The SEAL’s Contract Baby by Katie Knight & Leslie North

Author:Katie Knight & Leslie North [Knight, Katie & North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-26T16:00:00+00:00

17

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

The doctor’s appointment earlier had been a big deal. At last, she finally had medical confirmation that there was indeed a baby growing inside her and that all was well—for the moment, anyway. And when the doctor had brought up that tiny ultrasound image of their baby’s beating heart…

She sighed, hugging her hands over her heart. So, so precious.

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

A weird pang of longing squeezed through her chest. Truth be told, she’d miss that baby-making sex. No, not the sex so much at the connection she’d found with Z. He’d been surprisingly tender and attentive with her 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.

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

All of those things were important, but none of them were what was foremost on her 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, Esme heard the clank of his metal weights and the occasional grunt or groan from the man himself. Her traitorous mind immediately flashed images of other times he’d made those same noises—when they’d been in bed together, him driving into 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 her heart intensified, along with the simmering want in her blood.

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

She was setting aside her nightly bedtime snack of apple slices and crackers and on her feet before Esme realized what she was doing. Surely one little peek of the man

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