Volkan assuaged the aching need within her, made even greater with the pregnancy hormones raging through her. Knowing her baby was safe and that the father loved Yasmin deeply made her passion burn brighter, and she didn’t hold back, crying out her orgasm as Volkan grunted his own, his face buried in her neck, Turkish words spilling from his lips.

As they lay in the aftermath of their heated encounter, Yasmin rolled onto her side to look at her husband. “What did you say?”

He rolled to face her, pulling her against his warm body and tucking her head under his chin. “I told you how much I love you and the life growing within you. I told you that you would be a glorious mother and that I will be with you every step of the way. I said…”

Chapter Forty-Seven

SEVEN MONTHS LATER

Yasmin glanced at her phone and bit her lip, indecision warring within her. She was supposed to go to her obstetrician appointment with Volkan, but he wasn’t back from the dockyard yet and any attempt to reach him landed her in his voicemail. It wasn’t like him to not show up for an appointment, especially for the baby.

After rescuing her on the island, he’d become a devoted husband and soon-to-be-father. Their suite was filled with every top-end baby item imaginable and more arrived each day. He insisted on taking her to all her appointments since she refused to allow him to hire a private doctor to live with them. He’d only conceded because Yasmin had done some research and discovered that one of the world’s top obstetricians worked in Istanbul.

Of course, Volkan tried to hire the woman to stand vigil over Yasmin, but both the doctor and Yasmin balked, and he’d had to give in, but only with the caveat that Yasmin was to see Dr. Abbidi once a week for the duration of her pregnancy. He hadn’t missed a single appointment.

A soft knock on the door caught her attention and she made her way slowly to see who was there.

“Defne,” she said, greeting her sister-in-law. “How are you? Come in.”

Defne smiled and gave Yasmin a quick hug before slipping past her and into the suite. “Volkan sent me. He said he was going to be late and that I should go with you to your appointment.”

Yasmin frowned and checked her phone. There was no message from Volkan. “Strange, why didn’t he call me himself?”