Chapter 26 - Kit

After a few more days in that damned hospital suite, I'd been allowed to return to my room. At least I'd been given the option of either going to the room I'd been borrowing or going to Kaiden's.

Obviously, I chose Kaiden's room.

I was feeling much better after having my chest torn open, and I had to hand it to Sunny and Willow; they'd done such an excellent job with those sutures and unique tonics and salves of theirs that the wound was healing pretty quickly. I even held out hope that the scar wouldn't be too bad.

And, hell, even if it was, I liked to think of the thing as my little badge of honor. I'd fought for Kaiden, stood up to the man who'd abused me for years, and I'd survived.

The day after I'd woken up, Sunny had come in to run an array of tests to ensure that everything was okay with my pregnancy. She collected my blood again, took my blood pressure, did an ultrasound on a machine that I still couldn't believe they had, and did a little look-see of my cervix to ensure it was doing what it was supposed to do.

And frankly, it had been terrible.

I was not a fan of getting poked and prodded, and I made her promise to only do the bare minimum throughout the rest of my pregnancy. As long as everything was looking good, no more endless tests, no more transvaginal ultrasounds, and no more listing off all the things she was looking for.

It freaked me out.

I'd still been told to take it easy, so I decided to enjoy my time in bed this morning. It absolutely tickled me that it had been an hour since I'd woken up, and I still hadn't gotten dressed or left the mattress.

Ah, the slug life suits me.

The door opened, pulling me out of my thoughts as Kaiden returned from his meeting with the other alphas. They were still sticking around for a while to be sure there were no loose ends to tie up, and it had actually been quite nice to tell Grayson and Jet about the baby.

They'd been shocked, and Gray tried to pull that overprotective brother shit, but I shut him down quickly. After a few minutes, he'd melted into happy uncle mode, and even Jet was offering all the support and baby supplies help that we needed.

He was so different from how I remembered, but I knew that vision was skewed. It was obvious that he was an amazing dad, and I knew that he'd practically raised Kaiden, so it meant a lot to my wolfman that Jet was there to support him.

"Hey. How'd it go?"

Kaiden smiled back at me, walking across the room and kicking off his shoes. "Good, but fuck, I wish they wouldn't insist on meeting so early. Ugh."

He collapsed down onto the bed next to me, bouncing me slightly, and then looked over as he lay on his stomach next to me. Kaiden smiled, reaching out and putting his hand on my lower belly.

"How are you doing?"

"Still fine." I smiled, leaning over to kiss him. "I'm not far along, but maybe I'll be one of those lucky ones that doesn't get morning sickness."

"Fingers crossed," Kaiden replied, the corner of his mouth lifting in a sly grin.

We sat there in peace and quiet for a moment, and then the energy in the air changed, charging up.

"Do you think that maybe you'd like to…?"

Kaiden smirked as he let the question finish in my head, waggling his brows at me. I couldn't help but laugh, and then Kaiden was pulling himself closer to me, nuzzling into my neck as he kissed and nibbled playfully.

"I'm not sure that fits the description of taking it easy."

He whined against my neck, still burying his nose in my hair. "I'll be gentle. I promise. I just…fucking hell, Kit, I need to feel you. I need to taste you, prove to myself you're here."

A moan slipped free as Kaiden didn't let up, and regardless of how "easy" this was going to be, I wasn't about to resist a moment longer. I knew how Kaiden felt, and I needed him just as much.

"Careful around the chest, okay?"

Kaiden pulled back enough to meet my eyes. "Is that a yes?"

I smirked, rolling my eyes. "Yes."

Lifting my chin, Kaiden planted a kiss on my lips as he pulled me closer to him. In a flash of movement, Kaiden stripped off his shirt, leaving only his pants, and I clenched my thighs despite myself.

"Kit," Kaiden swiped a thumb across my bottom lip, "I've been waiting days to feel you again."

My breaths shuddered as Kaiden's hand traveled down my neck to my shoulder and then to the thin strap of my nightgown.

"Oh, God, Kaiden. I know. It's been too long."

I flicked my stare up to him, heat building in my cheeks as arousal burned in my blood. "I need you, Kaiden. I need you to claim me…properly."

His lips crashed into mine as his fingers tangled in my hair. Kaiden slid the strap of my nightgown down, exposing my breast. A moan bled from me as the cool air drifted over my heated skin. Everything burned to feel Kaiden deep inside me again.

"I will never get tired of how damn good you look in my hands." Kaiden gripped my breast, squeezing down on my hardened nipple. "Or those wonderful sounds you make."

My head fell back in another moan as Kaiden wrapped his arm around my back and used his free hand to pull up the bottom of my nightgown. A hungry growl slipped from him, and Kaiden's mouth found my taut nipple, his tongue swirling around the tip.

He pushed my nightgown the rest of the way off my shoulder and then the other one. The fabric pooled around my hips. He'd been very careful around the bandage, and I appreciated how gentle he was.

Groping one breast as he sucked the nipple of the other, Kaiden dragged his kisses down my body—even the bandage—as he laid me back on the bed. His rough fingers pulled the nightgown off my hips, and every inch of me was bared to him.

Familiar self-consciousness flared, and I chewed on my lip as I tried not to think of my curves as too full or too much.

"Goddamn, Kit. I could stare at you like this all damn day."

Kaiden's words melted into me, and I smiled before his lips found the crook of my hip.

"But I plan to do a lot more than just look at you, little fox."

Kissing and massaging the sensitive flesh, Kaiden dropped lower and lower until he looked up at me, smirking from between my thighs. I remembered the feel of his tongue on my pussy, and arousal pooled inside me, warm and wet.

"Lie back. I'm going to be here a while."

I smirked, chewing on my lip some more as I lay back. My head lulled to the side as my eyes closed. They pinched tighter as Kaiden slid his tongue through my folds, drinking me in. I arched into his mouth, the velvety feel of his slippery tongue making my nerves flare to life and my legs tremble.

"Kaiden!" I cried out in a low and raw moan, this desperate plea for him to keep doing those incredible things with his tongue.

He did.

Kaiden lapped at me as his hands massaged my breasts gently, mindful of the injury, and I tangled my fingers in his hair, egging him on. The burning in my clit climbed higher and higher until I thought I was going to explode from the blinding buildup.

And then I orgasmed—hard.

The exquisite pleasure that roared through me was so damn intense, and I completely blissed out, immune to reality. Kaiden kept going, bringing me right back to that edge and launching me off it again.

My heart pounded as I tried to catch my breath. I felt so blown apart, and lust flared. I need him. I need to taste him.

I sat up as Kaiden pulled back, kissing the inside of my thighs. As he looked up at me, he cocked a brow, silently asking what I was up to.

Smirking, I crawled out from under him. "My turn."

Kaiden's eyebrows shot up, and a devilish hunger beamed from behind his black eyes as he smirked. He lay on his back, and I only let out a slight hiss as I climbed over him. The bandage was secured really well, and thankfully, it kept my breast from pulling on the wound because of gravity.

Kaiden was quick to do the work of taking off his pants for me, and I watched as that thick erection sprang free. Damn, he was impressive, to say the least.

Light filtered in through the semi-drawn curtains, creating gorgeous shadows over his body as his cock strained. It looked so hard that it hurt, and I crawled between his legs, lowering my mouth toward him. The moan that bubbled up from Kaiden's lips, along with that rumbling growl, made my heart sing.

I gently extended the tip of my tongue and slid it slowly up the thick head of Kaiden's shaft. He clenched his hands into fists, his hips flexing as I wrapped my lips around him. Goddamn, it was amazing to see him like this, and I watched, fascinated, as he arched his back and ground his molars.

"Yes? I'm no pro here. Give me something to work off of."

Kaiden chuckled through his teeth, sucking in a deep breath and meeting my eyes, "This is wonderful. I promise. I'm just trying to keep myself together. I'm afraid of hurting you."

"I'm fine." I slid my hand up Kaiden's thigh, taking his cock in my grip and kissing down the length.

"Ugh, fucking hell, Kit." Kaiden's hands tangled into my hair and gripped the curls tightly.

Controlling Kaiden like this, feeling him squirm thanks to my efforts, was intoxicating, and I loved how I could make him moan.

And then he thrust up when I took all of him in my mouth as deep as I could. Kaiden hissed in a breath as I sucked, pulling back until he popped out of my mouth with a slippery smack. I dragged my tongue from the base to the tip, my jaw aching. He was damn big, and taking him like this was no small feat.

"Fucking—shit, Kit. You're going to make me come without getting the chance to claim that pussy of yours." Kaiden helped me sit up, pulling me onto his chest.

I groaned slightly as the wound pulled, but then he was crashing his lips against me as he made me straddle him.

"Have a seat, little fox. Let me feel you grip my cock."

I smirked, my cheeks burning, and slowly sank down onto his erection. Fuck, he was thick, and I had to tell my body to relax so that I could stretch around Kaiden's powerful dick. I burned, but the arousal dripping from me slid over him, and soon, he was deep inside my pussy.

Rocking my hips against him, heightening the sensations of Kaiden stroking against my walls, I let my head fall back, riding him slow and steady. He gripped my hips, bouncing me gently up and down his shaft in a sinful rhythm.

We moved together as one, our bodies joined in this perfect union. It became this sensual dance of push and pull, give and take. He felt so perfect inside me like this, and it was like my entire being called out to him.

Kaiden sat forward, reaching up to pull my head down to his, our foreheads touching. He swiveled his hips slowly, driving his cock deep inside me and stimulating nerves that made my head spin.

"Kit, my little fox." He kissed me before I had to sit up, the cresting orgasm making me hungry for Kaiden's shaft to sink as deep as possible.

I arched, rubbing my clit against his pubic bone as Kaiden rammed up hard, bottoming out until he hit my cervix. I cried out, the sensation nearly painful, but so damn incredible. Kaiden grabbed a handful of my breast as he pumped his hips into me, still so careful about my chest.

"Goddamn, Kaiden. It's…it's so much."

I tingled everywhere, and the physical wonders making my pussy clamp down around his shaft made my emotions ripple to the surface.

I'd almost lost him. He'd nearly lost me. And the baby…

As the threat threaded itself between my ribs, lust mixed with desperation, a burning need to prove he was real, that he was here inside me. I rocked my hips harder and harder, thrusting Kaiden's cock deeper with increasing speed. I chased that release and that certainty.

Kaiden moaned low, growling and purring, and he lifted himself up to run his tongue across my nipple. I rode him, wrapping my legs around him and losing myself to the feeling of completely joining with him.

Kaiden sensed my need, his fallen leaf and dew scent flaring so damn strong, and his hands went to my hips. He lifted me only to thrust me back down. The pace was like lightning, and I clung to him, wrapping my arms around his neck to stabilize myself.

"That's it, little fox." He bounced me up and down just enough without causing my wound to pull. "Fall apart for me. Let me feel you come as I claim you, mate ."

It was like all he needed to do was tell my body to come, and I did. I soared over that edge again, a part of me latching on to Kaiden and keeping it for myself.

I squeezed around his shaft, and his thrusts dragged out the release for what felt like hours. I quivered around him, lost to the bliss.

"That's it, Kit," Kaiden grunted as he thickened inside me. "You're mine. My mate."

The roaring heat in my blood reached new heights, and I felt Kaiden's thick shaft pulse against my walls. Warmth flooded into me, Kaiden's spend filling me up.

And then his mouth found my neck, and Kaiden sunk his fangs into the tender flesh. I cursed as a sting of pain licked through me, but then it disappeared, leaving me with the strange sensation of being utterly connected to Kaiden.

I could feel the pleasure swimming through both of us as his shaft bucked again, sending more of his release deep inside me. My heart surged, the sensation like hearing someone say I love you, and at once, I realized that Kaiden had claimed me as his mate—forever.

Exhaustion crawled through me, and I lulled against Kaiden, too spent to move. Without freeing himself from me, he started licking across the bite on my neck and sending shivers through my entire body.

He laid himself on top of me, and we stayed together like that until Kaiden naturally slid back. Afterward, he just pulled me under his arm as he rolled onto his back. The sound of our deep breaths mingled with the gentle rustling of wind outside the house, and then everything drifted away as sleep washed over me.

***

A few hours later, I woke up again, and Kaiden was still there with me. When he realized I was awake, he looked over, smiling as I still rested tucked against his side.

"Hello there."

I smiled. "Hi. That was…"

The words faded as I stared off into the distance, remembering.

Kaiden made that purring sound again, and he rolled onto his side to bury his face into my neck, dragging his tongue gently across the bitemark he left. Goosebumps rippled over my skin as he did.

"Hmm, I can smell exactly how you feel about it. That lilac scent of yours is so damn thick."

Laughing gently, I leaned my head against him as I lay on my back. It was still uncomfortable to lie on my side, and I was getting so annoyed with having to sleep like this. But as far as wake-ups went, this one took the cake.

"Tell me something," I looked over at him, "yeah?"

"Sure. Hit me." Kaiden smiled.

"That was a mating bite, wasn't it?"

His brows rose, but Kaiden's smile didn't falter. "It was. Because you're mine. You're my mate, and I've known for a long time. I should have said something."

There was a part of me that wanted to get feisty about it, but I didn't. Mostly, I was thrilled to hear Kaiden admitting something freely. And I was more than okay with being claimed as his mate, anyway.

He gripped my chin, making me look up at him again and pulling me out of my thoughts.

"I love you, Kit. I can't live without you. I am so sorry the road to get here was so…awful. But I promise to do everything I can to keep you and the baby safe. Forever. You're my entire world, little fox."

The tears spilled faster than I could think to stop them, and a sob shook my chest enough to hurt a bit.

"Hey, oh no. Did I say something wr—"

"No! No. Not at all." I smiled through the tears, wanting to blame the hormones for how much of a sap I was being. "I love you, too. I just…I never thought we'd get here. I'm…grateful."

Kaiden relaxed, his grin stretching wider. "So I assume that means you'll be staying here with the pack for the foreseeable future."

"Where you go, Kaiden, I go. So, yes."

Leaning over me, Kaiden pressed his lips to mine, sealing our little deal with a kiss. I smiled against him, and his hand found the edge of the bandage. He brushed his fingertips over it gently.

"I'm so sorry about this. I'll never let anyone hurt you again."

I shook my head. "Eh. It's fine. I know you'll do what you can, but I'm also aware that life is risky. That's just how it goes. As long as you're there fighting with me, we'll be fine."

"Always, Kit. Always."

Grinning, I closed my eyes again, content to be a total bum for the rest of the day. "Good. I'm definitely going to need something to eat, though. So fetch your mate some snacks."

Kaiden laughed, kissing me again. "Anything for you, love."

But he didn't leave right away, and I was more than okay with that. The feeling of him wrapped gently around me, his hand on my lower belly, was more than enough to get me by for a few more minutes—at least.