Tish POV
I step out of Kaden's office, and I know Kai is right behind me. I am exhausted and could really use a nap, but my pregnancy hormones are making my sex drive ridiculous. I sway my hips from side to side as I walk up the stairs, my breath getting heavier with each step.
The pack doctor warned me that carrying a werewolf as a human would be difficult, but some days, it can be pure hell. I pause halfway up the stairs, trying to catch my breath. That was my first mistake. Kai's arms swoop in around me and he lifts me as if I don't weigh a thing.
He settles me gently into his arms and squeezes me tightly. Pressing a playful kiss to my cheek, he carries me the rest of the way up the stairs.
"I can walk, you know," I pretend to be offended.
"Could have fooled me," he smirks.
I hide my laugh behind an offended gasp and slap him playfully on the chest. "You try carrying this pup," I snap back at him.
"I am," he says as he weighs me in his arms.
I roll my eyes and try to squirm out of his hold when we reach our bedroom door, but he refuses to let me go.
"Give me this," he whispers sadly into my ear. "I've got nothing else to do but care for you."
I settle back into his arms and choke back the tears that are threatening to fall. It hasn't been easy on Kai watching his brother run the pack without him. They were meant to do it together, but Scarlett ruined that for them. Now Kaden is the soul Alpha, and the Elder Council will not budge on their position about Kai. They still consider him a risk.
There are moments when the two of us are alone that I see a flash of uncertainty in his eyes. He doesn't trust himself fully, and it makes me wonder what is happening inside of his mind. I don't dare to ask the question, though. I am afraid of what the answer might be.
He waltzes over to the bed and lays me down gently. I scoot over the best I am able to make room for him to join me, but his eyes flutter toward the door. He takes a step back from the bed and all the confidence he had in the hallway is gone.
I pat the bed beside me, a silent invitation, and he finally rips off his shirt and climbs in. He cuddles under the covers with me, and I snuggle my nose into his chest, breathing his delicious scent. My fingers curl against his skin, and heat pools between my legs, but I have learned not to push him. He isn't the same Kai I met all those months ago.
Tentatively, he wraps an arm around me and tries to relax. But he is anything but relaxed. His hand is curled into a fist at my back, refusing to touch me.
Extending my neck, I place a kiss on the nape of his neck, where I would mark him if I was one of them. Then, it is as if the floodgates open. Tears burst from my eyes, and soft cries escape my lips. I bury my head in his chest, trying to hide from him, but he pushes me back onto the bed and looks at me with concern.
"You know it has nothing to do with you," he begins, and I cry louder. He thinks he is the problem when it is actually me.
I shake my head from side to side and cover my face with my arm. "I can't mark you," I stutter and sob.
Lifting my arm just a little, he peeks underneath and tries to hide his grin. "Is that what this is about?"
I nod my head up and down. It is something that has been on my mind since they both marked me. They have both claimed me as their own, and it is not something that I will be able to do in return. It is not for lack of trying. I bite them all the time, hoping fangs will magically appear and sink into their skin. My pregnancy has only made the urge to mark them more intense. I am a giant cow, and all of these beautiful she-wolves are in the pack house every day.
"You know we belong to you without marks on our necks, right?" Kai assures me, but it doesn't help and I cry harder. "What can I do to show you how beautiful you are and how much I love you?"
"Nothing," I cry dramatically. "I am fat and ugly."
Kai's eyes flicker with a playfulness I haven't seen in months. He hops to his knees beside me and grabs the neck of Kaden's shirt I am wearing. Without hesitation, he rips it down the middle, and the cool air of the room grazes against my bare breasts.
"No bra?" He cocks his head in appreciation.
"Nothing fits," I pout.
"Nothing?" Kai grins.
Within seconds, his jeans are gone, and I swear I hear buttons fly across the room and hit the floor. His cock is straining against his boxers, but I am no longer in the mood for sex. I try to roll over in protest, but that doesn't stop Kai from pulling at my maternity leggings. He slips them off my body and groans in satisfaction.
His hands run along my bottom, spreading my legs just enough for his fingers to slide along my slit. I gasp at the feeling of his hands against me, and my protest quickly turns into desire. Just like he knew it would.
A finger slips between my folds and dips inside my core. "Huh?" Kai laughs.
"What?" I moan.
"I thought you said nothing fits," he chuckles.
"You knew what I meant," I moan as he adds another finger.
"Did I?" He teases. "Maybe we should see what else doesn't fit."
"Shut up," I hiss.
Suddenly, his hands are off me, and I feel him flop down on the bed beside me. I roll over with every intention of glaring at him, but he is stroking his cock, waiting for me to climb on top. I pull my bottom lip between my teeth and try to push my insecurities to the side. I don't want to miss out on this moment with Kai because I hate how I look.
With a very unattractive grunt, I push myself off the mattress and straddle him. He rubs the piercing on the tip of his cock against my clit and I shiver with need. I try to sink down onto him but he holds me up, refusing me.
"Kai," I whine.
"I think you are right," he says with a glimmer in his eyes. "It's not going to fit."
I smack his hand away and attempt to grab his cock around my growing belly. Kai puts his hands behind his head and watches me suffer to line us up. Eventually, his piercing grazes my opening, and I inch my way down.
I rock my hips, slowly, trying to build my confidence. I keep my eyes closed and try to pretend I am the adventurous girl that showed up here months ago, but no matter how hard I try, I can't remember who that girl was.
Kai's hands rub up my sides, and he squeezes my nipples. I shriek with both pleasure and pain. Everything is more sensitive now that I am pregnant. My eyes fly open, and I look down at Kai. I have to remember that he is different now, too. We all are.
"You are fucking beautiful," he growls as he thrusts his hips upwards, filling me completely.
He doesn't take his eyes off my body. My skin heats as his gaze lingers on my breasts and then makes its way to my growing belly. His cock thickens within me, and his piercing hits all the right places.
Sliding his fingers from my breast down over his stomach, he reaches between us and finds my clit. He presses his finger against my sensitive bud, and I shake. My pussy clinches around him like a vice, and his fingertips dig into my hips. Shakily, he thrusts into me, and his cock twitches as we both come undone.
I am panting, and my eyelids are growing heavy. Skillfully, Kai flips me onto my back and tucks me into the covers.
"You aren't staying?" I whisper.
"No," he sighs. "I need to help Kaden. It's my job, too."