"I still want to see our newborns," Adeline said after a few seconds of silence. He stared at her, astonished that she still wanted the same thing. She stared directly back at him, refusing to back down.
"No one said you couldn't," Elias finally told her.
Elias bent down and carried her into his arms again. He could get used to this. Now, she truly had no one to rely on but him. The castle had elevators, but it was rarely utilized by him. Why use the elevators when the staircase was much nicer?
"Then take me to them," Adeline responded. She rested her cheek upon his shoulder, relaxing in his hold. He was always so strong, she wondered what his training routine was.
Adeline wouldn't mind observing him… exercising naked. She could picture the clench of his toned muscles, the flex of his eight pack, and the veins that popped on his arm. His long fingers curling around the bars or lifting a dumbbell, sweat trickling down his abdomen—
