Bride To His Darkness-Chapter 372: I Love You

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"Here." Lucy handed Samantha a cup of water after she was done helping her settle in her tent. A big blanket was draped around her shoulders, and Samantha smiled a ’thank you’ her way before emptying the cup.

"I honestly don’t know what to do with you," Lucy uttered after she received the cup, a mix of concern and relief glazing her eyes, "I’m just happy you’re not dead! Or else—"

"I am fine." Samantha placed a reassuring hand on Lucy’s shoulder. She could see the tears bubbling in Lucy’s eyes before she hugged her dear friend. Samantha reciprocated her affection out of surprise, and this would be the first time she’s seen Lucy shed some tears for her.

"Look at what you’ve done now, making me wet my face on a good day!" Complained Lucy as she immediately wiped her tears away, "you owe me big time for putting me through that heart attack, both you and your husband will have to reward me for my patience and positive thoughts while you were gone."

"Well, we’ll be going back to GreenHollow two days from now." Samantha held her hand in anticipation, unable to believe that it was actually over. "Is this a dream, Lucy? Marius is gone now, and I’m... I’m pregnant all of a sudden. It’s as if time moved too fast that I was unable to meet up with everything that has been happening. Please tell me that—this isn’t a dream, it isn’t, right?"

Lucy shook her head, equally overlapping her hands on top of Samantha’s, "it is not, everything is real and true. You are going to give birth to a wonderful child. Both parents are already amazing people, so I can tell that your baby will inherit all your perfections."

Samantha’s smile broadened, and it felt as though the sunshine hidden behind the night cloud had revealed itself. That was how happy Samantha felt at the moment—after everything that had happened, she didn’t really believe she would get to experience this type of happiness again.

"You should get some sleep now." Lucy gently stroked her hair. "Tomorrow is another big day cause I heard, His Majesty plans to hand over this side of the border to your elf friend. His Majesty really has no interest in ruling this land at all, he truly came here to get you back, and how successful he was."

"Where is he?"

"Are you ladies done chatting the night away?" Said Ivan, who had stepped into the tent as though he knew his presence was requested for.

Lucy winked at her friend and rose to her feet. She bowed her head politely at Ivan before exiting the tent, giving the couples their privacy. Once alone, Ivan approached the bed spread where his wife sat, and the minute Samantha opened her mouth to say what he guessed would be a ’thank you’, he claimed them.

Samantha’s eyes sprang wide at the unexpected contact of their lips. It was insane, how her whole system got electrocuted from his intimate reaction, and she had come to the conclusion that she would never get used to this feeling. It was like falling in love with him all over again.

But harder.

Her fingers grabbed the collar of his shirt, and she reciprocated his kisses till he delved his tongue into her mouth. Samantha patted his shoulder repeatedly, wanting to emphasize that she couldn’t breathe, and only then did the vampire take pity on her, reluctantly breaking contact.

"I’ve missed the taste of those lips," he brushed his lips lightly on her own, making her shiver compulsively from the phantom touch. "Did you miss me?"

"How did we end up like this?" Samantha was dazed to see she was looking up at Ivan now. She was lying down on the bedspread, with Ivan hovering atop her form, and she was unaware of when they took this position. This was a dangerous pose, and she could see the desire in Ivan’s eyes shift into a sudden tenderness, and he kissed her forehead.

"How are you feeling now?"

’Completely fine till you kissed me.’ was what Samantha planned to say, but she nodded her head instead, assuring him she felt better than before. Her arms went around his neck, reaching into his soft hair.

"How are you feeling about all of this?" Samantha returned his question, and Ivan buried his face into the curve of her neck.

"I don’t think there are words that can describe what I feel right now." He murmured softly, his breath tickling her neck. "I just want to hold you in my arms, and feel your warmth, your heartbeat. It’s peaceful there."

Samantha’s heart missed a beat, and her breath hitched when Ivan took a long whiff of her scent.

"What did Brian say?" Samantha managed to whisper, trying to sway her mind from their intimate position. "When you told him he gets to rule this side of the borders, did he agree to it?"

"He did." Ivan pulled back to answer, "I still own the borders in terms of who claimed the territory, but he gets to oversee everything here in my absence. I trust he’ll do well, and I believe you’ll support me in this decision of mine since you’ve praised him more than once in front of me before."

Lowering his head, he moved down to her flat belly, placing a kiss on her belly button before inquiring, "and how’s our little one doing?"

Samantha smiled at his gesture and briefly glanced at her exposed tummy. "what can it say except you’re here robbing us of our sleep. We want to sleep and come to reality tomorrow," she joked, earning a knowing smile from Ivan.

"Are you really... okay with this?" She questioned again, and Ivan kissed her lips before pulling back.

"I admit that this is all new to me, but that doesn’t mean I’m not happy. The thought of you carrying my child is sexy, and since preparation is what we lacked, we shall get to it at GreenHollow. I would have written a note for early preparation, but I don’t want anyone to know about this till we return home."

"And Viney? He’s still out cold." Samantha’s gaze shifted to where she had safely kept her Viney to regenerate what it had lost. Last time it lost a single vine, and it was out for a week. She wondered when her Viney would heal completely again, for to admit that this was her fault—

"Hey," Sensing his wife was about to get emotional, he stirred her attention to him. "That pet of yours will be fine, and I doubt it would let itself stay cradled in that safe box for long. I’ll make sure it’s looked into properly when we return, okay?"

"Why are you so nice to me?" Tears glistened in her eyes after listening to how utterly genuine he sounded. He literally cleared all her worries away, and it was difficult not to pull him down on her.

"I love you, Ivan." ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

"Little lamb, my beautiful wife, I love you a thousand more." And he found her lips, but this time the heat of their intimacy had risen to the point all clothes were instantly discarded.

Dangerous, just as she thought.

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