“It’s true,” he confirms, and Amber drops her arms at her sides like a deflated balloon.
“So you don’t want to change me?” she asks hopefully, and I smile at her while I open my arms. Thankfully she comes right to me, and I hold her close to my chest.
“Why would I want to change a single thing about you? The way you are is exactly why I fell in love with you.”
She sighs heavily against me, and Allison moves to stand beside Magnus, the two of them watching us.
“Look at me,” I say, and she lifts her head to meet my gaze. “You are good enough, just as you are.” Before the tears from her eyes can fall, I’m there to wipe them away. “You’re perfect, Amber.”
“Well, let’s not get crazy,” Allison chimes in, and then I hear her make a sound after Magnus smacks her on the ass.
“We decide how to rule this kingdom and no one else.” I look to Magnus, who nods his agreement. “That means the only thing you have to be is yourself.”
“The four of us will live our lives here and abroad exactly how we choose,” Magnus tells Allison, and she smiles at her sister.
“I like the sound of that,” she says, and Amber smiles.
“I think it’s just past insecurities catching up with me. I’m sorry I freaked out.”
“No.” I shake my head. “You never have to apologize to me or anyone for how you feel. Of course you are vulnerable about being loved because of your past. These are things that we will have to work through as we grow and love.” I kiss her softly and then look into her eyes. “But we will do these together as husband and wife. Not as a husband chasing down his wife to get her to talk.”
“She’s always been terrible at hide and seek,” Allison chimes in, and her sister pretends to glare.
“You don’t have to tell him everything all at once,” she hisses back.
“It’s okay. I’m happy to find a few things out on my own.” I nod to Magnus, and he squeezes his bride close to him. “Now let’s get back to feeding you.”
I pick Amber up and toss her over my shoulder as I keep the shirt pulled down to cover her ass. “Put me down, you brute.” She pretends to object, and I can hear her sister and Magnus laughing behind me.
“I think before your breakfast we need a lesson in what happens when you run from me.” I smack her ass, and to my surprise she wiggles on my shoulder. “I see this discipline might be more of a reward.”
“Let’s try it and find out,” she says eagerly as she grabs my ass with both hands.
“Anything you say, My Queen.”
Epilogue
Allison
Three months later…
“So…” Amber draws out the word, and whatever it is she’s going to say, I can tell from the look in her eyes we’re going to get into trouble. I shove the bite of pancake into my mouth, waiting for her to finish. Our husband ordered us to eat breakfast while they had some business to go handle.
“I was thinking we could sneak out.” And there it is. I snag a piece of bacon off the tray and arch an eyebrow at her while I chew.
“We were told not to leave the room,” I remind her, like it matters.
Amber enjoys pushing the boundaries, and I always get in trouble with her because we do everything together. She and Henrik seem to enjoy more of a punishment and reward system in their relationship. While I love being controlled in the bedroom, I’m not a fan of pain. Magnus’s idea of torture is keeping me on edge all day when I’ve been naughty.
“Don’t you want to get some sun? Who knows how long they'll be gone.” I’m sure it won’t be too long because our husbands are never far from us. We’re their drug of choice, and they can’t go long without a fix.
Once Amber and I realized we were both knocked up, our men thought it might be a good idea to finally do a honeymoon. Being at the castle for all those months felt as though we had one already. We absolutely love Norway, and everyone has been so welcoming. They love Magnus and Henrik, and they’re happy they finally got married so they could produce some heirs. Which is already happening as we speak.
The rest of our family came around too, even after Lindsey and Darian gave them both a hard time. But we found out Darian knew they were at the wedding and what they were up to all along, so they weren't exactly too upset. It’s so crazy that all of us ended up pregnant at the same time. Lindsey and Rosy are a few months ahead of us, but it’s so exciting. I love the idea of all of our babies having their cousins so close in age and our families around. It’s something Amber and I have always wanted.