Page 80 of Rising Reign

He grinned against my lips. “It’s selfish. I love the sounds you make when you eat.”

“Gods, please, no moans. I don’t think my dick can take any more,” Ender muttered as he climbed onto the bed next to me. “I’m pretty sure you broke it.”

I choked on a laugh and felt my cheeks heat. “Sorry?”

Ender leaned in, kissing me soft and slow. “Kitten, it would be my favorite way to die.”

“Less kissing, more eating,” Puck ordered.

Ender scowled at him. “Easy for you to say. You already got your kiss.”

“You snooze, you lose.” Puck piled a few different things onto a plate and handed it to me. “Eat.”

“Bossy much?” I asked, but my stomach rumbled as if to argue with my protest.

“He’s right,” Kingston said. “You need to eat.”

I took a bite of the eggs along with a piece of biscuit. It was heavenly, but I managed to hold back my moan in respect of all the dicks around me. “Are there any updates on the dark mages or Bastian?”

King shook his head. “Nothing. Clara led the charge of putting in some more traps while we were…occupied.”

My cheeks flushed as I took a sip of what I now realized was watermelon juice. “How are Clyde, Franco, and Juan doing?”

Ender’s face twisted. “They’re far too comfortable. They’re playing some card game downstairs, and Clyde moved Dina in, too.”

I sent him a warning look. “They’re all welcome here. And it’s probably safer this way.”

“You know she’s right,” Brix said, his thumbs digging into the arch of my foot.

“If you’re feeling up to it, we can take a walk around the property and see everything they’ve done,” Locke offered.

I nodded as I swallowed a bite of pancake. “I need to stretch my muscles.”

“Are you sure you’re up for that?” Kingston pressed.

I sent him a look. “It was a heat, not a mortal injury.”

His expression went soft as he moved closer and slid a hand over my belly. “I can’t wait until this swells one day with our pups.”

My heart did a stutter step at the image. For the first time in my life, I could see it. Building a family with these men. Pups running around, creating all sorts of havoc. My eyes misted over.

“You made her cry,” Puck accused.

“It’s the hormones,” I said, waving a hand in front of my face.

King left his hand on my belly, his eyes searching. “Good tears?”

I nodded. “I never thought I’d have this. A real family. I thought I’d have to hide who I was forever.”

“Kitten,” Ender rasped, leaning his head against my temple.

“You all gave me what I never thought I’d be able to have.” I remembered when my friend Hayden had found her mates when we were in college. She’d had no idea what had hit her. But I knew the preciousness of what she’d received. But, as happy as I’d been for her, I couldn’t help the niggle of envy I’d felt along with it—and the despair at thinking I’d never find it.

“Love you, Wren,” Locke whispered.

“I love you, too. All of you. You’re going to make the best dads one day.”

Brix’s hold on my foot loosened, and he pushed to standing. “I need to go check on something.”