The Lycan Kingpin's Captive: A Baby For The Beast

When the limo comes to a stop, Niko gets out first along with the five warriors following us, then he walks over and opens the door for me. Two warriors walk ahead and stand at the door, then he walks me inside the restaurant with three of them at our backs.

I have never felt like a mafia queen as much as I do now.

Another sliver of pain shoots up my belly and I breathe through it, making sure not to worry Niko or he’ll take me home. It’s normal…just normal.

“Alpha Nikolaos, Luna Mia, welcome,” the beautiful blonde hostess greets us with a bow of her head. “I’ll lead you to your table, follow me.”

The restaurant is fancy and in Mediterranean decor, not too fancy but not too cliche. Black, golds, and various shades of blue adorn the decor and it gives me a warm feeling instead of an out-of-place one.

The hostess leads us to a private table in the back and Niko pulls out my chair for me before sitting down.

“I’ll send Marta over shortly, she’ll be your server this evening,” she says and is about to walk out when I stop her. She looks a tad fearful, but I give her my warmest smile.

“What is your name?” I ask and she looks like a fish out of water, her cheeks going red.

“Uhm, I’m Alice, Luna,” she says with her hands clasping tightly in front of her.

I sigh, feeling awkward that she seems scared of me. “Thank you for leading us to our table, Alice,” I say and her head whips up in surprise.

Her mouth hangs open slightly and she flounders when she says. “I-it was a pleasure, Luna!”

Niko is chuckling silently as I watch her leaving our table, the surprise wafting in her scent palpable. Why was she so shocked that I thanked her?

“She’s not used to Lunas being kind to her,” Niko says when he sees the frown on my face. “You’ve just earned her loyalty, little rabbit.”

“By treating her like a person?” I ask incredulously and he nods.

“People in the service industry aren’t used to kindness, much less kindness from people in authority. You asked for her name and then thanked her personally, she’ll make sure to tell others that the SilverCrest Luna is a wonderful person,” he explains and it actually makes sense to me.

kindness could cause a domino effect

I used to be, just more tired and sluggish. It doesn’t help that my belly is so huge when I have

eating like your nickname lately; are you okay?” Niko asks when he sees me

because I’m so close to giving birth; there’s just no appetite,” I explain, and his

across the table and shoots me a smile that has my heart pounding in my chest.

beautiful, kardia mou,” he says, running his thumb over the back of my hand. “It’s to be

especially not by a man as beautiful as him. My face flushes and a self-conscious smile covers my lips because I never know how to respond to compliments other than a ‘thank you’ squeak.

to normal people, were we?” he says with a sad chuckle. “So I want to start by giving you everything you deserve, and I

to one knee in front of me. “Niko…” I stutter with a hand in front of my mouth.

head. “That wasn’t a proper proposal; I was forced to do it,” he says, taking my hand in his. “I want to do it the right way, Mia, starting with asking for your hand the way I should have done in the first

out when we’re already engaged. But this…it feels a thousand times more special for some reason!

but I wasn’t supposed to be in that alleyway the night you ran into me. I was at one of my gentlemen's clubs for a meeting and slipped out to get some air because the overbearing scent of sex was getting too much for me. I could

and chuckles. “I know I’m sounding like a romantic piece of shit, but I don’t mind coming across like that to you. I was meant to find you, Mia,

don’t care. My Alpha is pouring his heart out to me right now, and I am floating on

my heart…” he trails off and pulls out a red velvet box, popping it open to reveal a ring that takes my

Alpha,” I say with a trembling bottom lip and the smile on his face makes my

slips it on my finger, and I marvel at how different it looks. It has twin bands, the top one lined with diamonds while the bottom is smooth; in the middle is a dark blue teardrop-shaped gem. The gem glistens and it mirrors a starry night, glistening in

teeth when another sliver of pain pierces my belly. “I love it so

pulls me to my feet, but I double over with pain and nearly cry out. Before I can tell him I’m okay,

I hear him calling out to the warriors to bring the limo

Was I in labor

everyone looking at us. But the last thing on my mind is worrying about the people around me. There’s a dull

of me; my eyes are clamped

Mia, we’re almost there,” he says and for the first time, I hear the uncertainty in his voice.

expect it to hit me all at once like this! Are my contractions not supposed to come in spurts?! Why does it feel like Ares is bearing down

speed and Niko carries me inside again while another contraction splits me in two. Dr. Lilah rushes out to meet us and looks at me and

that bed - all I can feel is the pain of Ares wanting out