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CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT

LUCIAN

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Months went past, soon it was spring once again, we had lived the past months to the fullest and I could say it was the best of my entire life.

I lay in bed fully awake and conscious of my wife's warmth and familiar smell. It was the best fucking place to be. Not until the sound of low whimpers which soon transformed into full-blown cries reached my ears. It seemed Brie heard it as well as her eyes fluttered open almost immediately.

"I'll get her baby, you stay in bed." I kissed her forehead, kicking the blankets off my body as I walked right to the crib only a few feet away.

There she was.

Our precious Jasmine. The name suited her just right. She was the only perfect and innocent thing I had a hand in creating. Her eyes were shiny with tears, her little face was red from all the crying as I gently picked her up and her pink blanket. My protective fatherly instincts urged me to protect her from all the evilness of the world. Sometimes, I even felt the urge to protect her from myself. I couldn't allow this world to taint her as I had done to Brie. Brie was a woman completely different from the girl I had married.

She should never have known violence, should never have become a killer like me, fighting and shedding the enemies blood was my thing, I should never have soiled her.

Sure, she had saved my life more than once but that didn't mean that I didn't regret it. It was also something I would never be able to change.

Sometimes it was truly strange and fascinating how innocent and ignorant she was and at the same time, she was ready to kill for me. She was willing to do anything for the people she cared about.

"Hey, little one, what's wrong? Had a nightmare?" I whispered, placing a hand on her back, patting her gently until she snuggled onto my chest, her cries becoming soft whimpers.

A few months ago, I had assumed that Brie would be having our baby boy, instead, we were presented with a beautiful little bundle of joy that looked exactly like her mother. She was only six weeks old but she held the permanent key to everyone's heart, mine and Brie's specially included. I kissed her forehead softly and watched her for a while, a smile forming on my face at how easily she went back to sleep.

I should put her back in her crib to sleep but I found myself reluctant to part with her. My eyes scanned around her nursery to see if there was something she would need before it was morning before walking out of the room, with Jasmine cradled in my arms. As I entered our master bedroom, Brie's eyes sleepily fluttered open to stare at me.

"She's asleep, shouldn't she be in her crib?" She asked as I carefully placed a sleepy Jasmine on our huge bed.

"No, she's sleeping with mommy and daddy tonight." The bed dipped as I lay beside my wife and child. She merely smiled at me, and I could feel my heart expand, twisting with a fierce dark possessiveness and tender passion that only she had the ability to invoke within me.

In the next few minutes, Brie was out like a light. As though compelled, I couldn't keep my eyes or hands off her.

Gently stroking her face, I was suddenly overwhelmed by a surge of emotions that had my chest constricting.

"Thank you." I muttered the words even though I wasn't sure why. It had to be for everything, for the fact that she existed.

She made everything perfect, She was perfect.

Somewhere inside of me, I knew that our troubles weren't over, far from it. I was also very much aware that they could never be...not with our identity.

I was not scared of our future, all that mattered to me was that Brie loves me, she would never leave me, and I would love her to the very end. She was mine and would always be.

And never to let go.

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GABRIELLE

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The morning lights hit across my face, my eyes flew open from a blissful dream. My eyes fall on the wall clock and I giggled to myself, sleeping in was something I had almost forgotten how to do. I couldn't recall the last time I had such a peaceful night to myself, even though our daughter was only six weeks months old, the rules were set. Whenever she was asleep, I could sleep, and when she was awake, I had to be awake as well.

A sigh escaped my mouth, It would have been nice if motherhood came with a complete guidebook. As complicated as it was, it was a feeling that I would never trade for anything else in the world, Lucian had also been there every step of the way. He was fascinated by everything and Jasmine was already such a daddy's baby.

I slipped my feet into my flip-flops, without caring to detangle my hair, I set out in search of the father and daughter. I walked down the stairs into the living room, the house was oddly quiet. Where was Lucian? and why were the lights turned off?

I started to reach for the switch when I heard the giggling sound followed by a loud scream behind me.

"HEY!!" A shriek escaped my mouth as I nearly jumped out of my skin.

The lights were turned on and I met Loretta's wide grin.

"You scared me! When did you come back?" I exhaled loudly in relief, clutching a hand to my chest.

"I dropped by to see how my adorable little niece is doing." She spoke pinching Jasmine's cheeks who seemed content to be staying in her arms.

"You walked in at the right moment, sorry I just couldn't resist." She laughed and I shook my head, she was clearly an adult already but still acts like a kid most of the time.

She just started college classes a few weeks ago, it wasn't an easy task trying to convince Lucian about her relationship with Fred. I would tell you all that Fred didn't get it at all easy. Lucian finally consented for the sake of Loretta's happiness after warning Fred what he would get if he dared to break his sister's heart. I thought all that wasn't necessary because they both absolutely adored each other.

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Later that evening, we all had dinner together, now it was time for Jasmine to give hers before I put her to sleep. I shifted her to my other breast when Lucian walked out of the bathroom. His hair was wet and shiny, and he had on nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist and I bet if that slipped, he would be completely naked.

By the heavens, I wanted this man.

As though feeling my stare, he turned in my direction and for the next seconds, we stared at each other. He had a knowing look in his eyes as though he could read through my thoughts, I felt the heat creeping to my face and decided that there was nothing to be embarrassed about the fact that I needed him.

Ever since I put to birth, we've never had sex, I wondered if I should remind him that the doctor said that it was completely fine? I shook my head at myself, what was I doing behaving like some cavewoman right now?

Lucian walked towards me and I felt my heart pick race. All my senses drummed with awareness as he touched my arms, but it was only to take an already sleeping Jasmine and carry her to her crib where she lay peacefully.

When he reached out for me, I went. He needed to touch me just as much as I wanted to. He kissed my lips until I softened against him. And then he stopped like he had been doing these few weeks and I nearly growled my frustration.

"Why would you touch me, Lucian? I'm not a broken doll if that's what you think, I only just had a baby and I'm completely fine!" I scowled and he seemed amused by my questions when I was being dead serious. It suddenly occurred to me, maybe he found me repulsive? I mean, I hadn't lost all that excess weight, I also gained a few stretch marks on some areas, was that the reason why...

"Don't you want me anymore?" I barely finished asking when he pulled me against him, his hip pressed against mine as well as the full evidence of his arousal.

"Do you still have doubts whether I want you or not? Do you have any idea how hard it has been to stay away, I'm only looking out for you." He rasped, the slight stubble on his chin making contact with mine. No doubt, his words and the primal hungry look in his eyes erased all of my fears and insecurities.

"I'm alright, and I want you now, I need you so badly" I whispered the words, brushing my lips across his chest and shoulders, then slamming our lips together in a hungry kiss.

He groaned, hauling me closer to him, my breasts were pressed against his chest, a groan escaped my mouth when he gripped my hair, taking control of the kiss. His tongue wet and sloppy trailed down my collarbone as we got rid of our clothes and my back hit against our bed.

His wandering hands found my stomach as he paused to stare at me.

"You look different." He planted a soft kiss on my midsection.

"More beautiful, maternal... Alluring, makes me want to breed your womb all over again." He groaned. His words made my slit even more wet and at the same time brought me to the brink of reality.

"We can't, ah we need..p..protection." I could barely get the words out when his lips trailed downwards, his tongue parting my folds.

"No, we don't." He hummed, the vibration sending wild pleasure through me, even worse, I couldn't tell if he was being serious. Lucian would forever remain unpredictable.

"C..come on! It would be so e..embarrassing! I can't get pregnant again, Jasmine is barely two months old! What would e...everyone think?"

He sucked hard on my clit and I almost lost control, all thoughts vanished from my head.

My fingers dug into his hair, a loud moan rippling from my mouth.

"Why would it matter to anyone when I can put a baby in my wife's womb"

I trashed harder as he tongued me furiously. The tiny rational part of me managed to chant breathlessly.

"No...Lucian no..no..we need a condom."

"No. Tell me to stop! Say it, Brie!"

He asserted dominance, his teeth just grazed on my swollen sensitive clit, I was on the edge of losing it.

"Last chance wife, you cum and you're fucking getting pregnant again!" He growled.

Right now, I was already past thinking. Bliss rushed through me with one last swipe of his tongue. I convulsed around him, I was in complete heaven for the shortest moment.

When the head of his engorged flesh started to push in, the last thing on my mind was to stop him.

Hell, I wanted this, needed him like my last drop of breath.

He was overly gentle not to hurt me, a pinch of pain followed by erotic pleasure drove me insane and hopeless.

"You're so wet for me, so hot." He kissed my breast, continuing at the slow punishing pace. He stared at me, I could feel the power of his wordless command. He already had my soul and would always, I gave in to his demands.

"I love you, Lucian, I always will, always and always." I let him see the truth in my gaze. His eyes gleamed as he smiled at me before claiming my lips.

"I love you, Brie, even more than life itself."

He made love to me, in hot uncoordinated jerks, his warm seed flooded my insides. He collapsed on top of me, sweaty and breathless we both fought to regain our breaths.

But yeah, it wouldn't be so much fun if I end up being pregnant.

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THE END

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