Page 30 of Taken By the Naga King

“Yes, of course. Just look over the folders I handed her and come back later to get her fitted with the monitor.”

Gravon agreed and scooped her up into his arms. He refused to put her down the entire way back to his room, even when she insisted that she no longer felt nauseated.

Back in his room, he set her down in his bed. She sank into the soft blankets and pillows and closed her eyes. She felt so incredibly sleepy all of a sudden, and she would’ve fallen asleep had Gravon not put a hand on her leg.

“Hey, are you okay?”

She nodded. “Just super tired all of a sudden.”

“Maybe it’s a side effect of the pregnancy.”

“Maybe. But I’m also starving. Do you think we could eat breakfast in bed today?”

He leaned in and placed a kiss on her lips. “Absolutely. I’ll send someone to bring it in a moment.”

She reached her arms out for him. “Lay with me first.”

He lay in bed next to her and pulled her into his lap. Gravon began rubbing circles on her back, and she rested her head on his chest.

“I’m still in shock,” she admitted.

“Me, too. But the good kind. You know, the birth rates have been plummeting my whole life. I pretty much accepted that I’d never have hatchlings years ago. I was okay with the lack. But now that you’re gravid, I realize how much I actually want this.”

“You were protecting yourself from the hurt,” Azha stated, nuzzling into him.

He nodded. “But now, there’s nothing to hurt me. I have everything I ever wanted.”

She moved to look up at him. “Me, too.”

Azha lifted her head up and leaned in for a kiss, her lips pressing into his. He tasted like home. He was home.

And now, they were going to create a life together, full of hatchlings, happiness, and anything she could ever want. As she kissed him, she knew in her heart that she was safe here. That even if bad things did happen in the future, Gravon would protect her.

She wasn’t scared anymore. Her entire life had been spent living in fear of what would happen next. But now, she knew exactly what was going to happen next. And even if life threw her a curveball, it wouldn’t matter.

The knowledge of this made her excited for her future. And she couldn’t wait to live it.