Silent Bite-A Scanguards Wedding (1001 Dark Nights) by Tina Folsom Page A

sometimes think back to when we met?”
    “All the time.”
    She turned her head halfway to look at him. “I’m glad it was you whose arms I collapsed in. You saved me.”
    Oliver smiled and shook his head. “No, you saved me . I was on a downward spiral. If I hadn’t met you that night, I would have slid deeper, until one day I would have fallen prey to bloodlust. I was lucky to have found you.”
    She lifted herself on her tiptoes and turned in his arms. “I hope we’ll always be as happy as now.”
    “We’ll be even happier once we’re blood-bonded. Then I’ll be able to protect you better.”
    His words surprised her. “What do you mean?”
    “I’ll be able to sense when you’re in danger because of the bond. And we’ll be able to communicate telepathically.”
    She knew all about that aspect of the blood-bond. But some of his words made her ask, “Why would I be in danger?”
    He shrugged. “Just saying. If anything ever happens, I’ll know.”
    Ursula slapped his shoulder. “Don’t spook me! Nothing will happen. I’m safe here.”
    He pressed a kiss to her forehead. “Yes, you’re safe with me.”
     

8
    “It’s too tight,” Delilah complained.
    She was one of eleven women assembled in the living room of Quinn and Rose’s mansion, eight of whom were trying on their bridesmaid’s dresses. Ursula tossed a glance in her mother’s direction, who was assisting the seamstress in making some adjustments to Yvette’s dress—or rather bossing the poor woman around.
    Her mother hadn’t heard Delilah over the din of voices in the room, which was currently off-limits to the men. In fact, Blake had been posted outside the door to make sure none of the workers carrying chairs and tables into the tent would accidentally step inside the room of scantily clad women.
    “Let me help you,” Ursula offered and approached Delilah.
    Delilah, the pretty dark-haired woman with the green eyes, had a great figure, though she was a little rounder around her hips than some of the other women assembled. No wonder, she was the one who had borne a child a year earlier and seemingly had trouble getting rid of the last few pounds of pregnancy weight.
    “Thank you, Ursula. I don’t mean to be complicated, but if I zip it all the way up, I won’t be able to breathe. I can’t squeeze my boobs into this dress.” Delilah glanced at her apologetically. “And I swear I didn’t have any cookies in the last two weeks!”
    Ursula chuckled and caught Maya’s eye, who stood close and now approached. Maya let a long look wander over Delilah, then leaned in closer.
    “I doubt it’s the cookies, Delilah.” Maya’s eyes twinkled. “If you don’t mind my saying so as your physician, it’s generally not cookies that make your boobs swell.”
    Ursula noticed how Delilah sucked in a breath. “You don’t think—” She stopped herself and ran her hand along her torso before resting it on her belly. “But, we’ve tried to be careful.” Her cheeks colored prettily.
    Ursula didn’t have to be a brain surgeon to figure out what Maya was alluding to. “Are you saying Delilah is pregnant?” she whispered so nobody else in the room could hear them. Except maybe the other vampire females in the room, whose hearing was superior to that of humans: Rose, Yvette, Vera, as well as Portia and Lauren, who both were hybrids, half vampire, half human.
    Maya smiled at Delilah. “I think you should come in for a test in the next few days. So we can be sure. I would love to study your pregnancy from beginning to end this time. Last time I only got the tail end of it.”
    “That is, if I’m really pregnant. I could well be just getting fat!” Delilah joked.
    “With a man like Samson?” Maya looked at Ursula, and Ursula couldn’t help herself but laugh.
    “Maya is right. I mean I don’t know Samson that well, but if he’s anything like Oliver, then I’m surprised you only have one child so far.” Shocked at her own words,