Chapter Forty Six
Ace’s palm smoothed over the curve of her growing belly, a familiar gesture of comfort. The pup shifted, just a faint flutter, but enough to coax a small smile from her. Kai murmured sleepily beside her, his voice rough with morning warmth. “Good morning love.” He slid his hand beneath the blankets to rest over her stomach. The moment he began drifting his fingers lower, Ace clamped her hand over his. “Kai!” she warned, half exasperated, half flustered. He only grinned into her shoulder, utterly unrepentant. “Ace,” he returned in the same scolding tone, as if she were the unreasonable one. It was clear he had no intention of stopping. He delayed her two full hours, before she was able to coax him out of the bed and out the door for his morning rounds. When the door finally shut behi
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