Kraken (Hades Abyss MC 4) - Harley Wylde Page 0,58
and the slight roundness to her belly was a constant marvel for me. My kid was in there. We still didn’t know what we were having, but we’d find out soon enough. Or so I hoped. Phoebe kept saying she might want to be surprised.
Titan handed me a beer. “Grizzly called earlier.”
“How’s Meredith?” I asked.
“Adjusting. Kind of wishing we’d talked to that preacher a little more. How the fuck did he end up taking in two girls who were both related to clubs? Seems too orchestrated if you ask me. No way it’s a coincidence.”
“Except in Meredith’s case, her daddy isn’t part of the club anymore. Hell, I don’t even think the bastard is still breathing in all honesty. Heard Twister went after Grizzly’s daughter over a decade ago. You really think Griz or Badger left that man alive?” I asked.
“Probably not,” Titan said. “I wouldn’t have.”
“Any word on MaryAnne?” I asked.
“Yeah, but it’s not good. Wire and Lavender tracked her down. Found her in a brothel. They sent some men after her. She was drugged out of her mind. Right now, she’s under medical care.”
“Sean know?” I asked.
“He knows we found her, but I haven’t told him where she is. He doesn’t need to see her like that,” Titan said.
Ember toddled over and yanked on Titan’s jeans. “Paw, paw, paw, paw…”
My lips twisted. “I’m still pissed at you, Pres. My own kid didn’t even say my name first. Nope, she calls for her grandpa.”
Titan chuckled and lifted Ember into his arms. “You have another chance with the next one.”
Phoebe yanked the spoon from her mouth. “Uh-uh. I’m the one carrying these babies. They need to say Momma first.”
I froze and looked at her. “Babies? What the… Baby girl, what the hell have you been keeping from me?”
Her cheeks turned crimson. “I may have asked the doctor not to tell you. The day you thought you heard two heartbeats? You were right. We’re having twins.”
I narrowed my eyes at my wife. “You’ll pay for that.”
Titan grunted. “I do not want to hear that shit about my daughter. What you do in your own home is one thing. But this is my house.”
Phoebe smiled at Titan, then gave me a calculating look. “If you’re mean to me, my daddy will just let me move in with him.”
Titan stood up with Ember in his arms. “On that note, I’m going inside and I think the two of you need to go home. Phoebe, don’t even try to pull that shit. I love you, but Kraken is my Sergeant-at-Arms. I need his head screwed on straight, so stop fucking with him.”
“Fu, fu, fu… “ Ember babbled.
I pointed to the Pres. “I’m not the mean one. Your daddy just taught our daughter to cuss.”
Titan laughed as he went inside. Even though he’d taken to Phoebe and Ember, claimed them as his family, I knew the fact Aurelia had stopped returning his calls bothered him. Phoebe had confided in me, saying the pretty nurse found it too strange that her new best friend was the daughter of the man she’d been dating. I hoped she’d come around, but if not, it just meant she wasn’t the right one for Titan.
Phoebe worried about him, as only a daughter could. She’d flourished the last five months and I was so damn proud of her. I stood up and swung Phoebe into my arms, her ice cream tumbling to the ground. “You know, there are plenty of ways I can punish you.”
“Oh yeah?” she asked, her fingers curling around the back of my neck.
“Um-hm.”
“Like what?”
I stopped at the side of Titan’s house and shifted her so that her legs went around my waist and her back was to the wall. I worked my hand under her shirt and pulled down the cup of her bra. Her eyes dilated and her lips parted. I stroked her nipple with my thumb, back and forth, until it was nice and hard, then pinched down.
“Oh, God! Kraken…”
“You like that, baby?” I asked, tugging and twisting the hard peak.
“Yes! Don’t stop.”
I could tell she was already close to coming. Her nipples had been so damn sensitive lately I’d gotten her off just by playing with them. When she was right at the edge, and I could tell she was about to fall, I backed off. She gasped and arched her back, trying to entice me.
“Nope. You don’t get to come.”
“B-but…” She licked her lips. “I need it, Kraken.”
“What you need is to take