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“Everything?” His brows rose.
“Not the ceremony, of course.”
His broad face tilted. He inhaled, exhaled slowly. “You smell good. Different, and I know why, Princess.”
What? She’d received a princess though. Puzzled, she waited for him to explain—hope meandered into her heart.
She wanted this made good but was no longer sure how to fix this. She’d let him decide. Trembling, she remained in position.
Chapter Twenty-Three
Drake went to one knee before her, rested his forearm on his thigh. He massaged between his eyes then looked at her, his princess, shaking at the sight of him, her dress filthy and frothing around her legs.
“Do not fear me. Please. Am I angry? Yes. Do I wish to punish you, yes, but I will not part from you. What you have done, if I were a different man it might have broken our relationship, but I will not let you get away from me so easily.” He allowed a smile to escape and reached out to touch her head and brush the hair from her face. “I forgive you.”
“You smell of sweat and blood,” she said quietly. “You’re uninjured, I know, but people died today.”
“That was not your fault.” He leaned down and kissed the top of her head. “I’m glad you’re safe. You worried me, running off.”
A frown came and went. “I want you to punish me. It would make me feel better.”
Drake snorted. Impudent thing.
He leaned forward and picked her up, scooped her to his chest and stood.
“I would truly exult in caning your ass until it was black and blue and making you beg me to stop. However, first of all, I need to get a doctor to check you over for injuries. Second, I have news for you, and this is why I have to wait before I punish you.”
“Oh?” Calli might be small but at times like this her eyes seemed large, as if a sea had washed into them. The tracks from previous tears had left marks on her face.
“You are likely pregnant.”
Silence, dead silence, then she wriggled, tried to sit up in his arms. He kept walking. “I can’t be. I’m infertile.”
“The union of mauleon and infertile human seems to often yield babies.” He smiled down at her, feeling superior and triumphant. “I know that my own sperm works wonders. I’ve donated to a few women who asked via the hospital.” At her aghast expression he added, “I didn’t fuck them, you brat. I said so.”
“Oh. Good. But... But I have to wait for the doctor to be sure?”
