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“Most of them were done by the little ones while the rest of us set up,” Mrs. Rodriguez explained as she carried out a salsa platter. Markus took the platter and followed her around as she placed them on the tables; his eyes always focused on me.
“You’re the guest of honor. You shouldn’t be lifting a finger,” she chided him when they came back around and shooed us to our seats. “Stay next to her. She looks like she shouldn’t be walking with that belly of hers.”
“Hey!” I whined with mock rage. “I’m notthatbig.” I pouted.
“You kind of are, Luna. How you haven’t fallen forward, I don’t know, though I guess you might just be bouncing back up before we can see it,” Danny teased. Markus growled in warning at him, but Danny grinned and lifted his hands up in surrender. Soon after, the music began, and Diego came around with his mate.
“You guys are staying a few days, yes?” Diego asked.
“Yes. I want Celeste to rest before the trip home,” Markus agreed. “But some of my people will leave tomorrow so we don't overcrowd the plane.”
As the party started, our warriors started approaching and letting me know how happy they were to see me back. We ate tacos and pastries, and any time a bowl was empty, it would get refilled, their eyes sparkling, saying that the pregnant women needed to be fed properly.
“I need to use the restroom,” I told Markus.
“I’ll walk you,” he said, standing.
“Are you going to insist on going into the bathroom with me?” I asked. He tried to smile at me, but it didn’t quite reach his eyes as he squeezed my hand.
“I will wait outside, Tuli,” he assured me. When we got to the bathroom, I turned and kissed him as best as I could, considering the size of the stomach between us. He was tall enough to bend so his lips could reach mine and deepen the kiss the way he wanted to.
“We’re okay. We’re going to be okay. He won’t come back for me,” I promised him. Markus’ hands fisted around my shirt, but all he did was put his forehead to mine. His breaths were shuddering, and his eyes showed the fear he felt in his heart.
“Go pee, Tuli. I’ll be right outside,” he finally said, stepping back. I walked in and did my business. I would be happy once these pups were born. I was ready to love themoutsideof my body. We went outside once I was done, and I heard a slow song start.
“Dance with me, lover?” I looked over at Markus with a smile.
“My pleasure, my luna.” Markus smiled sweetly and walked me toward the makeshift dance floor. I put my arms around his neck, letting the music guide us. I finally felt him relax as the music helped sway us, the rest of the world disappearing as we danced together.
'You can’t leave me again,’ Markus pleaded suddenly, his voice cracking.
‘I didn’t leave by choice,’I reminded him.
‘Kara—’
‘She avoided bloodshed, my love. Our people’s. She loves you and Atlas as much as I do. If she had any choice, she never would have left you,’ I said, while Kara whimpered in my head at the hurt she could hear when he said her name.
‘I missed you like crazy. I thought my world would end.’
‘I’m here. Now kiss me,’ I ordered, hoping it would quell some of his fears.
A genuine smile finally appeared on Markus’ face, and he bent down to kiss me. I deepened the kiss, not caring that we were in the middle of the dance floor with a crowd watching. Markus growled approvingly as my tongue played with his before taking over the kiss. When the song was over, we walked back to our table and watched more and more people arrive.
One advantage of being pregnant with twins was that I am allowed to say when I was done with a party. It wasn’t even seven in the evening when I asked Diego if I could lie down in one of the guest rooms. We stripped down until we were in underwear and cuddled under the covers, Markus spooning me to his chest. But while I was exhausted from smiling at everyone who came to greet us, I desperately needed to spend time with my mate. I held onto his arms around me, relishing his touch for a while before guiding one up to my breast.
“What are you doing, Tuli?” Markus whispered, his lips brushing my ear.
“You know what I’m doing,” I answered, squeezing the hand over my breast and pushing my ass into his groin. I smiled when I felt his half-hard cock jerking under his boxers. Markus continued to knead my breast, his other hand gripping my hip and pushing it against him so he could grind into my behind.
“Tell me what you need, Celeste,” Markus demanded, rolling my swollen nipple between his fingers.
“I need my mate,” I moaned.
“How does my mate need me?”
“Inside me, around me, touching me. I need to feel you, Markus. Your heat, your cock, your love.” My panties were ripped from my body, and I felt Markus retreating and pulling off his boxers. He was back in seconds, one hand back on my tit and the other pulling my leg on top of his.
“Is this what you need, baby?” Markus asked a moment before he speared my entrance with the head of his cock. I tried pushing down to swallow more of his cock, but he held my hip still. “I don’t want to hurt you,” he said, but I was so ready for him.
