Force of Knight Magic by Kathi S. Barton Read Free Book Online

He tried to smile when CJ glared at him.
    “I swear to you the next time you want to have a baby you’re the one who is going to carry it. I’m so sick of having you look at me like I’m going to break that I want to get a knife and cut your dick off.” She didn’t even grin when she said it , so he knew that he had to tread lightly here or she’d follow through on her threat.
    “I was just thinking about how beautiful you looked. Even in this heat you look as fresh as a daisy.” He knew he’d gone too far when she crossed her arms over her ample belly and tapped her foot. “What? A man can’t tell his mate that she looks lovely carrying his child?”
    “Not when he says it with a frown marring his forehead. Nor when you know damn good and well that you think I look like a side of a house and waddle like a large , overstuffed penguin.”
    He snapped his mouth closed knowing that no matter what he said now would not only get him hurt , but maybe killed too. He was beginning to think that his brother was right when Dallas told him that he thought pregnancy wasn’t for everyone. CJ was definitely not the picture he’d had in mind of someone carrying his child.
    “Have nothing to say , big boy? Well, that’s probably the smartest thing you’ve ever done.” She glared at the woman making noises about the beauty of pregnant women. “When is his stupid plane supposed to land anyway? I need a nap.”
    Phil had called him not ten minutes ago and said they were on the tarmac , but he didn’t tell her that he’d already told her . He simply said he thought he was already here. Austin was going to do what his mother had told him to do, tread lightly and keep agreeing with everything she said and never ever mention the labor and delivery part of this baby. That had nearly cost him his nuts and his ear. He thought at first it had been something the two of them had worked up , but now he could see the wisdom of the advice.
    When he saw his sister coming toward them from the gate he could tell something was different. He knew that she and Phil had become mates, not fully yet , but they had started the process. He wasn’t sure he liked the idea of his baby sister having sex , but knew that if he even mentioned that , someone , if not all of them , might do something to him. For an alpha he was having a hard time staying in one piece and not by anyone but his own family.
    “Wow,” Holly said when she stepped back after hugging CJ. “You’re lovely. I think having babies suits you very well.”
    Austin waited for the fireworks, a gun to be pulled , or a she-bitch fight to begin , but all CJ did was blush and tell her she’d never felt better. He nearly said , “ what the fuck ?” but wisely kept his mouth shut. He did look over at Phil , who looked horrified.
    “She’s due soon. Well, yesterday as a matter of fact. We should be getting back.” He was babbling because he was afraid that Phil , for all his age and friendship toward CJ , was going to say something that would get him killed too. “We have to stop by the pack house then to the doctor’s office to sign some papers.”
    “Do you know what you’re having ? ” Phil asked suddenly. “I mean , have you had any sort of idea what the sex of the baby is yet?”
    He looked at Austin when CJ shook her head. Before he could tell him that they’d decided to wait even though he and CJ had thought it was a girl, CJ spoke up.
    “I don’t want to have someone tell me then they end up be ing wrong. I want a boy, really badly. A son for Austin.” She looked up at him and he could see the tears in her eyes. “I know I’ve been a real bitch , but I really do want a son for you.”
    Phil nodded and then took her hand. CJ hugged him to her and Phil winked at him over her shoulder. “Would you like to know for sure? I can tell you both right now if you want to know.”
    Austin didn’t move. They were standing in a busy airport with people moving all around him