Mated to a Lion

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That seemed to be the end of it for awhile. I went back to being a queen, he managed the business' the pride owned and at night I got to sleep in his arms. As time went on I noticed that no matter what seemed to come or go or how busy he was. He insisted on eating breakfast and dinner with me. We went to bed together and made love more often then not. I'd popped out and was obviously pregnant now. Darius had been getting annoying about me and the stairs. He had mad Walter my keeper and I was followed everywhere and held onto on the stairs. I had been bearing it all pretty well until today and decided that I needed out from under his sharp gaze. Walter and I were at the mall looking at baby things very happily until I realized that fog in my brain said that Darius was close by. He'd followed me. I turned and stalked back and around a corner to see him leaning there.

"What on gods green earth are you doing following me?" he opened his mouth and I held up a hand. "I don't care. Go home. I'm fine. Walter is being very helpful."

"I'm not going anywhere." I growled at him.

"Fine follow me but give me your credit card." he snorted but handed it over. I went back to Walter and started using his card instead of my money. Let him pay for it all if he was going to be annoying. I was fine.

"Ann?" I looked up from the stack off books I was looking at. A tall man, brown hair, green eyes and a smile. All I knew very well.

"Bryan. Hi how are you?" I hugged him tight and glowed. "When did you get back?"

"A couple months ago. I went past your dads but he said you weren't living there anymore. I was hoping you would let me buy you dinner one night, catch up." I smiled.

"I think dinner would be nice as long as I get to bring my boyfriend."

"Oh now I'm sad, some guy finally snatched you up?" I laughed.

"Yep. In more ways than one. I smoothed the shirt I had on down and showed him the baby belly."

"Oh wow. A guy and a baby. Now I know it's serious. My poor heart. I was so hoping now that I was back I'd be able to win you over." I chuckled.

"Your baby face was missed around here."

"I know the hair never grew. Still just fuzz here and there. The new guys probably the full hair rugged look right?"

"He is actually. He's a lion so the hair is sort of everywhere." I was laughing with him when the man in question steps up and he's not happy. I can feel anger from him. "Speak of the devil here he is. Darius, this is..."

"Bryan." Bryan looked from me to Darius and back. He was frowning at Darius.

"Your the new guy?"

"Mate actually." he pointed to my neck and his.

"What about Alan?" Darius' jaw clenched. "Don't tell me he's willing to share you. He was always the jealous type."

"Alan passed away some years ago. It would have been not long after your family left actually." I told him. "He was pregnant at the time." Bryan was staring at us wide eyed.

"What happened?"

"He had a fall on the stairs." I explained. Bryan glared at Darius.

"You should have left him alone. You pushed him into..."

"I'd suggest you stop while you still have teeth."

"Now you've gone and claimed another one. Did you give her as much choice as you gave Alan? Knowing you..."

"Shut up." I put a hand on Darius' arm. He was getting pissed off. I had no idea what was going on but I needed to get him to calm down. "All you need to know is that she belongs to me. If you touch I'll break your neck." He turned and grabbed me up carrying me out of the book store.