Immortals After Dark 10 - Demon From the Dark

attic was in full swing, music blaring from the karaoke machine, kids laughing.
    Malkom grinned, seeming to love the noise. So long was he alone ...
    "What else do you like?" she asked, determined to make him happy in her world.
    "Showers."
    She quirked a brow. "You liked what we did to each other in the shower." That had only been the appetizer to the main course she planned. Beneath her unassuming robe, she wore her raciest lingerie.
    " 'Tis true," he said with a shameless grin. She loved it when he smiled. Tonight, he had often, awkwardly at first, but he was getting the hang of it.
    "Is this where you want to live?" he asked.
    "Actually, I've got my eye on a house right down the street." She hurriedly piled up her folded clothes for tomorrow. She was gearing up tonight because once she got into that bed with him, she didn't intend to leave it until they departed bright and early. "It's got a pool."
    "I think I traced there earlier. I must have seen it in your memories." Then his demeanor grew stern. "I will want to purchase it for my family."
    "Baby, if you get Lanthe back for Sabine"--she slapped her hands, rubbing them together--"then it's ours, all ours."
    He relaxed again. "The rage demons seemed decent enough."
    As Carrow had caught up with Mari and Elianna, Malkom had been waylaid by the demons.
    "And what were you talking to them about for so long?"
    "King Rydstrom wishes me to war with them in the coming Accession."
    "Did you tell him it'll cost him?"
    Malkom nodded. "The king told me I had a clever--and violently devoted--wife. I was prideful."
    She patted her hair. "I try . You're going to make a fortune as a mercenary, you know. Guarding people, fighting battles."
    "And what were you talking to your friends about?"
    "About how you and I are going to be Ruby's parents." Elianna and Mari had been completely supportive, pledging to help Carrow as much as she needed.
    Then the three of them had teared up as they'd raised a glass to Amanda, a small tribute until a proper service could be held. Carrow had added a silent thanks to her cousin for having such a remarkable kid.
    "I also told my friends how much I adore you," Carrow said.
    "This is mutual."
    "Oh, and how I think you're utterly fantastic in bed."
    He scowled at that until he saw she was dead serious. Then he gave a modest shrug. "Also mutual."
    "We've already gotten two wedding gifts. Elianna put a mystical noise dampener on our room, so no one can hear me having my wicked way with you."
    He raised a brow, his erection already tenting the sheet in readiness.
    "She also conjured you a new wardrobe." Carrow opened her second closet to display all his new clothes. At his amazed expression, she said, "They'll all fit. Eli's a genius at stuff like that." Absently adjusting the silky black ribbon tied around her wrist, Carrow said, "And Mariketa gave us a present, too. Something very valuable. But it's a surprise."
    She wondered how he'd react to that gift. I'll know soon enough. "By the way, we're going to have a wedding celebration here at the coven when everything settles down." She might have felt a pang that her birth parents wouldn't be there for the festivities, but luckily Carrow's entire family would be. Mari, Elianna, Ruby, and Malkom.
    "I liked the witches."
    "Because they were all whispering about how gorgeous you are, and you could hear every word," she said as she finished prepping. Carrow had noticed his neck had gotten red, and he'd looked flummoxed a couple of times.
    "I am only interested in one witch. Come to me, ara ."
    She sauntered over to the bed. "You like my bed, showers, and my coven. But how do you like this?" She let her robe pool at her feet, revealing tight black garters, fishnet thigh-highs, a black silk bustier, and a matching thong. Hey, it's his welcoming party after all.
    He swallowed, brows drawn. "Gods almighty, woman." With that incredible speed, he swung his legs over the side of the bed, snagging her around the waist.
    She gave a delighted cry as he pulled her onto his lap.
    With clear fascination, he fingered the lace edge of her bodice. "I like very much."
    "So do you want to know what Mari gave us?" She held up a wrist, displaying the ribbon. "It's enchanted with a contraception spell. A very coveted gift."
    When he frowned, she leaned forward, murmuring, "You can come inside me, and I still won't get pregnant."
    "But I want to--"
    She interrupted him with a brief kiss. "Let's get settled into the new house