Chapter Thirty-Two

Claus entered the estate house and immediately headed for the bedroom.  He smiled with satisfaction when he saw Kira sleeping in the same position he’d left her in.  Her cooperation would serve to better the chances of an impregnation.  He gently tugged the pillow out from beneath her hips and adjusted the bedding to make her more comfortable.

Kira was actually awake, but was unable to face Claus at the moment.  Even though she’d suspected it, Agatha’s confirmation that she carried Edwin’s child rocked her world upside down.  She knew little about Claus, but she guessed that he would be one angry vampire to discover the child in her womb wasn’t his. That’s why she stayed for him to find her perched on the pillow like that. She hoped it would remove any doubts or speculation as to the father of her child once it was born.

He lightly kissed her forehead and his deep, husky voice whispered, “Sleep my beaut