Page 79 of Monster Daddies

He growls low in his throat. "That doesn't matter. You broke a rule."

I sigh because I know I did, but I still can't find it in me to interrupt his important meetings, no matter how many times he reminds me that I'm the most important thing in his life. It feels wrong to me. This means I frequently break the rule, and punishments occur regularly. Not that I mind toomuch. I've found that I love spankings, even those considered punishments. I feel so loved and safe when he holds me accountable. It's a reminder that I'm his and he's mine.

"I know, Daddy. I'm sorry."

He shakes his head. "Yet you break the rule consistently."

He kisses me softly, letting me know he's not actually mad and that my punishment later will be more like a funishment. I can't hide my excitement as I finish making the honey-buns. By the time they are finished, all our closest friends are in the kitchen talking and laughing with me and Kael.

I'm chatting with Saint's mate Isabeth about the wedding. She's one of the Omegas we rescued from my old pack. In fact, she's the Omega that Brand held the knife to. Every time I see the small scar on her throat, anger fills me. Isabeth sighs when she notices me looking at it.

"You need to let it go, Sera. You saved us all."

It's my turn to sigh. "I know, and I'm so glad we got there before anything worse could happen. It just makes me so mad that the jerk got off so easily."

Isabeth laughs loudly at that, making everyone turn to us. "You think being boiled from the inside is getting off easy?"

Kael and Saint both come over and wrap each of us in their arms.

"What's going on over here?" Kael asks, even though I know he's already plucked the conversation from my mind.

"Sera's still blaming herself for not making Brand and the others suffer more."

Saint chuckles. "Trust me, they suffered dearly. We all saw what you did to them. They got exactly what they deserved."

I lean back into Kael's loving arms and pout. "I still think they should have suffered longer."

Isabeth pulls me out of Kael's arms and hugs me tight.You did exactly the right thing for me. Stop doubting yourself,she says in our packlink.

I hug her back.I know that logically. I'm just feeling extra protective right now.

She pulls away and looks at me curiously. I give her a minute shake of my head, and she nods. She'll find out tomorrow with the rest of the kingdom, definitely not before the soon-to-be father.

We sit around the table eating and laughing. It's just the break from the stress I needed. Once the sweet treat has been devoured, Kael excuses us to our rooms. We spend the evening cuddling and talking about the future. He mentions pups, and it takes everything in me to keep from spilling the exciting news.

I'm practically bursting with the need to tell him. Instead, I go for distraction and attack him with kisses. The rest of the night is spent making love and, of course, a firm spanking for breaking the kissing rule. Not that I'm complaining, because what girl would when the spanking comes with orgasms. I'm pleasantly exhausted when we finally fall asleep.

Kael

I wake up to my mate in her favorite spot on my chest, sleeping soundly. I run my hand up and down her spine, loving how she snuggles into me, humming in pleasure at my touch. I know the moment she wakes up because she kisses me right above my heart like she does every morning.

"Good morning, love."

"Morning, Daddy."

"Are you ready for today?" I ask.

She lets out a long breath. "I'm ready to be your wife…"

"You're going to be an amazing queen. You're already an amazing queen. This is just a formality."

"Ugh, I know. It just feels like a lot of pressure since we're making everything so official. Like, after today, the only out is death!" I say with a tiny bit of hysterics.

He chuckles. "Or we pass the throne to our son or daughter."

She looks up at me wide-eyed, and I wonder if she's going to confess that she's pregnant or not. I know she's been hiding it from me for at least a day. I felt her burst of happiness through our bond and the image she projected of a little girl with her beautiful blonde hair and my dark eyes. She quickly pushed the thoughts away and put a curtain around them. Too bad for her that I've known for over a week now. My wolf sensed our pup before I did.

I'm so damn excited to be a father that I can barely contain it. I've kept it under wraps solely because I was unsure how Sera would feel about it. While we've discussed having children, it was always something for future us to decide. As soon as she realized she was pregnant, and after feeling her happiness, I was ready to run to her and share in the joy. However, she cut off those thoughts, so I decided to wait and see what she was up to.