I bit my lip. His every word sounded like a blade striking deep into my chest. He is trying to conceal his emotions within him again, though I can feel the shards of it.
“Of course, that won’t happen.” I chuckled. Please get better soon, I’m already here. “Once I give birth to our pup, I won’t be a stealer anymore. And our baby will be gifted.” I looked down to my belly and caress it with my palm ever gently. “I wonder what gift he will be blessed with.” I whisper and smiled in the air.
He remained silent so I looked up to look at him. “Aiden?”
He looked at me as if I pulled him out of deep thoughts. “Well, as long as he is healthy…” he leaned forward, placed his hand above mine that caress my belly and gave me a kiss in the forehead. “Both of you, alive, is enough for me.”
I smiled and nodded my head slowly.
“What should we name him?” Aiden asks, diverting the topic and it excites the hell out of me!
But wait,
“You always address our baby as ‘he’, what if its a girl?”
He frowned and snorted. “I know he’s a boy.” he caress my belly again. “Right, little one?” he even tickles me using his fingers!
“Aiden! I’m the one being tickled!” I laughed, pushing his hand away.
“Oh well, both of you are my little one, anyway.” he smirked.
“No way!” I laughed and he pulled me closer to him, smelling my hair. “Okay, so since its our first child, I’ll give you the right to name him or her.”
“It’s a him. And why don’t we name him together?”
I rolled my eyes. This one wouldn’t give up without a fight. “No, you name him. I’ll name our second child.”
“Hmmm…” he lowered his head and buried his head on my neck. “You haven’t given birth and you’re now thinking of making another one. You are so naughty…” he bit on my skin gently that I gasped from shock!
“Aiden!” I pushed him away and he laughed.
“Okay, I’ll name him, then.”
I looked at him as I waited. He is looking afar, hmmm, he really is thinking about it huh?
“Quillon.” he suddenly spoke after minutes. I was enjoying the movements of the water in the river that I didn’t took note of how long he gave it a thought.
“Hmm?”
“I will name our child ‘Quillon’, is that okay with you?”
I looked at him and watched as his golden-brown eyes shines so bright. He likes the name, huh?
Smiling, I said. “Quillon it is. How did you come up with that name, though?”
He smiled weakly again and looked far away. “It means something. The Guard of the Sword.”
Hmm…
“Oh.” Where did that come from, though? Oh, well. I delegate him the right to name our child so I won’t question his choice.
I looked down to my belly. “Baby Quillon… I can’t wait to see him.”
Aiden pulled me to lean on his chest and snaked his arms around me. “Hmm… Me, too.”
***
“No! Not that theme! I want to have a wild one!” Nick screamed.
Aiden and I are currently seated on the Ancestral living room together with Nick, Seth, Zynia and Ava.
Nick was planning to throw a party to celebrate my comeback and for the baby to be known by the whole pack. Not that they can’t sense I’m pregnant but Nick as he is, he’ll look for any possibility just to throw a party.
“How’s Zeke?” I whispered to Aiden as I let the others argue about the party Nick is fussing about.
I heard that Zeke is now the Alpha of the Ravenous pack and he is the one who killed Elon. Well, he is the rightful ruler of that pack since he got a pure Alpha blood in him. I’m happy for him.
“He was stubborn at first but I guess the pack grew inside him. He’s surprisingly good at ruling and he earned the respect of his people during the short time that he spent in his pack.”
I nodded. “That’s good. But why is Zynia didn’t join him to his pack?” I’m worried that it has to do anything about Zynia’s reputation as a stealer and all the tragedy that happened before might affect her.
“She’ll follow him soon but she wants to wait for you to give birth. Zynia will be your midwife or something.”
I watched as he plays with my fingers using his hands as he explains. I don’t think he ever let go of my hand even once.
Okay, maybe he misses me so much.
“Oh, I see.”
He planted a kiss on my shoulder as he continues to play with my fingers.
“Hey, aren’t you needed to the Hall or something?”
“Nah. Nick can handle it.”
As soon as Nick heard his name, he popped up in front of us, almost startled me.
“Yep! Its not that busy right now so Aiden can rest for a while.” Nick grinned at us and continued his little meeting with Seth and Ava about the party.
Is it just me or did Nick stopped whining? The Nick I knew never stop complaining about the works.
“That was weird.” I voiced out my thoughts. Maybe its not overloaded at the Hall.
Aiden sighed and buried his head on my nape this time. “Don’t mind him.” he sniffed on my hair next. “I’ve missed your scent…”
I blushed when I felt him planting small kisses on my nape. Oh, heck. Can I still undergo a heat even though I’m bulging from this pregnancy?
“Aiden…” I whimpered.
“Tsss…” he hisses, gently biting on my nape that almost made me jump. “You’re easily aroused than before. I can smell it on you…”
My eyes grew large and I looked around, afraid that everybody in the room might smell–Oh, God.
“Okay, I’m getting off of you now because you’re being naughty.” I stood up and walked away from Aiden. He chuckled but he let me go though I didn’t expect him to.
Okay, this is the first time I’m two feet away from him.
I looked back to see how he reacts when I walk away but I quickly regretted my action when Aiden stares as me with those golden-brown eyes that… drowns me.