Page 15 of These Little Heirs (Moonscale Heirs Duet #2)

Odell

I held onto Guardie who had taken up whatever room was left in my lap once my pregnant belly was situated and Cobalt held onto me with one arm.

Indigo’s eyes were still shifted into his dragon’s and he hadn’t left Ambry’s side since returning to the nesting tower.

We all knew what he had done to protect us all, but no one was talking about it.

I wasn’t sure if that’s because threats were an everyday occurrence for their family or if they just ignored what they had to do.

Either way, we were blessed to have no-nonsense alphas when it came to our babies.

Guardie rested his head on my belly, and I squeezed my eyes shut as we waited for Cade to take to the sky.

Growing up in Moonscale London, I’d seen lots of shifted dragons.

After all, my stepdad was a dragon. I hadn’t flown on a dragon’s back since I was a kid, though.

With all the trauma taking up so much space inside my head, it was like I’d forgotten how big they were.

Cade was bigger than most, I thought, but none of them were exactly small.

I leaned back against Cobalt’s side and his big, warm hand rested protectively over my belly.

His other hand rested on Baby Robin’s back.

Indigo had both arms wrapped around Ambry.

My friend looked and smelled cozy. In all the preparations, it was decided that Cobalt would take the baby because he was the strongest flier when it came to carrying extra weight as he’d often impressed would be lovers by strapping them to him and flying around to show off.

“You should fly me around like that sometime,” I mused over our mating link.

“When you’re not pregnant. If he couldn’t walk through most of the Other World part of this trip, I’d never have suggested it.

You’re healthy. Our pup should be fine, but I don’t like taking chances.

Tomorrow morning you’ll see one of the doctors there.

I know that Teal’s been keeping an eye on you alongside Dolores but I think – no I really hope – Teal will be too busy to.

I can’t take much more of his cock of the walk attitude.

So, he needs to get laid or castrated. The latter is frowned upon in Heartville under these less extreme circumstances. ”

Laughter bubbled out of me before I could stop myself.

Everyone looked at me, but I just shrugged.

Cade’s big wings came out, saving me from having to tell them what was so funny.

I kept my eyes closed as the wings flapped and we became airborne.

Focusing on my breath, I relaxed against Cobalt who seemed at home in the sky on his sire’s back.

Teal and Ciro whispered back and forth, and I wondered if they were talking about revenge, gardens, or mating.

I hoped it was the last one for everyone’s sake.

I let out a long, slow breath. Being up so high wasn’t that bad.

Feeling weightless after a little over two months of carrying around so much weight was sort of nice.

Okay, actually, it was really nice. I stroked Guardie’s soft, shadowy back and didn’t open my eyes again until I woke up in a strange bed being spooned by Cobalt.

“Huh?” I blinked, trying to make out shapes in the dark room. “What happened?”

The bed was huge. Even bigger than the bed we slept in at Moonglow before we built the nest. There were two closet doors, a cracked opened bathroom door that spilled out the smallest ray of soft white light, and a door that was locked twice over that I guessed led to the rest of wherever we were.

A desk sat in the far corner of the room and across from the bed was a table and the biggest tv I’d ever seen not mounted on a wall.

It was surrounded by little boxes, and it took me a few moments to figure out they were video game consoles.

“Books?” I blinked.

“Are in the second closet,” Cobalt answered sleepily.

“I had a one-night stand steal a first edition of a Juda biography and I nearly beat his eyes out. Don’t worry.

He was an alpha. Also, you can have the books if you want them.

Same as at Moonglow. What’s mine is yours.

Just don’t sell them on the black market, huh? ”

I laughed and tried to twist around to face him, but I was too comfy, and my belly was too large to wiggle around easily. Yawning, Cobalt climbed over me and stroked my cheek.

“Better?”

“Yeah. I like seeing you. I feel like a beached whale wallowing around on the bed,” I laughed and stretched my neck to give him a soft good morning kiss. “Is it morning?” I asked, glancing at the big window covered by black out curtains.

“I think it’s like ten something,” he shrugged.

“How can you tell?”

“By how many times I heard Ambry wake up to feed Robin,” Cobalt yawned. “Part of me wants to make coffee. The other part of me doesn’t think it’s fair that I’m going to drink a pot and you can’t.”

“Mate, I couldn’t drink a whole pot of coffee before I was pregnant. Anxiety and that much coffee don’t mix and play well together,” I chuckled. “Though, I’m still sort of sleepy too. Did you carry me inside?”

“Yeah,” he nodded. “You were out cold. Guardie was in here. Dad installed a doggy door on the house and on the bedroom while he waited for us to get here. I think he’s out in the garden.

Apparently, he likes melons. Not that I blame him.

I like them too. Though, maybe not as much as Teal.

He used to dive face first into them when we were kids. ”

“Did someone let Dad know we arrived?” I asked about Ambry’s dad.

“Yeah,” Cobalt nodded. “Ambry texted him but so did my sire. I think Medwin and them know we’re gone too from the feel of things on the family link. Maybe we shouldn’t have snuck off, but everyone’s too wound up.”

“It feels different here,” I yawned and snuggled down further into the bed. When it came time for me to get up, I was definitely going to need help.

“Good or bad different?” Cobalt asked, stroking my cheek.

“Good. Peaceful. You’re more relaxed too.”

“This is home. London is great. The Moonscale Territory is great, but this is home for me. Doesn’t mean we have to stay here all the time, but this is home. This is where we grew up and where we know everyone.”

“How long did it take us to get here? Sorry, I’m so full of questions this morning. If I didn’t fall asleep, I’d know the answers, I know.”

“Ask away,” Cobalt said and stole a quick kiss. “About two hours. It isn’t a bad little trip if you can fly. It’s about an hour if you fly the Other World part too. Dad could’ve taken that route but with you being pregnant and the baby being so small the ground felt like a safer option.”

“That’s not bad at all,” I said, wishing I could roll onto my back and stretch out but that was another no-no when you were pregnant. “Especially if I can nap the whole time. This wasn’t a nap, though, huh? This was something else all together.”

“I was worried about bringing you and Ambry here,” Cobalt whispered his admission. “I still am a bit. You were so determined to keep the apartment and now---”

“Stop it,” I shook my head. “We decided to give up the apartment because our safe space expanded. Do you think we enjoyed only living at the apartment and the grocery store? It worked because we made it work. The nesting tower was safe. It’s meant to survive explosions.

That’s why it was built. It was piss your pants scary but we were safe.

I’m sorry Guardie didn’t get out there in time to stop him.

I don’t know if he knows how to fly yet.

We’re safe. We don’t need a tiny den when we’re safe.

When things were a little less than safe, we moved to a safer space.

I’m not saying I want to be nomadic and run around all the time, but you and Indigo kept your promises.

We’re safe. Our kids are safe.” I lowered my voice to a whisper.

“Indigo killed a man to keep us safe. We’re safe. That’s all we ever wanted.”

“You’ll be safe as long as one of the three of us are breathing,” Cobalt whispered, taking my hand in his and kissing it. “Hell, if my parents or grandparents are breathing or –” he glanced out the window like he had others in mind. “Your family has gotten a lot bigger.”

“Maybe if we stay, I can expand the store here. Like a franchise or something. I know Heartville doesn’t use a lot of cash either, though,” I bit my lip and thought about it for a minute. “For something to do or are all the business spots taken up?”

“Shops come and go here. Hell, if you want to have a grocery store that just gives away food because you want something to do we can do that,” Cobalt grinned. “We have options. The whole world is open to you and if you don’t feel safe on this planet, I’ll find one you do feel safe on.”

“I feel so safe, I’m going back to sleep even though it’s almost eleven, probably,” I chuckled. “My eyelids feel so heavy.”

“Rest well. Heartville isn’t going anywhere,” Cobalt said and kissed my forehead.