a few weeks after Brandi delivers.
”

“
Thank you.
”

He nodded.
“
Will you tell Sin I said thank you? He
’
s rather annoyed with me at the moment.
”

“
I will and Brandi and I will see you and Desi in about t
hree
weeks at the cabin.
”

He nodded and watched Adrian ride away. Now all he had to do was wait for Desiree to confide in him. Sighing with impatience at the thought, he led Partner into the trailer and settled him in before he went back for Hope.

* * *

The Redwolfe cabin was a four bedroom luxury retreat in the Pocono Mountains that boasted newly installed hardwood floors under
sinfully
plush throw r
u
gs, an exquisite fireplace with a handcraft
ed
walnut mantle, modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances, and an almost breathtaking view from the dining room window.

Their first week alone in the cabin was almost perfect. Each night, she and Conner spent at least a half hour lying together in the huge whirlpool bath in one of the two master bedroom suites before they slipped into bed to spend the night with her locked in his embrace while he slid his wonderful cock in and out of her pussy before filling it with his
s
eed and ingesting her blood.

Falling asleep
in
his arm
s
with his
leg draped over her body knowing he
’
d be there when she woke in the morning eased her to sleep. Unfortunately, once asleep, nightmares of his forcing her to abort the baby tortured her so that she often woke in the middle of the night with tears streaming down her cheeks and Conner rocking her and whispering to her in his Native tongue.

They spent their days either walking along the trails behind the cabin or riding. After lunch, she increasingly felt the need for a nap before they dressed and he took her out for dinner and dancing.

During their second week, she realized he
’
d stopped ingesting her blood and no longer wanted sex with her every night. Some of the intimacy they
’
d enjoyed seemed lacking. Most mornings, she woke to find him already up and dressed instead of lying in bed with her.

At the end of their second week she sensed his growing impatience with her failure to confide in him. She couldn
’
t bring herself to admit the truth because she feared his reaction and what it would do to their relationship when she refused do
what she feared he insisted she do–abort the baby
.

The morning before her worst fears came true they skipped dinner out and instead made love on several blankets spread in front of the fireplace.

They stood naked in front of the fire while he kissed a cool path down her body to her breasts. Holding her hips in his hands, he rubbed his fully erect cock against her belly as he nipped and sucked each nipple into his mouth.

Her breasts were so tender she clenched her hands into fists to help resist the urge to push his mouth away. To encourage him to move his lips away from her breasts, she turned her head, hoping he
’
d transfer his lips to her neck.

Instead, he reached down to grip his cock and rubbed it slowly against her slit, while still sucking her nipples. Finally, she couldn
’
t b
ear
having such intense attention on her breasts
any longer
. She curled her fingers in his hair and lifted his head so he could kiss his mouth.
“
Love me honey,
”
she whispered.

He kissed her and gently pushed his shaft inside her.

Even though only two days had passed since they
’
d made love, she experienced a blissful delight as he slide in
to
her
pussy
.

He lowered
them
to the blankets and lay between her thighs, staring down at her in silence.

The intensity of his gaze unnerved her. She had a feeling that if she didn
’
t tell him what he wanted to know soon, he
’
d invade her mind. In the morning. She
’
d tell him in the morning.

Slipping her fingers through his hair, she drew his head down to hers, parting her lips.

Instead of kissing her, he brushed his lips against the side of her neck.

Even with his cock inside her, she felt an undeniable chill between them.
“
I love you,
”
she said, trying to ward of
f
the
feeling of dread growing inside her. He was not going to be down with her keeping the baby. She shouldn
’
t be down with keeping it either considering how it was conceived
. Nevertheless,
despite his objections she would keep the baby
.

He responded by biting into her neck.

A jolt of pleasure shook her.
“
Oh…yes,
”
she whispered.
“Yes.”

She felt him stiffen on top of her.

For a moment she expected him to pull out and roll away from her. He didn
’
t, but his cock suddenly felt heavy and unnaturally hard.

That
’
s only because you
’
re projecting. You can
’
t really know how he
’
ll respond until you actually tell him. He might surprise you and understand. Think positive.
Closing her eyes, she tightened herself around his cock and tried to recapture some of the intimacy they have enjoyed for the last two weeks.

Although he was gentle and took the time to ensure she was aroused and climaxed before he ejaculated inside her, she felt him drawing emotionally away from her. And it hurt.

After he
’
d come, he withdrew from her immediately, rose, lifted her in his arms and silently carried her up to the
bed
room they shared. He put her on the bed and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.

After waiting for twenty minutes, she realized that he wasn
’
t returning. Why the hell couldn
’
t he be more supportive when she needed him most? Suppressing the urge to weep, she rolled on to her side and closed her eyes.

Clearly, no matter how much she wanted it, she and Conner would not have a happy ever after ending.
You
’
re going to be a single mother raising what will hopefully be a human baby alone
. T
hat is if you can get the damned Hartford to leave you the hell alone.
Thankfully Max would ensure that happened.

But as for you and Conner…
that just wasn’t in the cards. The sooner you face that fact the better off you’d be.
Be thankful for the short time you had together.
He’s never had your back and that’s not going to change.
Deal with it and move on.