Barbarian's Mate (Ice Planet Barbarians, #6)

by Ruby Dixon

“I just…I want a lot of kids,” I said. “When I settle down, I want a big family. I never had one, you know? So I always dreamed about having tons of babies and just filling my house with them. Like five or six or even eight kids. I’d be down with that. You?” “That is a lot of mouths to feed.” I feel weirdly crushed at his response. “I…guess it is.” He scrapes at his knife, not looking me in the eye. “Then it is lucky for you that I am an excellent hunter.” Warmth blooms in my chest. “That is lucky.”

He reaches up and gently brushes the tears from my face. “I have never had a mate before, Jo-see. I will not always do the right thing. I will not always give you the words you feel you need.” He cups my chin and forces me to look up at him. “But make no mistake - if you leave this world, I will not be long behind, because I cannot live without you.”