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“We’re calling it our nest,” Caleb said. “It’s the place we can all go to be together. You know, for cuddle sessions or more sessions like tonight.”
“It’s … it’s so much more than I could have ever dreamed of.” Tears slid down my cheeks as I fully accepted that I was no longer a hermit. No longer a lonely woman who had to resort to animals as companions. I was a mated woman with four amazing men who had created a place for us to be together, one where I would feel safe, comfy, and loved.
They circled around me, touching me in silence.
“Thank you.”
“We told you, Ember, we will do anything for you and this is just the beginning,” Riddick whispered.
“Do you want to see your bedroom?” Branson asked.
I nodded vigorously. “Yes, please!”
Chapter
Nine
Aweek after our anniversary, our bond and emotions had settled enough to finally allow us to go out around others.
Our first stop was of course Caleb’s parents’ house. They fawned over us, inspecting everyone’s bloodstones.
“Oh! I love what you did with yours,” Jolie complimented me. “It’s super cute.”
“A diamond in the rough,” Nico said with a wink.
Caleb rolled his eyes. “Don’t flirt with my mate, Dad.”
Pulling Jolie aside, I asked, “Did you get the crown?”
“Both!” she shouted.
Everyone looked towards us and she put her hands over her mouth and we huddled our heads together again.
“Yes, I got his and yours.”
I sighed. “I don’t want one.”
She scoffed and rolled her eyes. “Darling, daughter-in-law, you are going to be queen whether you accept it or not. So, better to be decked out than to not be. You will crown Caleb, a picture will be taken of you crowning him, and then he will crown you, and then we will take a picture of you and all of the current hybrids in your pack. Those pictures will be posted with the article about Caleb assuming the mantle of King of the Hybrids and list you as his queen. It will serve a dual purpose of announcing his title and your place as his mate. That way all those thirsty bitches will back off.”
Laughing as I shook my head, I said, “Once again, you surprise me by the things coming out of your mouth.”
“Are you all still keeping it a secret from him?” she asked, eyeing Caleb who was trying to stealthily move closer to us.
I nodded. “Everyone is in on it, so it’s only him not in the know.” And he hated it. He knew there was something we were hiding and he wanted to know so bad. I took a drink from the water Jolie had given me and winked at Caleb, which made him frown.
“How are you feeling?” Jolie asked. “Any pregnancy signs?”
I spit out the water all over Jolie as I coughed and gasped, “What?”
She wiped her face. “Well, that’s the first time in a while that I’ve been spit on.”
“I’m so sorry,” I rasped and wiped at my face.
Laughing, she shook her head. “It’s fine.”
“Why … why did you ask about that?”
“When you are mated, it makes you more fertile,” she explained.
