Chapter 30

CATALINA

When we arrived back at the house, no one else was home.

“How long do you think they’ll be? Do you think everything is going well?” I was already starting to worry. Were they safe?

“I think,” Kol began, grabbing my hand and leading me up the stairs, “that you need to stop worrying and rest.”

I allowed him to guide me to my room.

“I’ll never stop worrying until all of this is over.” With everyone after me, my mates were constantly in danger. Now, so was my child. I just wanted this to be over.

“Hey, no crying.” Kol stopped me, wiping a tear from my eye.

My emotions had gotten the best of me without even realizing it.

“Sorry, I didn’t know I was crying.”

“Listen, when your other mates return, we’re going after anyone that wants to harm you. And I promise you, I’m not holding back.”

I chuckled at that.

“When do you ever hold back?”

He grinned, not denying my words.

After wiping away my tears, he pulled me along to my room. I tried not to have any more negative thoughts to avoid crying, but I just couldn’t push my worries to the side.

I felt like I should be doing more. I wasn’t created to just let my mates fight for me, right?

The moment we were in the room, I voiced my thoughts.

“I can’t keep sitting on the sidelines, Kol.”

“Yes, you can.”

I glared.

“No, I can’t. All this is happening because of me. What kind of mate would I be if I let you all fight my battles?”

“A very smart and obedient one,” he scoffed. “You’re pregnant, kitten. Take any thoughts of fighting out of your head.”

“But—”

“No!” he yelled, taking me off guard. “You know I’m all for you defending yourself and taking charge. But you’re carrying my child now. If something were to happen…” He trailed off, shadows forming around him.

I took a step closer, wrapping my arms around his waist.

“I don’t mean to stress you.”

His arm snaked around my waist to pull me closer.

“I’ve never had to worry about anyone else before. This is all new to me. Hell, I even worry about your other mates sometimes.”

I smiled at his words. Just months ago, he was toying with the idea of killing them all off and keeping me for himself.

“I love you, Kol,” I said, squeezing him tighter.

The sound of a throat clearing made me giggle.

“And you too, of course, Lucien, my wolf.”

“I say we take her to bed.” The heat in his voice made me shiver.

I squeaked in surprise when I was suddenly lifted into the air.

Lucien carried me to the bed with ease, slapping my ass in the process.

“Hey!”

Gently, he laid me back on the bed. The two of them stood at the end of the bed, watching me.

“What?”

Kol turned to Lucien.

“So how do you want to do this? Because my cock is about to burst.”

I blushed at his words, my eyes falling to the bulge in his pants. Remembering how it had grown while inside me—and his knot. The perks of dating a demon.

For the first time since I met him, Lucien stepped back.

“You can go first.”

My eyes widened; even Kol was shocked.

“Why?” he asked.

Lucien shrugged. “I’m still healing from a few wounds.”

It was then I remembered the dirty state we were all in.

“Should we shower first?”

Kol smirked. “I’ll just take you in the shower then.”

My vagina jumped at his words.

No more words were spoken as he scooped me up and carried me to the bathroom.

I stripped while he checked the water temperature, glancing at me every few seconds.

“Take a picture; it’ll last longer.” I smirked.

“If only I brought my phone in here.”

Sliding the shower door open, he motioned for me to enter.

“After you, I want time to stare at your ass.”

His heated look had my whole body flushing.

I quickly got in the shower, sighing at the feel of warm water. After running through the woods for the last few hours, this felt amazing.

“Feels good, doesn’t it?”

I moved forward to make room for Kol, then turned around to face him.

“But I’m about to make you feel a whole lot better.” On the last word, he dropped to his knees.

“Put your hands on my shoulders.”

I did as he instructed, shivering with anticipation.

One thing I could confirm about Kol: he was an eater.

The moment my hands landed on his shoulders, he lifted my left leg, placing it over his shoulder as well.

Then he attacked.

I almost lost my balance at the first lick, but he gripped my ass, holding me in place.

“Kol,” I moaned, the sensation of his tongue already pushing me to the edge.

He hummed, not pausing his assault on my vagina.

Then, I felt his tongue enter me.

“Holy fucking shit.”

My hands moved from his shoulder, frantically gripping his hair.

“Shit, Kol!”

His tongue was literally inside me! It was hitting all the right spots.

“Oh my gosh.”

Just when I thought I was about to burst, he retracted his tongue.

Removing my leg, he rose from the floor, grinning with a glistening mouth.

“I could feel you were close, the way your walls squeezed my tongue,” he said, gripping my hips and forcing me to face the wall.

“But you’re only allowed to finish with me inside you.”

Before I could make a smart reply, he bent me at the hips.

I braced my hands against the shower wall, just as he entered me.

“Shit,” he whispered, burying himself fully in me.

“No knotting,” I warned.

He chuckled, pulling out slowly.

“No promises, princess.”

I slipped a bit from the force of his thrust.

I could no longer think straight as Kol filled me, my mind focused on one thing only: finishing.

I pushed back against him, meeting his thrusts.

He moaned, slapping a wet hand on my ass.

“That’s my girl.”

The longer we went, the closer I felt myself getting.

And then I felt it.

“Kol! I said no!”

He started swelling inside me, growing thicker and longer as he continued thrusting.

“I’m not knotting,” he grunted, squeezing my hips.

“Just take it.”

It didn’t take long before I was clenching around him.

From the force of his thrusts and the size of his cock, fighting it was hopeless.

I screamed his name as I came hard, panting while he continued.

After a few more thrusts, he followed me.

We took our time washing each other and scrubbing the filth off us. Then, we got dressed and headed to bed, where Lucien was waiting for us.

“You two have fun?” he questioned, not bothering to hide the tent in his lower regions.

I flopped down on the bed next to him, cuddling into his side. “Mhm,” I answered, snuggling into his side.

Kol climbed in behind me, wrapping an arm around my waist.