Nanny for the Demon's Twins by Celeste King

Author:Celeste King [King, Celeste]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Protheka Publishing
Published: 2024-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

16

MIRA

Iblink awake to unfamiliar shadows dancing across rough wooden beams. The bed beneath me is wider than mine, and the heavy blanket carries a scent of smoke and metal that makes my heart flutter. Karn's bed.

The events of last night rush back - his gentle touches, the way his violet eyes burned with need, how careful he was with me despite his size and strength. After our first time, I became insatiable, and he took me two more times before I was desperate for sleep.

I'm only sad I couldn't wake to the feel of his body covering mine again.

A clatter from the kitchen snaps me from my thoughts. Sunlight streams through the window - I never sleep this late. Years of servitude trained that out of me.

I slip from the bed, reaching for my forgotten clothes on the floor. As I dress, my fingers brush against the brand on my wrist, a habit I can't seem to break. The wooden floor is cool under my bare feet as I pad toward the kitchen.

The sight that greets me stops me in the doorway. Karn stands at the hearth, his broad back to me as he tends to something that smells divine. The twins sit at their little table, faces sticky with honey and matching grins spread across their cherubic faces.

"Mama!" Luna bounces in her seat, copper curls wild around her face. "You slept forever and ever!"

Nova nods, somehow managing to look somewhat more put together than her excited sister despite the honey dripping down her chin. "Uncle Karn made sweet rolls."

Karn turns, and the intensity of his gaze makes my cheeks heat. His hair is tied back messily, flour dusting his forearms. "Thought you could use the rest." His gruff voice carries an undercurrent of tenderness that makes my heart skip.

"I-I'm not used to sleeping in." I twist my fingers in the nightdress. "You didn't have to cook."

"We helped!" Luna announces proudly.

"She turned all the honey blue," Nova tattles, pointing at her sister's plate.

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

Karn's low chuckle fills the kitchen as he sets a plate of sweet rolls on the table. "Sit. Eat." His hand brushes my lower back as he guides me to a chair, the touch sending warmth through my whole body.

I can't stop stealing glances at Karn as we eat. His massive frame dwarfs the wooden chair, yet he handles the delicate sweet roll with surprising gentleness. A streak of flour marks his cheek, and my fingers itch to brush it away.

He catches me looking and slides his free hand under the table to squeeze my thigh. The touch sends sparks through my body, and I have to focus on not dropping my roll.

"Uncle Karn, can we help in the forge today?" Luna's question makes me tense, but Karn shakes his head.

"Not today, little spark. Got some dangerous work."

Nova's lower lip trembles. "But you promised-"

"Tomorrow," he rumbles, then winks at them. "Besides, your mama might want help in the garden."

The way he says 'mama' makes my chest tight.

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