But how did one get out of bed?
Suddenly there was an accompanying rustle from a chair in the corner, and a man shot to his feet and lunged toward my bed.
“How are you feeling? Are you all right?”
It was Theo, his hair and clothes looking rumpled.
“Yes, and look at me! I’m pregnant! How did that happen?”
His jaw dropped and he looked cutely embarrassed, running a hand through his dark waves.
“Er--well, we did do several veryadultthings last night? Are you happy?”
“Happy? I’m ecstatic!” I crowed. “You sure this isn’t a dream?”
Theo looked like hell in the most adorable way, his clothes hanging half-off and half-on his body, his T-shirt torn in several places, and his sweatpants hanging right over that yummy thick bulge.
HadIdone that? What had happened last night? Somehow, I was an Omega who was suddenlyveryfertile!
“Alexei!” Theo called, and the Duke suddenly bolted up from underneath the blankets at the foot of the bed, falling on his belly and looking up with wide-eyed astonishment at me.
“How the hell long have I been sleeping? Because this is the best sight I’ve ever woken up to.”
“Can someone help me up?” I laughed. “There’s a pretty heavy weight pressing on my bladder.”
Theo hurried to pull me up and show me the attached bathroom, then they settled me back in the bed, fluffing pillows and bringing me tea, toast, and fruit for breakfast.
I had a moment in between them sprinting in and out to realize I was in the best room at Koval Manor, one that had always stayed perfectly clean and preserved, my former Pack insistent it wasonlythere in case the King or Queen decided to visit.
It was absolutely humongous, in a soft natural cream color, the wallpaper incredibly intricate and patterned with delicate snowy woodland creatures. The big windows were hung with gossamer lace and the bed was big too, with silken hangings.
“Is this room OK?” Alexei asked anxiously. “I thought it fit you, somehow? But you can change anything you like in it!”
“No, I love it,” I said, letting my hand trail down the bed hangings as Theo placed a tray in front of me. “I’ve always loved it.”
“And the bed is big,” he added hopefully. “So we can all sleep here?”
“What happened last night–” I began, cradling my belly.
“Was whatwedesire more than anything else,” Alexei said eagerly, his fingers skimming over my bite marks. “Are you ok with it? Are you happy? Shit got kind of wild there.”
“But you don’t even know me!” I protested, stirring the porridge Theo placed in front of me on a neat little tray with a rose. Exactly how I liked it. Strong and sweet, with flavors of honey, milk, and nuts. “And now we’re mate-bonded!”
“Yes, we do,” Theo insisted. “Jessabella, I’ve had a–a–crushon you for the longest time. I just didn’t think there was ever any hope for me, since you were already mated in a Pack.”
The thought that men like Theo and Alexei, young, devastatingly handsome, strong, kind, and gentle, had had a crush on me? Almost as impossible as my pregnancy.
For a few moments, I felt suddenly shy, nervous after our dripping and juicy sexfest of the night before. But these gentle Alphas were so excited to be bonded, acted like they couldn’t stand to be away from me, both of them crawling into bed with me and talking excitedly about what more I needed to build my nest in here and where we’d put the baby’s room.
Alexei had already ordered all my art and craft supplies to be brought back here, and I watched in wonderment as the new Duke, in his sweatpants, directed the servants in with box after box.
I had been in a Pack for fifteen years and didn’t ever remember feeling sosupported.
Or touched with such simple, open affection. I’d spent fifteen years giving so many blowjobs sometimes I wondered if my jaw would freeze that way, but I’d never had Alphas more excited aboutmypleasure than their own.
And every time they looked at my belly, they got more and more excited.
Theo was grinning from ear to ear as he traced circles around my belly button while Alexei was at my ankle, gentle fingers on my toes.
