After that, everything happened a lot faster than Tanner thought it would. Within minutes, Zarina was cradling a tiny, little human. It wasn’t exactly the clean little package they show on TV all the time, but it definitely seemed healthy if the defiant cry it cut loose was any indication.
Zarina wrapped the little boy in a bath towel and quickly handed him to Tanner. He almost suggested that Kendra should probably hold the child, but she was still gasping and pushing, so maybe that wasn’t such a good idea. He grabbed the baby like a football and held on for dear life as Zarina turned her attention to the boy’s twin.
Downstairs, the sound of shooting intensified, as did the growling and snarling. Tanner itched to run down and help, even if it meant going hybrid. The thought of his friends facing such overwhelming odds without him made his claws come out and his hands ache with the need to rip someone to shreds.
He was so focused on fighting down the urge, he didn’t realize Zarina had delivered the other baby. It was only as Zarina placed the carefully swaddled but very messy baby in Kendra’s arms that he realized the shooting had stopped. He was still trying to figure out whether that was a good thing when Kendra glanced up at him expectantly. He quickly leaned over to hand her the little boy he’d been holding.
The infant gave him a curious look for a second, then must have decided he liked his momma’s arms a lot more than Tanner’s, because he closed his eyes and snuggled against her.
Footsteps pounded on the stairs, interrupting the sudden silence. Tanner picked up Declan’s scent long before he reached the bedroom. Tanner looked up to see the big bear shifter standing in the doorway, his look of concern quickly replaced by one of wonder.
Zarina smiled at him. “You’re the father of a set of perfectly healthy twins—a boy and a girl.”
Declan stood there, not saying anything, just gazing at Kendra and their two children. Then he slowly moved to his wife’s side and dropped to his knees beside her. “Are you okay?”
Kendra’s lips curved. “I am now. Is everyone okay downstairs?”
Declan nodded, then leaned close and put his forehead against wife’s, closing his eyes as he breathed her in. “Everyone’s fine. Well, except for Thorn’s men. Some got away, but most of them are dead.”
Declan pulled back to gaze down at the twins, a goofy smile crossing his face.
“Do you have names picked out?” Tanner asked.
Kendra nodded. “Chloe and Noah, after my grandmother and Declan’s grandfather.”
Tanner would have commented, but Adam stuck his head in the room.
“Sorry to break up the joyous moment,” he said, “but we need to get packed up and out of here before the cops—or more of Thorn’s men—show up.”
* * *
Alina clutched the sheets, her whole body quivering as Trevor slowly moved inside her. His thrusts were almost casual, like he had all the time in the world. Or maybe he simply enjoyed driving her insane. Not that she was complaining. If there was a better way to start off the day than with a gorgeous man between your legs, she couldn’t imagine what it could be.
Trevor’s eyes flared brighter, as if reading her mind. Giving her a sexy grin, he bent his head to kiss and nibble her neck until she was panting and writhing so much beneath him she thought she might orgasm just from that. After the number of ways he’d made her climax last night, anything was possible.
When her orgasm hit, she wrapped her arms and legs around him tighter and bit down on her lower lip to keep from screaming too loudly. The move didn’t work any better now than it had the other times they’d made love.
Only when Trevor was sure she was coming did he let himself go, nipping her neck a little with his sharp fangs as he climaxed with her. She kept her legs wrapped tightly around him afterward. She wanted him to stay right where he was, between her legs, buried deep inside her forever.
“I could get used to this,” she said softly, pushing a stray hair away from his forehead.
He chuckled. “That’s the idea. I want you to get used to it. Why do you think I’m working so hard?”
She smiled. “I’m not sure I would call anything we did last night work. If so, then sign me up for overtime.”
“Okay,” he admitted. “I have to agree with you about the work thing, but I’m definitely doing my best to impress you.”
She kissed him. “Consider me impressed.”
That kiss led to another, then another. That was about the time she felt him get hard again.
She gave his shoulder a playful shove. “Okay, that’s it. No more kissing for the rest of the morning. It just leads to more sex, and we can’t have any more sex until I get something to eat.”
Trevor groaned but rolled off after one more quick kiss. “I’ll shower first. If we both go in there, I can’t promise to keep my hands to myself.”
Alina sighed as she watched his naked backside disappear into the bathroom. Considering she’d gotten a grand total of two hours of sleep last night, she should be a complete zombie. Instead, she felt amazing. Great sex could do that.
She was still lying there when she realized she hadn’t heard the water turn on. Trevor might be fast in the shower, but he couldn’t be that fast. Rolling out of bed, she headed for the bathroom.
