Page 107 of Losing My Siren Luna

“Oh, no,” he chuckles, kissing the side of my neck. “I’m going to do the opposite. I’m going to be showering you with affection the rest of the day and you are going to let me. Killian won’t take no for an answer after the worry you put us through, and neither will I.” he presses his lips to my neck two, three times in a soft, sensual way. “Your Delta, on the other hand, is threatening to handcuff you to him every waking minute from now on. That’s after he nags you to death. Look forward to that when we get home.”

I cringe, knowing Lachlan isn’t joking. “You can save me, can’t you,husband?” I turn and try batting my eyes at him, the way I see Yasmin flirt with her mate all the time.

Lachlan chuckles deeply, lifting my chin and pressing his mouth to my pouty lips. “I’ll see what I can do. My protection doesn’t come cheap.”

I narrowed my eyes at him, lifting one eyebrow while I tilted my head. “What do you want?”

He smiles broadly. “I already told you. I’m going to be showering you with all my love and affection. You can’t tell me no today.”

I giggled at his cheesiness. “Why would I say no to that?”

“Why would you sneak out to go to a brothel?” he growls. “You are stubborn at strange times, Lira.”

“No I’m not,” I scoff. “You are just extreme at strange times.”

“Maybe,” he smirks. “I’m only extreme when it comes to you, though.”

My face is probably beet red from his words. Even Val is hiding her face behind her tail in embarrassment. How can he say such things so easily?

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Lachlan took me to a little cafe in the center of town. We have tea and a large array of snacks. He isn’t as insistent on me eating a lot to gain weight any longer, but he still enjoys feeding me. It’s turned into a habit of literally feeding me, like he likes to be the one to feed me bite after bite with his own hand. When we are in his mother’s garden alone, I don’t mind. I like the intimate moments with him. Here in this very public cafe where everyone recognizes us, I feel self-conscious and keep trying to wave off his efforts.

“You can’t say no,” he reminded me gruffly. I had to reluctantly endure the embarrassment of being fed like a child, bite after bite of all the treats.

“Please, Lachlan,” I hiss at him when I can’t take any more. “My belly is about to burst.”

“Let me see,” he says, then surprises me by actually resting his hand on my belly and squeezing my soft flesh. I’m sitting down and have a pooch, which makes this horrifying for me. “It feels like there is still room in there for more.”

I covered my face with my hands. “I can’t believe you just squeezed my belly in public. People are going to think I’m pregnant.”

A broad, brilliant grin spread on his face. “I like that idea.”

“Me too,”Val purrs, all for it.

“Don’t you start too,”I snapped at her. “I can’t handle your perverted side with him getting me all flustered.”

“You could just give in to temptation,”she smirks in my head. “You know you want to. You knowhewants to.”

She's right. I’ve sensed he does, feeling his excitement at times when he is holding me in bed, and sometimes when he kisses me I can tell it is causing him discomfort. He has never pushed me, though. He has never asked for that, or done anything to suggest he wanted more than what I was already comfortable with giving him.

He has proven I can trust him. He has proven that he isn’t the same Lachlan I knew in my first life. He is caring and devoted, filling me with ease when we are together and making my soul feel at peace when memories of my past life begin to be too much.

If it’s with him, my mate, the man who has devoted every day to my happiness since I first opened my eyes again in this life, maybe, just maybe I could give in to more….

“So,” Lachlan, probably sensing my fluster and taking it for anxiety, leans back in his chair, giving me a little bit of space as he pops a grape in his mouth. “What business did you really have at the brothel today? What did the madam mean when she said she would consider what you told her today?”

I bit my lip, thinking of what to tell him, then a teasing thought entered my mind, making me grin.

“I asked her for a job.”

He startles back, his eyes turning menacing. “You did not.”

“No,” I laughed, “but I did enjoy my time there. Cedric and Yasmin had fun talking with her old friends.”

“Hmm,” Lachlan placed another grape in his mouth, “So what did you tell her she needed to consider?”

I sighed. “You don’t give up, do you?”