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I suck in a sharp breath before I finally let the words out that I have been keeping locked inside for what feels like way too long. “It won’t help me because I’m pregnant.”
If there was any air left in the room, it’s long gone now. It’s taking Mason a good few moments to work out what I’m saying and what this means for him. I can almost hear the cogs ticking around in his brain as he processes this.
“You’re… you’re having my baby?” he stammers awkwardly. “Mybaby?”
I nod nervously. “Yes, which is why I don’t want anything in my body to change. I don’t want to risk anything happening to my baby. Idowant to be protected, or at the very least, my baby, who must also come from royal blood, but I don’t want the necklace to be destroyed. I don’t want there to be any more bloodshed either. This needs to end.”
There. I’ve laid it out on the table. Or some of it, anyway. It isn’t everything, we still have so much to sort out, but this is overwhelming Mason at the moment. I don’t think he can handle it. I better not pile on anything more. Not yet anyway.
“I’m going to be a father.” Oh shit, is he getting emotional? “Oh my God, I’m going to be a father. I can’t believe it, Clara. We’re having a baby.”
He rushes to me and tries to scoop me up in his arms, but I won’t let that happen just yet. Now that I’ve started to tear off the band aid, I need him to know it all. Even if it does end up overwhelming him. We’re all confused by this…
“Wait, you don’t want to be with me, Clara?” he asks sadly. “I thought this changed things. I thought that you were going to want to make a real go of things. You’re my mate…”
“I know this is going to be hard for you to hear, Mason…” Oh God, now my heart is absolutely thundering in my chest. I wonder if the other guys sense what’s coming. I can feel them getting tenser by the second. “I do want to make a go of things with you. I’m starting to believe you that we might be mates… but it isn’t only you I feel a connection with.”
His spine stiffens. This isn’t a good start. “What are you talking about, Clara?”
“I love your unyielding resolve. I think you’re an amazing person, Mason.” I step to the side, keeping my eyes fixed on him because I know how little he’s going to like this. This is so freaking dangerous, but if I’m not honest, then I will always regret it. Thinking of living in this home and never being able to touch these guys is non negotiable. I’m sure of that now. I need to take a stand and be brave… to see where that leads me. “But I’m also attracted to Sledge.” I touch his arm as I talk, hoping that I can make Mason understand. “I like his calm head, and Cain’s strength.” I move to him as well, before I edge towards Adam. “And Adam’s attentiveness. I honestly can’t see myself spending my life without all of you.”
Mason throws his eyes to each man. Thankfully they remain ramrod straight with their chins jutted out confidently. What happened in the gym has strengthened all of our resolve. We are all expecting Mason to absolutely lose his shit here, especially because I’m pregnant with his child. But we all need to show him that we’re serious about this. Somehow, if we all work together, then we can have a successful relationship. All of us.
I honestly have no idea how that will look, but I’m intrigued to find out like the rest of them.IfMason agrees to this, that is. There’s no telling which way things will go at the moment. He definitely isn’t giving too much away, which is incredibly frustrating.
“It doesn’t surprise me actually that you want that,” Mason chuckles, which only amps up the tension. The air around me could honestly be cut with a knife. “You’re royal, after all. Reverse harems have always been common for our kind, especially for royal alphas. It might not be something that we see all the time nowadays, but it’s always happened.”
He doesn’t sound mad, but that does nothing to loosen the tight knot in my chest. I can’t tell where this is going and what it will mean.
“If this is something that we are all in agreement with…” Mason’s eyes dart around the room once more, to see Sledge, Adam, and Cain all nod. “Then I am happy for this to happen. Like I said, Clara, you’re my mate, and if you have multiple mates, then I’m just glad it’s these guys. Otherwise it would be really awkward.”
Is he being truthful here? I’m a little nervous but a smile spreads across my face nonetheless. The feeling that I might actually be able to have all my dreams come true at once is overwhelming in the best way possible. I don’t know whether to start breathing because I’m scared of shattering the magic of the dream around me.
Mason finally rises to his feet and starts to walk towards me. I can’t take my eyes off him as he moves. I assume he’s coming for me, but I can’t be sure. There’s still no way of telling. It’s a little unnerving, but I have tonnes of adrenaline coursing through my veins all at once, which means I’ll be able to defend myself if I need to.
But I don’t need to. Much to my relief, Mason is beaming ear to ear as he takes hold of my face in his hands. He rests his forehead on mine, looking lovingly into my eyes, before he brings his lips to mine at long last. I can feel the intensity of his love as he kisses me, and the power of his feelings as well. Not just for me but for our baby as well.
None of us know how the future will look and how we’re going to make this work. But it means the world to me that we’re going to try. That these guys are willing to put everything aside for me to see if we can make this work.
What did Mason call it? A reverse harem… something about that sounds incredibly sexy to me. I reach out my hands to pull the rest of the guys into this moment. It isn’t just about me and Mason, is it? It’s all of us committing to one another forever. Or at least to see where it goes. Sledge takes my hand first, and I soon feel Adam on the other side of me. I can tell without even looking, which is cool. Cain presses himself up behind me, sparking up that intense desire all over again. After what just happened in the gym, I didn’t think it was possible for me to get all fired up again, but I guess that’s not true. Now we have Mason in the mix too, which is intensifying everything. It seems like we really do need all of this for the feelings to be heightened to a brand new level.
I think I might be about to experience something completely out of this world as we head to Mason’s bedroom, this time with all the men surrounding me, touching and tasting me all over. This might be the best thing to ever happen to me in my life. I am thrilled!
No more bloodshed, a father to my baby, and a reverse harem as well! What a day…
EPILOGUE: CLARA
(THREE YEARS LATER…)
Irun my hand over my swollen belly, thinking about the life growing inside. Or the two lives, I should say, since I’ve recently found out that I’m having twins this time around. Thank goodness for all the parents. We’re going to need that!
“Hey there, Kai,” I say to my little two-and-a-half-year-old baby boy as he climbs onto his father’s lap. That boy loves being with Mason best of all. They really are two peas in a pod. “How are you doing, my sweet boy? Are you having any fun this morning?”
His fierce amber eyes flash at me. Kai looks more like an alpha every single day, which is wild since he’s still so young. I’m guessing it’s the royal blood running through his veins as well. The royal blood that will always put him a little bit at risk,ifthe rest of the world finds out. But since Mason and his Mafia pack are not just feared and respected in Chicago, but all over the world, I think we’ll be safe here on Mason’s land.
“I’m not sweet. I’m a tiger,” Kai growls playfully at me. “I’m the strongest, Mommy.”
“I know you are, darling. But you will always be sweet to me.”
