The boys had their best behavior back on when I exited the bathroom. The silky fabric of my sleepwear clung to all my new curves. I saw the bob in Calder’s throat as I strolled across the room, back to the tray with the remaining food and my tea. They watched me from their places on the bed, and if I wasn’t so tired from our visit to the coven, I might have indulged their instincts.
Calder got up from the bed as I was finishing the last drops of the perfect cup of tea Adair sent. “Feel better?” he whispered into my shoulder. His lips brushed my skin lightly.
“Mmhmm,” I said. I felt full and content; the ache around the babies had eased some.
“Then let me take my mate to bed,” he said. He scooped me up, and my arms fell around his neck. I just leaned into his body, sleep pulling at my
