Sigurd is twitching under the heat he feels. His mind is fogged and all he feels is the sweet scent of the aura ball glued to his face.
'I can't …..the baby …. Ahhhh' He curls and in his mind is just darkness. Why is he having a heat …? Karlen should have marked him long ago…. His eyes are closed from the pain and confusion he feels.
The door is smashed on the wall as Karlen trespasses inside. He frowns and with big steps, he approaches the bed in which Sigurd is curled like a ball as a sweet scent is around him.
"Sigurd …" His voice lowers as he touches the arm of the boy. Sigurd shivers but he doesn't open his eyes. What can he do with the boy so that all of this will never happen? Should he mark him?
Leaving his thoughts behind he gets in the bed and hugs Sigurd. With one hand he puts over them a blanket.
Releasing his pheromones more and more, the boy calms down and his eyes open.
"Karlen? What are you …. doing here? "For a moment Sigurd is silently watching the man. His head is on his chest and he feels how the calm gets upon him the more he feels the warmth of Karlen's embrace.
Honestly …He didn't care why Karlen was here, or why. Sigurd just wanted to stay close to him and relax as the baby and his heat calmed down because of the man's pheromones.
"Can I mark you?" Karlen fills the room with his calm but deep voice. In his mind, all his composure vanished as he realized that Sigurd could be in danger if he wasn't marked. Not only was he prone to lose the pregnancy but he was also prone to being trashed out by other masters or wolves ready to take advantage of the situation.
Sigurd grips the man's shirt but doesn't say anything.
Of course, he wants it …Enemy or not …even if Karlen will kill him or not …. He wants to be marked by Karlen. This is driven by his feelings and heart. However, his mind is stopping him from acting according to his heart.
"Tell me honestly, Sigurd." Karlen is raising Sigurd's chin and their eyes meet.
Sigurd sees something different in his eyes. A shadow and a liker …a demonstration of how serious the man is.
Without hesitation, Sigurd decides to show the cards on the face. He can't keep up the act at least not with Karlen.
"Would you leave that madam of yours? If you bite me, consider yourself an enemy to her already." Sigurd observes the face that frowns and kind of glares at him.
"Just tell me if you want it or not." Karlen looks on the verge of getting angry. A smile appears on Sigurd's face knowing that only he could shake this man with few words. He is glad that Karlen is speaking his mind more directly. Frankly, that is what he wanted to hear from him.
He drags Karlen in a gentle peck on the lips. "Consider this a yes. "
Karlen keeps his frown but for the first time, he truly feels happy inside. He gets on top of Sigurd and his lips plant kisses all over Sigurd's face as well as his neck. As he goes up with his kisses, his thumb brushes Sigurd's lip begging for him to open his mouth.
Didn't take long for Sigurd to understand what the man was trying to do. His hands grab Karlen's face and their tongues meet in a hot breath. Sigurd's fingers explore Karlen's hair and when he feels that the air is taken away from him completely, he pulls Karlen's hair back.
They breathe heavily while their foreheads are glued.
"This is a yes from me too. I don't think I can keep putting you in danger, darling." His head lifts and looks at Sigurd who is definitely blushing. He decides to not say anything about how cute the red on his cheeks is.
"What if the madam hunts you down?" Sigurd looks worried ….
"I already can't serve her with all my heart anymore….. I planned to keep you safe from the shadows. But your condition is demanding more protection than I thought. The baby needs to be safe."
Karlen brushes some strands of hair off his Sigurd's face. His palm cups one of the red cheeks.
"Did the doc tell you about the baby …?" He shifts his eyes from the man's piercing eyes that look down on him with love and commitment.
'What if he hates the baby …' His mind was still in a bind.
"I knew before he told me. Why do you think I met you more often? Because I had to be closer to you too …..I even killed the bastards following you that day …. why did you hide it from me?"
Karling frowns and locks eye contact with the boy who looks lost in a reverie.
'He knew …He saved me …. HE LIKES THE BABY ?!"
"Sigurd! Answer my question." The man is repeating himself and Sigurd opens his mouth.
"I thought you might hate the baby …also I didn't want the baby to be the reason you chose me …"
He smiles faintly as his eyes get watery for some reason…." Why am I crying ?!" He screams silently as Karlen wipes his tears.
"Because you were scared. You can count on me from now on. And …. I will never hate or dislike our baby …. You are stupid thinking that." Karlen smiles as he frowns a little. He kisses Sigurd and then he wipes some more tears that fall more than before. His hand goes to the little bumpy belly.
"Shut up jerk …..! Is your fault! "Sigurd pulls a strand of hair that falls on his chest and Karlen tilts his head but giggles.
"You never giggled before….." Sigurd thinks with a loud voice and his anger and tears vanish little by little.
"I never did many things before I met you …." Karlen closes the distance and his head sits gently on Sigurd's chest as he supports his weight so that his belly won't be strained. The boy buries his nose in the black long strands of hair that are caught in a half ponytail.
"…. You changed ….in good I hope." Sigurd lets out a giggle but he stops when Karlen bites his nipple out of nowhere. A moan escapes his lips.
"I might have not changed...I just show my true self. Are you enjoying the 'good' change?" Karlen teases him a little and Sigurd smacks his head.
"I like you either way …" Sigurd turns to his side and Karlen gets behind his back hugging him. He enjoys touching Sigurd's belly.
"You just like me ….?" The man's lower voice whispers into Sigurd's ear and sends a shiver down his spine. He realized his feelings and a blush covered his face. Good thing Karlen was behind him.
"You know I hate you a lot …" Sigurd mumbles and doesn't dare to confess right now.
The sunshine heats the room and Sigurd wants to take off the blanket. Karlen stops him and turns Sigurd to him.
"I think I love you." Sigurd just received a blow and from the shock, he gets angry out of nowhere.
"You think?" In this moment he wishes to have kept his mouth shut, but like he could do it. What if Karlen gets mad and takes back his confession?
'I ruined everything …. I am so stupid …'
"Your right …I should have said the real thing…I love you a lot." Karlen says it with a dark face as if he is mad at himself for not confessing properly.
"I …." With a frown Sigurd tries to confess again.
Karlen is waiting …. then he loses his hope. A pout is covering his face…
"Fuck! Stop being sad! You know I love you a lot too! "Sigurd snaps at him and brushes his sad cheek.
"Kiss me…. I will believe you." Karlen still looking a little depressed watches Sigurd getting closer to him. The boy gives him a long kiss and Karlen smiles.
"I should have said it …without causing such a hustle …I am sorry …I am just too stupid…" Sigurd hugs Karlen and buries his face in his chest.
"I think is because of the pregnancy …Mom was like this too …" Karlen wraps his arms around the boy curling at his chest.
Sigurd fills his eyelids drop as the scent calms him down more and more. Karlen talks for a while about his mom and he listens as the voice fades …..
Karlen hears no sounds and checks on Sigurd. His nose was breathing slowly and his closed eyes denote that the boy fell asleep. His heart beat faster as he placed a kiss on top of his forehead.
'I will take the pain from you …..' After he hugs him again, he gets out of bed and covers Sigurd with the blanket carefully.
He takes his coat and after giving him another forehead kiss closes the door behind him.
'Madam will pay for the pain he causes you …" His cold face sends chills to the people passing by. His steps are heavy and his hair is waving in the wind. Even though outside was hot, everyone who saw him felt that winter came. His presence made them freeze.
…..
It is already midnight …Sigurd wakes up and touches the sheets of the bed …..
'No one …..Where is Karlen ?....." He stands on his butt as the blanket is around him.
"Have I dreamed?" His hoarse voice is the only one heard in the total darkness.
His palm is touching his cheeks which are dry and hot …. then he touches his belly.
"Baby …where the heck is your dad ?...." His eyes wander in the darkness as he caresses his belly.