Moreno Forever by Ember Michaels

Author:Ember Michaels [Michaels, Ember]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crashing Waves Press

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After everyone ate what they wanted, I gathered my things as Bennett gathered Liam's. I glanced over and watched as he carefully took Liam from the crib, showering his face with kisses until Liam giggled. I smiled to myself. It was always so sweet watching the self-proclaimed devil be so loving and tender with his son. Once upon a time I didn't think this man could feel anything other than anger, hatred, and the desire to inflict pain on people, but as I grew to know him—and love him—there were so many different layers of this beautiful psychopath.

I still remembered the day I realized that I may have been in love with him. It was the day after he'd had surgery and was in a medically-induced coma. He'd been so pale, so weak, and things weren't looking great at first when the first couple of blood transfusions didn't seem like enough. As bad as he was to me, I didn't want him to die. I was terrified at the thought of running our new family alone. I had no idea what I was doing or if his men would even accept me regardless of what Bennett said. And even though he'd told me I could leave in the event that he didn't survive, an overwhelming sense of guilt crushed me at the thought of leaving everyone when they'd need me the most as the queen of La Fedeltá.

When I decided to leave Bennett to go back to South Carolina, it wasn't because I didn't love him. I needed to make sure I loved him for real and not because of circumstances. I didn't want my love to be built on Stockholm syndrome or something, so I needed to step away and see if what I felt was real. Seeing the pictures of my old life on the walls of my old condo didn't do anything for me. I didn't feel the sadness or grief that I thought I would have upon seeing Heath's smiling face in those pictures. Every morning when I woke up in my bed without my husband always brought tears to my eyes. And every time I felt like my little boy kick inside of me without being able to have Bennett feel it as well, it made me realize that my home wasn't in South Carolina anymore. It was in California with my husband and the loyal gang of men that were now my family.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Bennett asked as he put Liam on the bed to change him. I smiled and shook my head.

"It's always so sexy seeing you in dad mode," I mused.

He grinned. "Oh yeah?" He slowly pulled a diaper from the diaper bag and whipped it open. "How's that for dad mode?"

I playfully fanned myself. "Oh my, Mr. Moreno. I'm getting so turned on watching you wield that diaper around. I may not be able to take it if you grab the wipes."

"Then it sounds like it's your lucky day, gorgeous, because.

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