Kraken (Hades Abyss MC 4) - Harley Wylde Page 0,51
he asked, opening a package of Twizzlers and handing me one.
“The President of the Hades Abyss is in my living room, offering to watch TV with me, and is feeding me candy. Aren’t you supposed to be throwing back beers with the rest of your club and chasing women right now?”
His eyebrows rose. “And forgo the pleasure of your company? Never.”
I snorted and opened my soda, taking a gulp before setting it aside. At the Sadistic Saints, I’d feared their President. Deuce had made my life hell. He’d abused me. Hurt me the worst way a man could harm a woman. Done everything in his power to knock me down. Titan felt more like the older brother I’d never had, but I didn’t for a second think he was a fluffy cute bunny. I had no doubt he’d gladly make his enemies bleed, but I also felt safe with him.
“Thank you,” I said.
He just smiled and kicked his feet up on the table. I eyed his boots and he slowly dropped his feet back to the floor. I wondered if I should tell Aurelia he was trainable. Maybe it would make her more accepting of his lifestyle. If he put the seat down and had good aim, there would be a line of women waiting to be claimed by him. Titan and the others were far from ugly. Of course, Pretty Boy looked like he’d stepped off the cover of a magazine, but the others could hold their own.
“Did Kraken tell you the news?” I asked.
“News?” He shifted to face me.
“I’m pregnant.”
He yanked the candy from my hand and pulled my soda out of my reach. “No, he didn’t. If he had, I’d have brought you a salad and bottled water.”
“Did you seriously just take candy from a pregnant woman?”
“Not my first rodeo. I know you aren’t supposed to have a lot of sugar or caffeine.” He stood, gathering the goodies and carrying them to the kitchen.
I followed, wondering what he was doing. When he handed me a banana and pulled out the gallon of milk, my jaw dropped. He didn’t really mean to… He took down a glass and filled it, then slid it over to me. Yep, he really did.
“You took away my candy and soda and gave me a banana and milk,” I said, staring at the items in my hands. “I feel like a kid being punished.”
“Eating for two now,” he said. “Need to keep a nutritious diet for the little one growing inside you.”
“Ember turned out fine,” I pointed out, and I’d been damn lucky to get much of anything to eat or drink when I’d been pregnant with her. It was a miracle I hadn’t lost her with Deuce’s treatment of me.
He leaned against the counter and stared me down. “Kraken is my Sergeant-at-Arms. You’re his woman, which makes you part of my club. Know what my job is as President?”
“To be a big bossy pants who takes candy from women?”
“It’s to ensure the well-being of those in this club. I make sure we prosper. Help keep everyone safe. And right now, that means making sure the only old lady this club has eats something healthy for the first Hades Abyss baby born in my chapter. We adopted Ember when Kraken did, but this little one will be here from the very beginning.”
I peeled the banana, then savagely bit into it. He winced and shifted, which made me smirk. Served him right. I finished it off before I drained the milk. I had to admit, he was probably right about it being better for the baby. I hadn’t had a clue what I was doing with Ember, and I still didn’t know much about the right and wrong things to do during a pregnancy.
“Bones came earlier to check on me,” I said. “But I think I need a special doctor. Think he could recommend an OB-GYN to me?”
“Do I look like I know anything about lady doctors?” he asked.
I waved to the now empty glass. “You know something about pregnant women. So, yeah. I’m going to assume that means you know about lady doctors, as you put it.”
“Ask Aurelia who she recommends. I’ll see about getting some insurance for you, but the club will cover any medical costs. That baby is going to have lots of uncles.”
“I feel sorry for Ember,” I said. “I can see it now. Her date will show up at the gates and be met with a line of armed