Chapter 400. Marked and Mated

Tish POV

I let Kaden take me by the hand and lead me to the massive suite I designed for the three of us. It feels wrong sleeping here without Kai, but I know I have to fix the relationship between Kaden and me.

Holding my breath as I step through the door, I wait for Kaden to bombard me with questions about the baby. But he doesn’t. He tightens his hand around mine and leads me to the bathroom.

“Arms up,” he commands with his nose wrinkled.

Raising my arms over my head, I let Kaden peel off my shirt. He holds it with two fingers like it is tainted with disease. I snort with laughter when he chucks it directly into the trash.

He drops to his knees in front of me and pulls my leggings and panties down over my hips. I run my fingers through his hair, and he moans. Then he looks up at me with a furrowed brow.

“Please tell me your hands are clean,” he whispers.

“Uh,” I pause. “I wiped them off on a towel.”

“Ew,” Kaden grunts. “Now I