The Unloved Rogue

Chapter 9

Caleb POV

I lay here basking in the afterglow of the most intense love making I have ever experienced when realization hit me.

I look down and see I’m still buried deep inside her. “s**t Daliah!” I quickly pull out and look at her, “I am so sorry!”

She looks down and shrugs “Caleb its okay, I’m actually not freaking out surprisingly. I’m clean, you are the only person I have ever been with so unless you…” she trails off.

The thought of her being okay with possibly having my pups makes me smile. “No I’m completely clean, but are you saying the thought of getting pregnant by me doesn’t make you freak out?” I can’t wipe the huge grin off my face.

She blushes and rolls her eyes. “No surprisingly it doesn’t. But…” she leans up and kisses me. “I’m on the pill I just wanted to see your genuine reaction.” She winks and leans back giggling.

I groan and fall back on the bed “Damn you woman, you had me picturing you pregnant with my pup and I started to fall in love with the idea.” I chuckle and she straddles me resting her head on my chest.

“I told you I need to take this slow. Honestly we shouldn’t have had s*x tonight I really did need the space to sort out my feelings.” I freeze.

*She’s regretting it. I told you to mark her. Mark her and she will have no doubts about us.* Jax roars in my head.

*I will not do that man. She has to figure out what she wants on her own. That’s not to say I won’t play into the mate pull as much as possible until then. I want her. We need her.* I scold Jax and he nods in understanding.

But now I have to ask “do you regret it?”

She bolts up and stares daggers at me “absolutely not Caleb.”

I smile and pull her back onto my chest and kiss the top of her head. She looks up at me and gives me a shy smile.

“Everything with you just seems so easy and right. I’m not saying I’m ready to commit to this thought I still need time and space to sort my feelings, but being here with you just feels like I’m where I belong.”

I hug her tightly never wanting to let her go and savoring every touch I can get from her. “I will give you all the time you need D, I am not going anywhere.”

“That is if you can survive this upcoming war.” She winks; she is totally taunting me right now.

I growl and flip her over making her squeal “baby I will survive a thousand wars if it means I get to come home to you.” I kiss her deeply taking in her sweet scent and savoring the taste of her lips.

She bites my lips and the fire ignites in her eyes. “Then show me how badly you want to come home to me Caleb.”

A low growl escapes my throat, this woman makes me crazy but I would give my life for hers any day.

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Daliah POV

I wake up the next morning wrapped in a warm embrace, we spent the night making love until we fell asleep holding each other. My body aches and I crave a shower to relax a bit.

I bury my face deeper into his chest breathing in his scent. It’s so calming I could easily go back to sleep.

“Go back to sleep baby it’s too early.” Caleb groans and pulls me in closer.

I shake my head “I have to get up, I have a witch to hunt down today and I need a shower.”

He buries his head into my hair and breathes me in, “You don’t need a shower, you smell like a sexy combination of us mixed together and I love it.”

I giggle “It’s is an intoxicating aroma.” I look up at him and he kisses me deeply.

I push him away as he tries to roll me over “stop it puppy I need a shower, and you have to get to training.”

He groans and rolls back “fine, fine, I’ll let you go.”

I start to stand up but he grabs my hand and pull me back on the bed “but only if you agree to let me take you on a date tonight.”

A date? I have never been on a date, the thought of spending an evening out with Caleb though does not sound unpleasant. I slowly nod my head.

A huge toothy grin takes over his face and he pulls me back into his warm embrace. “You have no idea how happy you have just made me D!”

I smile into his chest and look up at him, “now kiss me and let me go shower.”

“That’s a request I am all too willing to oblige to my dear.” He leans in and kisses me tenderly.

I pull away and wiggle out of his hold before it can escalate any further. “I’ll see you downstairs in a bit.” I wink and sashay into the bathroom listen to him chuckle as I shut the door.

I take my time in the shower savoring the hot water rushing over my aching muscles.

When I get out I quickly tie my hair up into a long pony tail, and I throw on a pair or black leggings, black sports bra, and a black tee. I put on a little bit of makeup and head down stairs.

The smell of bacon hits me as soon as I hit the landing.

“Well if you’re trying to bribe me with bacon to stay home all day you are on the right track Sir.” I yell as I come down the stairs.

I freeze when I see a set of eyes staring at me, the same eyes I haven’t seen in ten years.

“Hello Daliah, I’ve been looking for you for a long time.”

I freeze words have completely lost me. I look over and see Caleb standing slightly in front of me protectively.

He looks at me with sadness in his eyes. “I was cooking breakfast when I heard the door open, I thought you were trying to leave without saying goodbye but when I came out he was standing here.”

I look back into the brown eyes of the man I hoped to never see again. “How did you even find me Dad?”