Dark Dragon Daddy

by Abigail Raines

  “You look like a natural,” David said softly, leaning against the crib as he watched me nurse.

  I winked at him and said, “So do you.”

  David looked so pleased by that, I saw his eyes shining. “Really?”

  “David...I think you’re going to be a wonderful father to our son,” I said firmly.

  David looked stricken at that and he sat down on the tiny stool next to me, looking like a kid in kindergarten. He leaned on his knee and watched the both of us, looking like he was eyeing the biggest pile of gold he could imagine. We were what he wanted most in the world. And that thought made me happier than anything.

  “Our son, huh?”

  “He’ll always be your son,” I said. “Yours and mine. I don’t care where he came from.”

  “That makes me so happy,” David said. He bowed his head and he was sitting lower than me so that he was leaning on my knees. “I’m going to be a good father. I promise you, Dana. And a good mate.”

  “I know you will,” I said, feeling tears in my eyes yet again. “And I know what I want to name our boy.”

  “Yeah?” He looked up at me like a kid on Christmas. “Tell me! Of course, I figured you would name him. I can’t wait to hear it.”

  “David, of course,” I said shrugging.

  David’s mouth opened and closed. He looked absolutely stunned as if he couldn’t believe what he’d heard. “You want to name him David?” David said. “Are you sure?”

  “Unless you don’t like your name,” I said chuckling, as my boy guzzled his milk and I rocked gently back and forth.

  David shook his head and a lock of his long, black hair fell over his eye. I sighed and pushed it back and he took my hand in his, kissing my palm. “No, of course, I like my name. I just...I would never have guessed…”

  “It’s the best name I can think of,” I said softly. “If it had been a girl, I might have named her Davida.”

  “Won’t we get mixed up?” David said, but from the brightness in his eyes, I could see that he was excited about the idea as he squeezed my hand and laid soft, little kisses along my knuckles and fingers. “It won’t be confusing?”

  “We can call him Davey, silly,” I said, grinning. Davey whined and unlatched and I looked down at him, giggling. “How’s that work for you, Davey? That okay, Davey?”

  Davey grinned and gurgled and David leaned over to watch, looking utterly enchanted. “He is so beautiful.”

  “He’s Davey Jr,” I said proudly. “Junior, right?”

  “Yeah,” David said, chuckling. “My father was Charles.”

  “Davey Jr,” I said, kissing the top of his soft head.

  We were flying. All three of us were flying. The wind was cool and brisk on our wings. Me, my mate, and my baby were flying through the air over New York with no cares and no worries. The dream went on like that. I was safe and loved and I was watching my little boy, my Davey Jr., weave around his daddy, bobbing in the air and breathing little bursts of flame, and it made my heart feel too big for my chest. Better even than all of that was knowing that this was a dream and yet also knowing that real life was just as good.

  “Wake up, birthday girl,” David whispered in my ear.

  I woke up by degrees. I wanted to get up and go find Davey Jr. in his nursery, although I had a habit of waking him up to play with me when he should be sleeping. David thought it was adorable but I worried I wasn’t letting him sleep enough so I’d tried to avoid it. Besides, David was so cozy and warm, spooned up behind. That made me want to never move again.

  I hummed a certain way. I hummed little noises a lot. They all had different meanings. This particular hum which was slightly plaintive and short meant that I wanted him to hold me a little tighter. He complied and kissed my hair and the back of my neck and I hummed again, this time long and low. That meant he was doing just what I wanted him too.

  “What’re we going to do today?” David murmured.

  “I dunno,” I murmured back.

  David has asked me a million times what I wanted to do for my birthday and offered me a ton of options. Davey was getting to be old enough that I felt good about leaving him with either Miles or the part-time nanny we had on hand, though we didn’t even use her very often. But I’d started taking classes part-time at The New School in New York. I didn’t know what I wanted to study in depth yet, but when I’d hesitantly suggested it to David, he’d kissed me and told me it was a fantastic idea. It was just that I’d never thought I’d even get the chance of the option to go to college or be anything but a “breeder.”

  But now I was free. I was free to be happy with a mate I’d actually chosen and the son I’d borne. I was free to have a family and also to find my way in the world. The thought was blissful to me just like I knew it was blissful to David. For me that freedom took the form of classes at a school. For David it took the form of some counselling. He’d brought it up before I had. It was something I’d thought of before for him. He was ready to talk in depth about his years of enslavement. He’d credited me with that and I couldn’t think why. But I guess love made you want to be the best of yourself.

  That morning at breakfast, I ate my omelette as we all sat around the patio. I watched Miles dandle Davey Jr. on his knee and giggled as Davey laughed and gurgled. David was watching me watch Davey and when he wrinkled his nose at me, smiling around his mouthful of toast, I threw a napkin at him.

  David swallowed and said yet again, “C’mon, sweetheart. What do you want to do today?”

  I shrugged at him and said, “Just this.”

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  As a Tremblay brother, I’m loyal to my wolf clan.

  Which means that I have a set of rules to follow.

  Rules that wouldn’t let me quench my desire for Michelle.

  For one, she’s human.

  Absolutely forbidden.

  Secondly, I’m her boss.

  And third, making a move on her would mean betraying my pack.

  This is nothing but torture.

  Having to look the other way when she’s all I obsess over.

  I want to make her mine.

  Claim every inch of her delicious curves.

  But when my obsession gets the better of me...

  I have to pay for what I’ve done.

  Michelle is pregnant.

  I’m about to gain a family… does that mean I lose everything else in the process?

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  Abigail is a very romantic and open minded lady. She writes mainly Paranormal Shifter Romance and Contemporary Romance. She loves spending time with her 2 finicky cats, her 2 shy dogs (they are twin sisters) and her husband. She lives in Lewisville, Texas and LOVES it there!

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