She sighed in relief when she felt her legs fall to the side as Draco came down on top of her, his body holding her to the couch. All she could do was run her hands up and down his back as lightly as she could.
They stayed that way on the couch for several minutes before Draco got up from the couch, picked her up in his arms and carried her into the bedroom. Once there, he helped her to her feet and continued to disrobe her.
Once she was naked, he shed his clothing and then led her, rubber legs and all into the bathroom and stepped into the shower. Once they were both cleaned, in between kissing and touching each other in the process, he wrapped her in a towel and led her back into the bedroom, only to dirty her up again and again.
He always took care of her afterwards. Something that made her heart stutter each and every time.
Chapter
Twenty-Five
Draco driedhimself and Athena off, before crawling into bed after another round of passionate lovemaking. Each and every time they were together, it was more intense than the last time.
He really didn’t know how to process his feelings at the moment. He knew he needed to keep her at arm’s length for her safety and kept telling himself he shouldn’t be touching her because the chances of her getting pregnant with his pup were high.
“Penny for your thoughts,” Athena murmured in his arms.
Draco squeezed his arms around her, not sure if he should voice his concerns. Hell, he didn’t even know what his thoughts were in all honesty.
“You know you want her carrying our pups. Stop fighting it.”
“It’s too dangerous for her to be carrying our pups. At least until the Maplewoods are dealt with.”
“Ah, now you admit that you want her carrying your pups. We will not let anything happen to our mate or our pups. She makes us stronger. Unstoppable. Stop fighting it!”
“How can you be so sure?”
“I can smell her lineage. Her father was a powerful wolf.”
“What the hell are you talking about?” Draco asked in shock at Shadow’s declaration.
“Ask your father about her smell. Ask her about her father. See what she knows.”
Draco looked down at Athena who was snuggled into his arms, her hand wrapped around his waist. How did he broach this subject?
“What do you know about your father?” Draco asked hesitantly.
“Not much. My mother made a comment once that he left when she found out she was pregnant with me. Blamed it on me and that even he didn’t want me. She never talks about him,” Athena murmured softly as she started to move away from Draco.
“No. You’re staying right here. Why do you shut down when talking about your father?” Draco asked, pulling her closer to him, wrapping both arms around her.
“Be…because I wonder how you could want me if my own father or even my own mother never wanted me. I feel like there is something wrong with me.”
Draco laid her flat on her back and hovered over her, locking her legs with his, his arms bracing her between them, forcing her to look up at him. He wanted to find her mother and hunt the father down if he could figure out who he was and beat the shit out of them for causing this pain in her eyes.
“There is nothing wrong with you, Athena. You are beautiful, both inside and outside. I don’t know what your mother was like back then, so I can’t say much about her. I want to believe that she loved you in the beginning and something broke her and made her into the evil bitch she is today. As for your father, all you have is your mother’s statement. We don’t know anythingabout him. If I tell you something, will you promise not to cringe or say anything mean?” Draco asked, pulling her back to look at him so she could see his eyes.
“Why would I cringe or say anything mean?”
“Our wolves, the animals that live inside of us. We can communicate with them when we are in our human form.”
“What about when you’re in your wolf form?” Athena asked curiously.
“We can communicate with our human side.”
“Okay that’s cool. Why would I cringe at that? I’m kind of jealous to be honest.” Athena giggled slightly.
Draco couldn’t help but chuckle at her statement. That actually made his heart happy that she didn’t get weirded out by the fact he could talk to his wolf.
