Warrick's Hope (The Dragon Ruby Series Book 4)

by Leilani Love

  After cleaning the house she took a quick shower, put on a small white baby doll nightie, and decided to read in bed while she waited for Warrick. When he finally got home it was close to midnight. Warrick gave her a kiss and she smiled. “Take a shower. You smell.”

  Warrick laughed, kissing her again and headed into the bathroom. When she heard the water running she got out and lit several candles around the bed. When everything was lit she laid on top the blankets adjusting the nightie, hoping she looked sexy.

  The water stopped and she held her breath as she waited for him. When he stepped from the bathroom, a towel around his waist, she saw him pause when he looked at her. A blush spread across her cheeks when his eyes roamed her body.

  “You look like a siren,” he whispered before finally walking over to the bed.

  Hope got onto her knees, reaching to the side of the bed she undid his towel and tossed it aside. When he gave her a look she smiled and pulled him down on the bed. Warrick seemed to know to follow her lead and laid in the middle of the bed looking up at her.

  She bit her lip looking down at him. Her eyes scanning his body starting at his feet where she saw the scar around his knee. Going up his legs she saw a few more scars and scratches. She blushed when she noticed his cock had started to harden. She continued to look up his body, making note of every scar until she got to his face. That was where the biggest scar he had was and she wondered how much hatred his brother Gabriel would have had to have to do that to his mirror image. The scar was still noticeable but no longer drew your attention like before.

  “You are so very sexy,” Hope whispered as she went to lie on her side next to him. She propped herself up on an elbow and gently ran her hand across his stomach. Hope bent her head down and kissed his stomach, running her tongue along a scar that ran along his side.

  Her fingers gently traced the muscles and every time she found a new scar she kissed it. The longer ones she traced with her tongue. Her fingers traced the side where she saw him get stabbed in her dream. She was surprised when she didn’t find a scar. Despite not seeing anything she knew he was stabbed there and licked up his side anyway. When she got to his face she gently peppered the scars on his face with kisses.

  Warrick grabbed her hips and moved her so she was straddling him. He slid his hands under the bottom of the nightie and gripped her ass. Hope leaned down at him cupping his cheek as she eyes met his.

  “I love you Warrick. I know you probably don’t believe me but I do love you and when I look at you I can’t believe how lucky I am to have you as my mate. I don’t expect you to love me yet, but one day I hope to hear those words from you. Until then I’ll tell you over and over again and show you that whatever horrible things your brother told you were untrue.”

  Before she could finish her speech, Warrick rolled her over onto her back. His hips settling between her thighs. When she looked up she saw a fierce look in his eyes. He rolled his hips and she moaned, the thin material of the matching thong did nothing to stop her from feeling how hard and ready he was.

  “My beautiful Hope. How could you possibly think I don’t love you,” Warrick said bending down to nuzzle her neck. “Whenever I thought about giving up, it was your memory that kept me from giving in to the darkness. You’re my Hope, the love of my life and I’m so sorry you ever felt like you needed to earn my love.”

  As he whispered those sweet words into her ear, she felt his hands sliding under the silky material of the baby doll dress. When he finally reached her breasts she moaned, her back arching up trying to press her breast deeper into his hand.

  She felt his lips curve in a smile. “I used to dream about making love to you. How your body would respond to my touch. Hearing you scream my name as you fell apart in my arms.”

  Warrick dipped his head and she gasped when she felt his tongue flicking over the material. When he pulled back she felt the material slide up and over her head. This time he bent down and sucked her nipple into his mouth. Her back arched up and off the bed as he teased one breast with his mouth and the other he massaged with his hand.

  He alternated between them; one then the other. When he pulled back and looked up at her she reached down and cupped his cheek. “Tell me again you love me.” Hope asked him.

  “I love you Hope,” he said, kissing her hand.

  He adjusted his hips and she felt his cock press against her entrance. Hope wrapped her legs around him and tilted her hips. When she finally felt him start to slip inside her, she moaned, “I love you, Warrick.”

  This time they made love slowly. Hope touched him everywhere she could, running her hands along his back before gripping his firm ass. Warrick kissed along her neck while he teased her breast with his hand, sending small shivers down to her core with every tug.

  “I love you –– I love you,” Hope panted, loving how every time she got the words out he responded to her. She wanted to drag out this pleasure forever but when he nipped at her pulse she gave into the urge and growled. “Oh fuck, I love you,” she said before she let her canines lengthen and bit into his mark as she let go.

  Warrick’s hips bucked harder and his shoulder muffled her scream of pleasure. He finally shouted, “I love you,” before sinking his teeth into her flesh. The shared pleasure during the bite was so intense she went over again and was only distantly aware that he was joining her.

  When the last wave of pleasure rolled through her, Hope released his neck and moaned softly, licking the place where she’d bitten. She felt him do the same as his cock slowly slipped from her. She felt Warrick get up and watched him go to the bathroom. He came back with a rag and gently cleaned her up. He put the washrag back in the bathroom before joining her in bed. Hope couldn’t help but smile as he pulled her close. With his hand sliding up and down her back, she laid her head on his chest.

  “I’m sorry Hope. I was a fool. I didn’t realize how much I loved you until my brother took you. I wanted to tell you I loved you then, but I chickened out.”

  She lifted her head off his chest looking up at him. “I’ll forgive you on one condition,” she said with a smile. When he raised his eyebrow, she gave him an overly bright smile. “I have to get pregnant before Kassandra. We made a bet and I’m determined to win.”

  Warrick let out a loud laugh as he pulled her up and onto his chest. He gave her a big kiss and smiled against her lips. “Your wish is my command.”

  29

  Warrick and Damien stood by the barbeque watching Hope and Kassandra. The pack kids had started to come over and play in their backyard over the last few weeks. The two of them, with the help of Aithne, had started teaching self-defense classes as a way to get to know the children and the families. Afterwards the kids would play in the yard. Kassandra had bought a bunch of guns that shot plastic darts and right now they were chasing the kids and shooting them.

  “Hope looks happier than I’ve seen her in a very long time,” Damien said to Warrick while taking a swig of his beer.

  A scream of laughter caused Warrick to turn his head and look at the two girls. The kids had all joined forces and had started chasing Hope and Kassandra causing them to run away, both of them aiming wildly behind them as they ran.

  “Your sister deserves it,” Warrick replied smiling.

  “So do you,” Damien replied as he started to flip the steaks. “I never thanked you for what you did for us as kids.”

  Warrick felt his cheeks warm a bit and knew he was probably blushing. “You would’ve done the same thing. She was my mate and you’re my brother.”

  Damien nodded and Warrick saw him glance at Kassandra. Warrick didn’t feel like he’d done anything that any other wolf wouldn’t do for his mate. The reality is that if they never came and rescued him he would have spent the rest of his life being tortured by his brother.

  “Aithne thinks they’ll have that cabin in Kentucky cleaned out soon and it already has buyers lined up,” Warrick said as he watched the parents slowly start to show up to get
their kids.

  “It’s going to take us months to go over the paperwork and files your brother kept,” Damien said waving to a few of the parents.

  Warrick nodded. When they first went to the house Warrick couldn’t believe how much of their parent’s stuff he had kept. Old pictures, his mother’s jewelry. They even found some more journals that belonged to Hope and Damien’s mother. Everything in the house was going in storage units to be sorted to see what other treasures they might find and if anything else belonged to the pack. Part of the money from the sale of the house would be used to payback Viktor and the rest to be divided among the pack members.

  When the last of the kids got picked up, Damien grinned as he took the steaks off the grill. The girls went into the house to wash up and grab the sides so they could eat on the outside table. Everyone made a plate quickly. The steaks smelled delicious and the girls had made pasta salad. When everyone was seated Warrick looked at Hope who was grinning away. Warrick gave her a nod and she picked up her glass of lemonade.

  “I have an announcement to make,” Hope said, a big grin plastered on her face.

  Damien smiled. “Really we have an announcement to make too.”

  The two of them looked at each other intently and Damien watched as Hope’s eyes narrowed before both began speaking. “We’re pregnant. I won the bet.” They said in unison.

  Warrick and Kassandra laughed at the look on both their faces. Both Hope and Damien frowned for a moment before Damien said, “Delivery date determines the winner?”

  Kassandra shook her head. “No. I want my mural before the baby is born.”

  “And I want my sunroom.” Hope said, making a face as she thought it over. “Why don’t we compromise? I’ll paint your mural and Warrick will help you build my sunroom.”

  “But I get to pick out the mural,” Kassandra said as she gave Damien a look.

  “Done,” Hope agreed, laughing when her brother started to protest.

  “Congratulations Kassandra,” Warrick said getting up to give her a kiss on the cheek.

  “To you too,” Kassandra said getting up and hugging Hope.

  Damien and Warrick gave each a pat on the back, which made Kassandra roll her eyes at them. “Don’t be congratulating each other yet. Your job is done.”

  They both chuckled and Warrick took Hope’s hand. She looked even more radiant now than she did before. Everyone got quiet when Hope looked at her brother. “You know what this means right?” she asked.

  “Mom’s letter said she will be with us before the first baby is born,” Damien said.

  Warrick could feel an array of emotions coming from both of them. Their mother had told them not to look for her. That she would be with them before the first of her grandbabies was born. They never thought that the two of them would both be having children at the same time.

  About Leilani Love

  Leilani Love is a proud mother of two very active boys. She loves traveling to new places and meeting new people wherever she goes. Thus far, Leilani has visited Paris, DenBosch and Amsterdam and hopes to one-day return. On her next trip she hopes to be able to make stops in Scotland and Italy. Currently residing in Oregon, she has also lived in Hawaii, Florida, Alaska, Virginia, Texas, Washington and California. She loves to read books and has a passion for various genres. Her love affair with dragons began when she was young and she still dreams of having her own dragon and Black Panther. For now, she is content to write about them in her books.

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