they can talk some sense into them so it doesn’t come to a war the wolves will all too easily lose.”
“Yes, let’s hope.”
I take a deep breath in and slowly let it out. “So, this demon,” I start. “What else do you know?”
“Not much, as of yet. Ruby didn’t want to scare her students, and I’ve only got another few minutes before I have to go back to teaching. I have a class of seniors next, and after a test I can work some scry-work into our lesson.”
“You’re making them take a test already? It’s so early.”
Evander laughs. “The academic day starts at eight AM.”
“Ugh, I remember. That’s way too early.” I yawn and snuggle closer to Lucas. “I’ll send my familiars out into the woods. I’ll text you later if they find anything.”
“Sounds good, sister. Now go take a shower.”
I laugh. “I do need one.”
“Gross,” he laughs. “Take care.”
“I will. Love you, Evander,” I say before hanging up. My friends know how much they mean to me, but I don’t say it out loud enough. I put the phone on my nightstand and slowly push up, going into the bathroom to pee and clean myself up.
“What would you like for breakfast?” Lucas asks when I get into bed again. “More pickles and mayonnaise?”
“Hah, not for breakfast. But donuts sound good, and I don’t have any.”
“I’ll get you some.” He kisses my forehead and pulls the blankets up over us both. He can’t physically go out and get donuts, but I have no doubt he’ll figure out a way to have them brought to me. “Are there types of donuts?”
“Yes,” I laugh, finding it so fucking adorable how he’s clueless about food, yet tries so hard to make me happy. “Strawberry frosted with sprinkles is my favorite, though I don’t actually eat donuts all that often.”
Lucas rests his hand on my stomach. “This is another craving then.” He smiles. “I didn’t like when you were feeling ill, but the cravings are endearing for some reason.”
“Don’t indulge me too much,” I tell him. “I really don’t want to gain a hundred pounds.”
He laughs. “I don’t think you will. And from what I’ve read, many people mistake the eating for two thing.”
“Ugh, on top of werewolves, demons, and angels, I still have to read pregnancy books.”
“You don’t have to,” he says gently. “Don’t feel pressured to read all the books and articles because society makes you feel that’s what you should do. You’re doing a lot of things the majority of society could never dream of along with growing our baby.”
“When you put it that way, I sound pretty awesome.” I smile at him.
“You are.”
“And that blowjob was pretty awesome too.”
“It was.” He spoons his body around mine. “Though I’m sure you could outdo yourself. And if you wanted to try now, I wouldn’t object.”
I laugh. “Taking one for the team, huh.”
He kisses my neck. “I love you, Callie.”
“I love you too.”
He runs his fingers up and down my arm, lulling me back to sleep. He's still with me when I wake two hours later, and is flipping through the Infernal Dictionary.
“Shit,” I grumble, pushing my hair back. “I forgot to have my familiars check out the forest.” Binx, who usually stays by me when I’m sleeping so he can watch over me, is on my pillow next to me, curled up and looking so snug I feel bad asking him to get up and move. I run my hand over his sleek fur and kiss his head.
“I know they’re not actually cats, but I was sort of convinced I was going to end up an old, lonely, crazy cat lady,” I tell Lucas. “And I was kind of okay with it.”
“Sorry I foiled your plans.”
“You should be.” I stretch my arms out and lie back down, pulling Binx onto my chest. He starts purring right away and rubs his head against my chin. “There was a demon in the woods,” I tell him. “I need you guys to go check it out.”
Binx rolls over for a belly rub, soaking up another few minutes of snuggles before he jumps up and trots out of the room. Pandora and Freya go with him, shadowing out of the house and into the woods.
“Your donuts are on the table downstairs,” Lucas tells me. “And there is coffee in the pot.”
“You are too damn good to me.”
“You’re carrying our child,” he says, unable to keep the smile off his face as he says it. “I’ll never