Baby Daddy Protector: Holiday Navy SEAL Romance With a Contract Baby by Katie Knight & Leslie North

Author:Katie Knight & Leslie North [Knight, Katie & North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-25T16:00:00+00:00

SEVENTEEN

I puttered around the townhouse that evening, feeling restless and bored. Being pregnant was so different from what I’d expected. There was the sickness, sure, but then there were all the hormone fluctuations that made me giddy one second, weepy the next, and everything in between. Right then, I felt like I wanted companionship.

The doctor’s appointment earlier had been a big deal. At last, I finally had medical confirmation that there was indeed a baby growing inside me and that all was well—for the moment, anyway. And when the doctor had brought up that tiny ultrasound image of our baby’s beating heart… I sighed, hugging my hands over my heart. So, so precious.

Though not usually one to be overly sappy about things, I felt truly moved that Z and I had done it. We’d made a baby together. We’d given me a shot at keeping my throne and my country safe. We’d just done it a bit sooner than I’d expected. Now, we had seven-and-a-half months to get ready. Seven-and-a-half months to figure out how to make this awkward situation work between us without the baby-making sex to take up our time and attention.

A weird pang of longing squeezed through my chest. Truth be told, I’d miss that baby-making sex. No, not the sex so much as the connection I’d found with Z. He’d been surprisingly tender and attentive with me even though this had been nothing more than a way for him to get back to the SEAL team he loved. And yeah, okay. The sex had been pretty great, too.

My cell phone buzzed with more incoming messages from my father’s Prylean advisors. They wanted me to make a formal announcement about my father’s condition. They also wanted me to know that my plan would only work if the baby was a boy. They reminded me that my child would only inherit the crown if Z and I were legally wed before the birth.

All of those things were important, but none of them were what was foremost on my mind at the moment.

Through the open door in the hall, the one that led down to the basement where Z was currently working out, I heard the clank of his metal weights and the occasional grunt or groan from the man himself. My traitorous mind immediately flashed images of other times he’d made those same noises—when we’d been in bed together, him driving into me with such care and fierce protectiveness, the way his handsome face flushed right before he climaxed, the way the strong muscles in his arms trembled with his release.

The yearning in my heart intensified, along with the simmering want in my blood.

It was the hormones. Had to be. I was not usually so sex-obsessed, even around men I desired. But there was something about Z… So strong, so alpha, so damned gorgeous.

I was setting aside my nightly bedtime snack of apple slices and crackers and was on my feet before I realized what I was doing.

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