Wolf (Devil's Fury MC 9), Harley Wylde [intellectual books to read TXT] 📗

that would hurt you. I’m claiming you, so moving in is the next step. Sienna will have her own room. You can change anything you don’t like about the house. It’s going to be your home.”

Even though Franny had come over somewhat frequently, a woman had never lived in my house. I’d never asked Franny to move in. Another sign I’d known in my gut she wasn’t the right woman for me.

“I still have the boxes I brought with me. I just broke them down and stuck them at the top of the hall closet.” She took a deep breath and released it. “We’re really doing this, aren’t we?”

“Yep. Any second thoughts?”

She shook her head. The soft look in her eyes made me want to wrap her in my arms and never let go. I didn’t know what made her decide to be so brave tonight. I’d never thought she’d give me a chance, much less agree to be mine. I only hoped she didn’t come to regret the decision later.

Glory stood and stretched, then disappeared into the hall. She came back a moment later with a stack of flattened boxes in her arms. I got up and took them from her, carrying them into the kitchen. She handed me a roll of tape and I got to work putting them together. I knew the kitchen stuff here had come with the place. When she’d arrived, all she’d had were clothes for her and Sienna, and of course Sienna’s furniture and toys. It had broken my heart to see how little she had. I’d snuck in a few things when I could, left a few toys on the porch for Sienna when I knew Glory wasn’t watching. It hadn’t felt like nearly enough. I’d mostly given her things for Sienna because I knew she wouldn’t refuse them.

“I can’t pack the bedroom until the morning. I don’t want to risk waking her up,” Glory said.

“It’s fine. We have the boxes ready so it shouldn’t take us long. I’ll load Sienna’s bed and stuff into the truck in the morning after she’s up and ready to face the day.” I set my hand at her waist and steered her toward the hallway. “Come on, beautiful. We need to get some rest.”

She balked a moment. “But Sienna…”

“Is asleep, and hopefully we will be too. Not going to try anything with our girl right there in the same room with us. I just want to hold you somewhere more comfortable than the floor.” I tightened my hold on her hand. “Knowing you’re mine, that you’ll be in my bed from now on, there’s no way I can walk away tonight.”

Although, if she’d asked me to, I would have. I’d never force myself into her bed. Didn’t matter if we were at her place or mine. When she moved in, if I ever made her uncomfortable, I’d gladly sleep on the couch.

She nodded and headed for the bedroom. Her cheeks were bright pink as she pulled a sleep shirt from a drawer in the dresser and started to remove her clothes. I watched as she stripped off her shirt and leggings, licked my lips as her bra hit the floor, and knew I was going to be hard all damn night. But it was worth it.

I set my cut on the top of her dresser and yanked my shirt over my head. I unfastened my belt and pants and shoved them down over my hips, then sat on the edge of her bed. I unlaced my boot and pulled it off. Tugging my pants leg up, I worked on unhooking my prosthetic leg and set it aside. I rolled the sleeve down and rubbed at the stump a moment. It took a bit of shifting, but I managed to get my pants the rest of the way off and left them on the floor.

I eased back against the pillows and reached for Glory. She curled against my side, her cheek on my chest and her arm over my waist. I felt her breath fan across my skin, and everything in me relaxed. I hadn’t been able to lie down like this with Franny. We’d had sex during our time together, but she wouldn’t have been comfortable lying in bed with me like this. My leg would have bothered her. Glory took it in stride and acted like it was no big deal. Maybe to her it wasn’t. She hadn’t hesitated to touch it and had rubbed ointment into the stump more than once.

Sienna fussed in her crib and Glory pulled away. She lifted the baby from her crib and brought her to the bed. I held out my arms for her.

“Let me see my precious girl.”

Glory handed her over and crossed the room to a small cart she’d gotten for Sienna’s things. She grabbed a diaper pad, fresh diaper, wipes, and some ointment, then brought everything over to the bed. While she set everything out, I kissed Sienna’s forehead and murmured to her.

“Does my beautiful girl need a dry diaper?”

Sienna pressed her face against me and made a snuffling sound. The sweet angel had held my heart from the moment I’d seen her.

“I can take her,” Glory said.

I shook my head and waved her off. These two were mine now, which meant I’d be changing my daughter’s diaper. I laid Sienna on the diaper pad and removed her footie pajamas. The diaper was so full it felt like it weighed several pounds when I pulled it off her. Using the wipes, I cleaned her up, put a little cream on her so she wouldn’t get a rash, then wrapped the new diaper around her.

“You’re rather good at that,” Glory said.

I wasn’t about to admit I’d watched YouTube videos to figure out how to take care of a baby. I’d held quite a few of the kids around here, but no one asked me to babysit. I’d offered, and I’d watched Luis a few times, but