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give me that baby! I love you, little one.” She
snuggled the smiling boy.
    Sarina’s heart pitched at
the sight. Oh how badly she wanted another! While she was
still young and willing. Now was the time, she just knew it. Why didn’t
Vane want another?
    At the end of the line was
her mate. Judging by his stoic expression, Vane knew she was still in a mood. But
he was trying to keep up appearances. “Babe,” he whispered, kissing her cheek
in greeting.
    “How was the caroling?”
Sarina asked, all smiles.
    Christmas music jingled in
the background with jolly, familiar tunes.
    “Caroling was good,”
Jackson answered.
    “Dang it smells good,”
Darien muttered, wandering into the kitchen with his mate in tow. Cassie was a
fiery redheaded vampire who’d managed to save Darien’s life in more ways than
one. Without her, Darien likely wouldn’t be sharing any holidays with them.
    “I don’t sing,” Dmetri, an
old, Russian vampire who had a long history with the Kategan pack, replied stoutly.
Christine Barrows, his mate and the pack healer, rolled her eyes.
    “Dmetri thinks he doesn’t sing
well, but he actually has a beautiful voice,” Christine spoke loud and clear
while watching her mate flush under her compliment.
    “I do not,” he bit out.
Christine whispered something in his ear to make the courtly vampire crack a
smile.
    Sarina began to warm up to
the conversation and decided not to let her tiff with Vane get in the way of
Christmas. Christmas was Christmas after all, a time for high spirits, cheer, and
love.
    In the kitchen, Sarina found
the men hovering around the food like a pack of rabid wolves. Poking and
prodding, sniffing and growling, they scrambled over plates of meats and sweets
with dangerous intentions.
    “Back away, gentlemen!”
She felt like a lion tamer cracking a whip. “It’s not time to eat yet.”
    Vane rubbed his stomach.
“Smells ready and looks even better, babe.” He rubbed her back in a soothing
circle but no matter how much she wanted to, she couldn’t relax. This morning’s
lovemaking still remained at the forefront of her thoughts.
    “Really? Because I thought
I buggered it all up,” she admitted.
    Vane looked surprised.
“Smells good and looks even bettor. What more could you want?”
    Oh,
I don’t know, she thought dismally. How about for everything to be perfect? Was that too much to ask?
    “Agreed,” said Roman. His
mate, Alicia, found a bottle wine and uncorked it.
    Baby Vince had been passed
around the family until he ended up in his cousin Vanessa’s arms. Her mate,
Brayden, was another vampire. A commander for the Justicars, he was quite
famous among vampires and lykaens.
    Brayden stood by Vanessa
with a strained expression on his face. Likely because Vanessa was goading him,
trying to get him to hold the baby—to which he outright refused as politely
as possible.
    “I do not hold babies,” he
said matter of factly. Vanessa burst out laughing. Then, she practically shoved
Vince into his arms, all but forcing the old vampire commander to hold the
baby. Vince at once opened his arms and stared up at the big vampire with wide,
innocent eyes.
    “ Gaaa ooooh blab ,” baby Vince sputtered.
    Brayden cringed but
huddled the baby to his chest.
    Well it looked like the
whole family was here. All the Kategans and their respected loved ones. Sabrina
couldn’t help but feel like things were a touch less warm than they should be,
but she knew that was nothing more than her own mood.
    All she kept thinking about
was how much nicer this house would be with another Kategan filling it. A little baby girl, to be precise. Of course, if it was a boy she wouldn’t complain. As
these thoughts trickled through her mind, Sarina met her mate’s heavy gaze. His
expression was guarded. Just what was going through his mind? And why didn’t he
want another child?
    “ Alright everyone,” Sarina announced with false cheer. “Time to eat. Take a seat around
the table. Sit