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"Why would I be mad at you, baby?" Raphael deadpanned as they walked into their room.

Raking her hands through her curls, "I don't know," she pouted with a shrug.

"Cause I didn't want to react, I never let them get under my skin with shit like that."

"If you weren't going to- I was Juniper. Nobodies allowed to disrespect you, not while I'm still breathing."

Juniper grinned at her mate, internally swooning. Raphael was stood by the closet, working on the buttons of his shirt.

Juniper licked her lips, dropping the shawl she wore previous while sauntering over to him. His dark eyes were trained on her and the damn near hypnotizing way she moved.

Her hands, that he loved the feel of, wrapped around his shoulders. Raphael groaned in relief, craving her close always.

"Raph," she peered up at him.

"Yeah beautiful?" he bent down to rest his forehead against her own while closing his eyes.

"Can we make a baby please? Like now?" her lips pouted up at him while batting her lashes.

His mouth that was already brushing her own eagerly, fell open with a groan.

"Fuck yes," he growled. "Thought you'd never fuckin' ask."

The two were a blur of clothes, rough touches, and hair pulling and before either know it Raphael had plunged himself so deep inside of Juniper neither knew where one started and the other ended.

Juniper held onto the headboard for dear life as she was bounced on top of Raphael. She tried to aid him in the movements but he only moved her up and down on his dick like a mad man, growling as he threw his head back.

"Raph! Please, gimme more please," she cried out as she felt like her insides were twisting all around one another. His length pushing, pulling, and pounding into every sensitive spot inside of her.

His teeth were bared as labored huffs and groans were grit through them. She fell forward a little, gripping his shoulder as she squealed quietly, her walls clenching hard as she grew closer to the edge.

"Fuck!" he roared and dug his heels in deeper to the bed. Snapping his hips up harder and wilder, sweat beaded down his face and onto his chest. Juniper's eyes rolled back hard as she cried out, tears gathering. As her body slackened, he pressed his large hand flat over her abdomen, keeping her upright.

Using this to his advantage, he pressed his thumb to her swollen bundle of nerves. Her entire being tensed as it wasn't prepared for the further onslaught of pleasure. He snarled lowly as he rubbed harsh, tight circles on her clit.

Her hand on his shoulder tightened, digging her nails into his tanned skin to anchor herself as she felt like she was ready to implode any second.

"Raphael," she crooned with a husky, well used voice that he fucking adored. "I can't! I can't!"

"You can't?" he repeated except his tone was mocking as he snapped his hips particularly hard. "How 'm I supposed to fill you up then baby? C'mon take it for me, know you can."

When she reached to cover her mouth to muffle her loud sounds that was his final straw. Flipping them over without slowing the pounding of his hips, he pinned both hands down with one large grip. Her thighs were shoved high on her chest, she shrieked.

"You want me to stop?" he panted while sitting back on his haunches and watching her body react to every hard thrust of his hips. "Can't stop," he rasped while trying to keep his eyes on her. "Can't stop- fuck!"

Juniper arched her back up as a long moan tore from her chest, quickly shaking her head no when she registered what he had said.

"That's what I thought," he grunted while gripping her throat to force her to look up at him. "Cause you're so fucking needy for my dick huh?"

Whining lowly, she wrapped her arms tightly around his broad shoulders. Her hand flew to his thick head of hair and fisted it hard, suddenly coming around him.

"Yes. Yes. Yes," he fucked her through it as he felt her clamp down so perfectly around him.

His release hit him like a shit ton of bricks, burying his face in her shoulder a low, long groan erupted from his chest as his hips jerked wildly. Filling her up just like they both craved.

"Fuck yes baby, fuck. So fucking good," he croaked. Her legs wrapped tightly around him as the aftershocks of her orgasm riddled her. She kissed gently down his face onto his neck, both panting. Her walls clamped down on him, squeezing him as she wiggled around.

"I think..." Juniper panted from underneath him. "I think we should be thorough."

Above her, Raphael's shoulders shook with laughter while winding himself around her. Still deep inside, the idea was promptly gearing him up.

"Gimme' a second and I'll be as thorough as you want," kissing her mark Raphael inhaled her scent deeply.

~

"You're trying!" Seraphina squealed as the two sat in the backyard by the pool. Juniper was dipping her toes in while seeing if it was too cold. Bear ran off the zoomies in the grass besides them.

"Mhm," Juniper smiled gently. "Have to wear down the bikini while I've got it."

Then Juniper snorted, "Who am I kidding I'll be rocking that shit nine months in."

Seraphina jumped around excitedly, "Now all you need is the positive test!"

The bluenette glanced up at her over ambitious friend, "We just started tryin' babe. I'll give it a few weeks before I take a test, you sound like damn Raphael."

Seraphina held her cheeks as Warren walked out with lemonades. He too was excited for his best friend, sitting in the pool besides the two girls.

"Sera is going to go helicopter mode during this pregnancy, hope you know that Juni," he sipped on his straw.

"It's true I am."

Her face twisted with disinterest. "Not a fan."

"Oh c'mon I can't have a baby myself with Nix. We talked about adoption but the whole pregnancy thing I'm fully living through you."

Juniper placed her hands on her friends knees, fully in the pool she stared into Seraphina's dark eyes.

"I have a feeling my people tolerance that is this," she pinched her fingers together very close together. "Will go-" now her fingers are touching, smushed together in fact. "So if you are on my ass more than usual babe, we'll be beefing."

Seraphina giggled and nodded without any intention of listening to Juniper's warning. Warren side eyed the two and looked around to see if anyone was witnessing the biggest lie in history.

"You picked a name for the day the little demons finally here?" the hellhound asked while taking Juniper's glass from her.

"I did. No one knows it, I'll tell Raphael eventually. I'm afraid he'll start twitching the next time it's brought up though, I think I like holding it over his head."

"Why aren't we surprised."

"So you've decided on it but he doesn't know it yet? What if he doesn't like it?"

"He's not allowed to not like it."

"But-"

"I don't question it anymore, Warren," Raphael and Phoenix walked through the patio doors.

Juniper lit up at the sight of her mate, wading over to him as he crouched by the ledge of the pool.

"Kiss please," she pushed herself up. Raphael's chest rumbled pleased, kissing her gently with a heated look in his eyes.

"You like our baby name right?" her gray eyes were alight with mischievous.

"Absolutely love it," he promised vehemently while kissing her forehead. The unknown name did make his ass itch something awful giving Juniper complete control over their unborn possibly unconceived but getting there boy.

Bending to whisper in her ear, "Telling me yet?"

"When you give me a positive test," she nipped his stubbly jaw.

"Gimme' a hint."

Juniper hummed in thought, even as her mate Raphael thought she might give in. "No."

Reaching into the water, he wrapped his arm around her back. Lifting her up completely from the pool, his mate squealed quietly.

"Test tomorrow," he bargained while holding her up by her ass.

"Next week, shits gotta settle around in there," she patted her tummy.

He grunted while carrying her into the kitchen to get the food for their friends that stayed outside.

"Heard from the Bordoa's?" Juniper kissed his shoulder.

Raphael huffed at the question, for a while he had a rule of only mentioning that family name from 9-5 on weekdays.

"Oh c'mon they've grown on you in the last three months. Don't even try to lie to me."

"I can't lie when I say I've never met anyone like Elora that's for damn sure. Someone so small and so loud."

"Never met anyone like Elora, handsome have you met Demi? All of the motherfuckers over there are weird matter of fact? Their twins? One of them breathes fire! They're a different breed, but that's besides the point," she laughed at his exhausted face. Raphael couldn't hide the smile at her amused face.

"I mentioned it because they keep inviting us to dinner and you keep telling them no. And I want you to say yes," she pouted a bit.

"Okay baby," he nodded while mocking her pout playfully. Even if he knew mocking her does nothing, because every time she asks for something she gets it immediately anyway.

He held her chin gently, tilting her pretty face up to admire her features and smooth ochre skin.

"I'm so grateful for you, you know that?" he asked quietly in a softly raspy voice. "That you've given me unconditional love and our boy, hm?"

Juniper smiled up at him, nudging his nose with her own. "Raph-" she tilted her head to reassure him that she knew as he told her every chance he got.

"No I'm serious, beautiful," he kissed her jaw. "We beat all odds, you beat all odds actually. So many obstacles blocking us from each other but we made it. And I love you so damn much."

Juniper peered up at him with wide eyes, thumbing over his cheek and pressing a gentle kiss to his lips.

"I love you too," she croaked. "Couldn't ask for a better man to be with. I don't think I'd be able to stand anybody else," Juniper gave a cheeky grin. "We'll have cool fucking kids too."

"Oh of course," he brushed his hands through his curly hair.

"Of course," the shadow demon nodded determinedly. Grabbing a strawberry, he held it up to her lips and fed her dutifully.

"C'mon, guess we should give our friends a bit of attention. Before I kick them out to make sure the babies cooking, thoroughly."

He winked down as her and patted her butt while guiding her outside.

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i stayed up until one am last night writing this, it's not my fave chapter but i needed a bridge into our closing chapters hehe 🫶

have a good weekend my loves!! comment any thoughts opinions predictions for the book or maybe any series following up ♡