Kraken (Hades Abyss MC 4) - Harley Wylde Page 0,48

going to make sure she’s safe, baby. And I’ll ensure your parents can’t harm anyone ever again. I just need you to trust me.”

“I do. But if anything happened to you…” Tears filled her eyes.

“Hey, hey. What’s wrong, Phoebe?”

“I don’t know. I’m overly emotional, I guess.”

Emotional? Now that she’d mentioned it, she did seem rather sensitive lately. I’d assumed it was due to her scars, but maybe it was something else. I squeezed her hand once more, then pulled out my phone, shooting off a message to Bones. Need you to come see Phoebe. Bring your kit.

Once the task was finished, I devoured my food. I’d lived off diner food before, but Phoebe was going to fatten me up in no time. For someone who hadn’t had a lot of opportunities to cook, she caught on quick. Dinner was amazing. “Baby girl, you are one wonderful cook. I’ve never eaten so good.”

Her cheeks flushed. “I’m not that great at it, but I want to learn. I’ve been looking up recipes to try. I want to be a good wife and mom.”

“Baby, you’re the best. Never doubt it.”

“Love you, Blake.”

I winked, knowing she liked it when I did that. Her cheeks always flushed and she’d get this little half-smile on her face. “Love you too.”

While she bathed Ember, I packed a small duffle in case I was gone overnight. By the time our daughter was ready for bed, I was able to tuck her in. I placed a kiss on her brow and ran my fingers over her cheek.

“Sleep well, little princess.”

Phoebe lurked in the hall. The worry in her eyes ate at me. I took her hands in mine and pulled her in close for a kiss. My lips lingered, and I wished I didn’t have to leave her tonight. I backed her to the wall, my lips devouring hers until she was breathless. The doorbell rang, making me draw back.

“Be right back, baby.”

I opened the front door and found Bones on the doorstep. He held up his bag. “I came prepared. Now what’s wrong with your woman?”

I let him in and Phoebe wandered into the room. I probably should have warned her I’d asked him to stop by. “She’s overly emotional. I know she’s been through a lot lately, but I wanted to make sure nothing more was going on.”

Bones nodded and started asking questions. “When was your last period?”

Phoebe’s gaze clashed with mine and skittered away. “Before I met Kraken.”

“That means it’s been a month or longer,” Bones said. “I’m going to take some blood and test for pregnancy.”

“There isn’t a faster way to find out?” I asked, knowing at this time of night, there was no way we’d get an answer right away.

“If you want to find out before the lab can run it, get one of those home pregnancy kits. I’ll take enough blood to check a few other things as well. No harm in double checking, but if she’s missed her period, there’s a good chance she’s pregnant. I seriously doubt the two of you have been abstaining.”

“Only when she was too hurt,” I admitted. I pulled my phone out and texted a Prospect to pick up a home pregnancy test.

I’m on gate duty and Titan assigned Sean to the clubhouse. Fucking great. I’d forgotten for a moment we were still down to two Prospects after the shit went down the day Phoebe had been grabbed from the compound. Last thing I wanted to do was run to get a damn pregnancy test when I was leaving tonight.

Bones narrowed his gaze at me. “Something wrong?”

I showed him the text from Riley and he grunted. Perfect. No fucking help. Bones motioned Phoebe over to sit, then he withdrew the items he needed to get a blood sample. While he did that, I paced the room, and sent off a text to Stone, hoping he’d run to the store for us.

Did you seriously just ask me to get a pregnancy test?

I grinned at Stone’s response. Yeah, asshole. I did. Phoebe might be pregnant and I want to know before I leave tonight.

I could imagine the cussing he was doing right now. But I knew he wouldn’t let me down.

Fine.

“Stone is dropping a test off in a bit,” I said.

Phoebe seemed paler than usual since the mention of a possible pregnancy. We’d talked about starting a family. I’d thought this was what she’d wanted. Had I been wrong? I wanted to be excited over the chance to have