Page 115 of Knight’s Retribution

Ky laughed. “Oh no, not me, not yet.”

Merri chuckled. “Kryos was right when he said fate had a hand in this. How else can you explain it? Eve and I were mere weeks apart and then Luna a couple months later. I’m positive the fates were waiting until the danger was over.”

Chaos’s gaze hit Roc’s, then Silas’s and there was no missing the tension there. Because they had another theory. They hoped like fuck they were wrong, but there could be another reason. One that included a bigger threat coming in their future and required them to increase their numbers.

Rocco shoved that fear away, right now, everyone was safe. He hooked his mate around the back of her neck, leaned in and kissed the top of her head. They wanted kids, but not for a while.

“Not me. I’m happy just to love on your babies,” Grace said.

Chaos and Grace weren’t ready either.

“Don’t look at us either,” Scarlet said and laughed at Tobias’s freaked-out expression. “Maybe one day?”

“Scar would be an awesome mom,” T said. “But I’m not ready to share her yet.”

Merri looked to Mia. She was chewing her lip.

“Don’t look at us,” Zen said and shoved a mouthful of peas into his mouth.

Mia looked up at her mate and the room stilled. Zenon scooped another mouthful, then paused when he picked up on the change in the room.

He lowered his fork and turned to Mia. “Princess?”

“I saw Jack this morning.”

His fork clattered to his plate.

She nodded.

“But we were careful,” he said hoarsely.

Mia’s gaze darted around the table, then back. “There was that one time…”

Zenon sat frozen, so many emotions rolling off him. Rocco felt every one of them. Fear was number one. Understandable after what he’d been through, but there was joy there as well. But their brother doubted himself still, even now.

Mia climbed into his lap and cupped his face. “You’re going to be an amazing daddy, you know that, right?”

Zen shook his head, it was small, but no one missed it.

Mia blinked and a tear streaked down her face. “You’re fierce and loving and loyal, and protective, what more could a child ever need.”

A shudder moved through his massive body, then he leaned in, pressing his face to Mia’s throat and he breathed deeply.

Then Roc felt it, the joy in their brother grew bigger, stronger, taking over the fear. His arms were around his mate and he growled low, and when he lifted his head…fuck, Zen was smiling, his straight white teeth flashing.

Congratulations, excited chatter filled the room. And the happiness that flowed from Zenon was like nothing Rocco had ever felt from their brother.

“Who the fuck are you, and what have you done with Zen?” Kryos said to him, grinning as well.

“Careful,” Laz said. “Si might mistake you for someone else and try to make out with you.”

Everyone laughed and Silas cursed, flipping Laz off. “You’re never letting that go, are you?”

“Nope.”

“You’re a dick, you know that?” Silas said.

“Why yes, yes, I do,” Laz said.