Chapter 53: Chapter 53

I felt Lukas eyes on me as we sat down for breakfast, a curious look on his face, "I thought you didn't like peaches."

My face flamed at the mixed peach jam all around my mouth. I nodded my head, wiping the sticky substance from my top lip before responding. "I don't. But I think the baby likes it."

I didn't even realise that I had picked the jar and scooped a dollop on my pancake. Was it my pregnancy brain? I questioned. Fortunately, Lukas didn't say anything and just smiled at me. He was so sweet to me.

I lifted my head to stare at him. He was busy chewing on his pancake, the bob of his Adam’s apple was obscene. I tried to look away, but it felt nearly impossible.

As if he felt my eyes on him, Lukas tilted his head, a grin playing on his lips, "We should order a buffet more often. Especially the strawberry flavoured ones-love those."

I tried to remain engaged and retain everything my mate was saying to while also eating my pancakes. I didn't care for anything else except for the blueberries.

With each passing minute, I was getting antsy at the proximity, especially as Lukas's knees were touching mine. Whenever he leaned forward to take a bite, it pressed more into me. For some reason, I was feeling breathless, his every touch electric, making my skin tingle.

What was happening to me? Maybe because I was in the eleventh week of pregnancy. Whatever, it was worrying me and making me sweat all over.

The moment Lukas leaned into my space to pick the plate, I felt his fingers brush against mine. It was all so distracting. I squirmed in my seat with desperation tugging inside my stomach. And Lukas wasn't helping me one bit.

It felt like he was purposely putting on a show, obscenely taking a bite from the fork, licking at the edge. Taking my eyes off, I picked the glass of water from the table, forcing myself to not focus on how Lukas was closer than before. I tried not to think about the night before, his hands roaming around my waist, gripping my thighs open.

With my face red, I stuffed a large bite of pancake.

Lukas blinked at me, halting his fork midway, "Baby are you okay? You look a little red."

I nervously laughed, "I-Uhh-I am fine. Don't worry about it."

He nodded his head, still not convinced but didn't push it further. I was thankful for that. With my eyes focused on the plate, I scooped a huge dollop of jam and shoved it in my mouth.

"Is it that good?" Lukas raised his brow; his eyes focused on my plate.

Unable to speak anything, I made a small sound of acknowledgement, my heart pounding. As if that wasn't enough Lukas hummed, leaning towards me. He took the spoon from my hand and licked it.

A shiver ran down my spine; my body feeling overheated all of a sudden, eyes glazing over as Lukas made a throaty sound. I noticed that his lips were shiny and stained with jam. My thighs clenched as I remembered his mouth being stained from my come.

"Tangy" He rumbled, the vibrations caused me to exhale shakily. Why couldn't I stop thinking perverse thoughts about him? It was so mortifying, and for the first time, I was thankful that Lukas wasn't paying attention to me.

It was short-lived because his head snapped to mine, eyes dark.

"Talia" He breathed, his voice deep and strained.

I met his eyes, heart stuttering when I saw the raw look in his eyes.

"I'm-" I whined, moving and keeping distance between us.

Lukas cut me off before I could finish my sentence, his hand clasped around my wrist. His grip was firm and deliberate, his large hands encompassing mine. The action caused me to bite my lips despite my best effort not to react.

"Let's get you to the bed, baby."

We didn't leave the room for a few hours.

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Apparently, we missed two competitions in the morning. I would have been upset, but after being eaten out by Lukas, I was floating. They were silly, to begin with, so I had no interest anyways.

I was in a blissful state; my arm wrapped Lukas as we walked towards the main living room. Hades invited us to join him and his wife for lunch.

Just as I tilted my head, I noticed Li Changying walking towards us, a glint in her eyes. My grip tightened on Lukas. It was extraordinary how quiet she has been for a while. Maybe she was plotting something. You can never tell with the demons. Especially her.

Lukas sighed beside me.

"Lukas!" She exclaimed, already throwing herself in his arms. The action causes me to stumble back. I gritted my teeth, rubbing my elbow as she purposely bumped into me.

"Hello." Lukas cringed, awkwardly pulling away. It was clear that he had no interest to entertain her. He was a King, after all, so he had to.

"Miss Talia?" She turned towards me, a malicious look on my face.

"I didn't notice you there."

I made a face but quickly smiled at her, "It must be your sight then. You should get it checked Miss Li Changying."

She giggled, throwing her head back, "Always so funny."

I dryly snorted, "I try."

"Anyways are you both also heading towards the lunchroom?"

Lukas nodded his head. Why were we talking to her again? I thought with my lips pressed together.

"Great! We can all sit together. I was hoping to catch up with you both sooner." She slid towards Lukas, wrapping her arm around his side. My nose flared at the action. Was there a polite way to send her away? I could only think of using the f word, and that would not be appreciated.

Lukas gave me a pleading look. It was also about his reputation, so I stayed quiet and walked along with them.

"I didn't see you both at the dance yesterday. Did you not like it, Lukas?" She innocently asked, tilting her head.

"I liked it" He curtly replied, not adding anything to it.

"Aren't you a little chatty today?" Li Changying snorted, shaking her head. Before I could say something, we reached the edge of the lunchroom. The Kings and Queens were gathered there, talking to each other.

Swallowing the lump down my throat I turned towards Li Changying, "You should go ahead. We will be joining you in a minute."

Her face fell, but she quickly nodded her head, "Okay, I'll reserve a seat for you both."

"Sure"

As soon as she was out, I turned towards Lukas, a frown on my face, "Did you see the way she talks to me? Why can't she leave us alone? I hate her"

He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer, "Baby, you can't get upset because of her. She is jealous that it's you instead of her. I wish we could say something to her, but that's what she is looking for. I don't want to give her that satisfaction."

I pouted, tugging at the lapels of his coat, "I know, but it's so difficult to ignore her. She keeps on touching you, and I want to break her fingers."

He chuckled, "That's very violent."

"What can I say? She brings the best out of me."

He smothered a laugh and shook his head. I noticed the everyone was shuffling towards the table. Sliding away from Lukas, I nudged him.

"I think we should go."

Lukas hummed, arching his brow, "Who's going to sit beside her, though?"

I squeaked, "Not it!"

"That's not fair!"

"Everything is fair in love and war. Now let's go" I giggled, dragging him towards the table.

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Hades was sitting on the huge chair that overlooked others. When he noticed that we were stranded with Li Changying, he sent us a sympathetic look.

The Chinese demon was sitting in the middle of us. I had no idea how she did that. But only two seats were empty, and she settled in the middle. We didn't want to create a scene, so we kept quiet and slid in beside her.

I felt my stomach clench as the dishes were bought out and arranged on the table. Nausea bubbled in my throat, but I gulped water instead.

Li Changying stared at me, "You look a little green. Are you okay?"

I gritted my teeth, blinking my eyes open, "Peachy."

Maybe it was because of those pancakes I had in the morning. I should have stopped after the third one, but instead, I hastily chewed on them. Sweat trickled down the side of the forehead, and my hands felt clammy.

I gripped the napkin on my lap and waited for my meal to be served.

"Here. Try this" Li Changying pushed the tray of fried fish, and that was it.

I couldn't stop the tick in my throat and rushed towards the washroom, slapping a hand over my mouth. I fell on my knees and emptied all the contents of my stomach.

Lukas was behind me, rubbing my back, soothingly, "Baby, what happened?"

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