Chapter 45

It was odd lying curled up next to Jacob. Scarlett had spent a good hour cleaning him in the shower, and now she was surrounded by his heat.

Jacob's arms were tightly wrapped around her petite body—

Well...

Scarlett wasn't small. Her stomach was a large bump, and she wasn't precisely skinny since she was close to giving birth, but she was a dwarf compared to Jacob.

He was as tall as Griffin, and his take-what-he-wanted personality made him seem larger-than-life. He was cocky and arrogant but also had a more playful side.

He was...

Weird.

"Lying like this and smelling your hair makes me wish I was the good brother... I really, really love holding you like this, love..." Jacob grunted and nuzzled closer to Scarlett. "Griffin is a lucky man to have stolen your heart. You're so beautiful."

For some reason, her cheeks burned. "I'm not beautiful."

"Yes, you are, love..." Jacob mumbled into Scarlett's hair.

One of his giant paws was resting on her baby bump, and his cock presse