Howl by Juppenlatz Silke

Author:Juppenlatz, Silke
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2011-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Lucia lay in his arms, still shuddering from time to time, her head pillowed by his shoulder. Zalin stroked her arm, ran his finger along her collarbone before kissing his way up her neck to her mouth. She smiled and kissed him back.

“You look very pleased with yourself,” he rumbled.

“Mhm. I don’t ever want to move.” She studied his face, noted the contented look in his eyes. “Something tells me you don’t want to move either.”

“Not particularly.” Zalin chuckled.

She waggled her index finger at him. “If you ever stall like that again, I’m going to kick your butt so hard, you won’t be able to grow a tail anymore.”

Zalin laughed out loud.

“I mean it!”

He kissed her and grinned. “I’m sure you do.”

She rubbed her hand down his torso, delighting when he shuddered beneath her touch. A deep sigh lifted his chest and she smiled. “You have no idea how beautiful you are, do you? And I’m not talking just about your body.” Lucia let her gaze roam over him. “Though I admit it’s pretty damned spectacular.”

“Spectacular, hm? Keep talking. I like where this is going.”

“Yeah.” She rapped her knuckles against his skull. “Straight to your head.”

Zalin lifted a brow at her. “That’s not where it’s going.”

“I’m out of condoms, so it better not be going there.”

He nuzzled her neck. “You know, wolf pups are cute. They like to play and stuff. Are you sure you wouldn’t like some? We could get started on them right away.”

Lucia hoped he was joking, but she wasn’t sure. It sobered her mood. What would happen if they stayed together, if children ever came into the picture? “Zalin, how...how does it work?”

“Well, you seemed to know how it worked last time. I don’t see why I have to explain the birds and the bees to you. Although, I never did understand why it’s birds and bees. Shouldn’t it be bees and flowers? After all–” He broke off, frowning at her. “You weren’t talking about sex, were you?”

“What will happen if I ever become pregnant?” Lucia clamped her teeth into her lower lip, staring at him.

“You mean with me, or in general? I’m afraid you lost me somewhere along the line.” He cuddled her closer. “But if you’re asking if I’d stand by you, then it’s an unequivocal yes.”

His answer surprised her. “You would?”

“Of course I would.” Zalin shot her an offended look. “Did I give you the impression I wouldn’t?”

No. But then, she didn’t know him well enough to judge how he’d react. Hearing he’d stick around warmed her heart. “It wasn’t really what I was getting at. Nice to know, though.”

She could see when he twigged her meaning. His brow furrowed. “I said puppies.”

Lucia nodded. “You also said sometimes it skips a generation. What if I have the gene too? Will my kids be werewolves?”

“Most likely.” He looked away. “Sometimes it skips two generations. The third...yeah. It’ll be a wolf. Usually a damned strong one.”

“You’re a third-generation wolf?” It sounded like it, and having seen him in action with Gothrim made her suspect Zalin could take the Alpha.

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