The Dark Thrall Mating Olivia

Chapter Eighty-Three

I had let my jealousy rob me of so much. If I'd just gone into the diner, things would have been different. Livie and I could have talked and figured things out sooner.

"He must have been worried about you."noveldrama

Livie nodded, standing up and walking towards the small kitchen. "He's been a really good

friend. I don't know what I would have done without him."

I followed behind her, watching the way her body moved. How her hips swayed from side to side.

The way her leggings hugged her hips and thighs. How they molded to her rounded ass. I could

still remember how she had felt the night that we'd had sex.

How she had given herself to me, the sounds that she had made as we'd fucked each other. Those gasps and moans... The way that she had said my name as her body gripped my cock, milking my seed from me like the goddess had made her just for me.

It had been perfect and then I'd fucked everything up. I should have never rejected her. "I'm glad he was here when you needed him." I said and Livie looked back at me. "I, I just want you to know that I'm here if you need me. I know I fucked up, but I want to make it better." She stopped, spinning around to look up at me. Her eyes grew dark and I could almost feel the anger pouring off of her. It filled me with a warmth that I couldn't explain.

"Nick, you can't make this better. I did need you and you weren't there for me. My mom kicked me out. Most of the pack turned their backs on me because you rejected me." She stopped speaking, swallowing hard. She dragged her tongue over her lower lip, looking up at the ceiling. She was trying to hold back her tears. "You had sex with me and then-"

I stepped forward and she backed up. "Livie."

"You rejected me." She let out a sob.

"Olivia-" I started to say, but she cut me off.

"You rejected me and I was alone. You left me alone." She almost yelled at me, the tears finally starting to fall.

I walked forward, taking her into my arms and she went to push me away but I wasn't going to let her push me away. "Olivia, I'm so sorry."

She hit at my chest and I tightened my arms, holding her as the tears fell until she stopped struggling. "You used me and then you rejected me. I thought you wanted me to get rid of her and I was so alone."

"I fucked up. But I'm not going anywhere now, I promise." I said, rubbing my hand in a circle between her shoulder blades as she continued to sob. She smelled like the dragons, a warm yet wild scent that mixed with her sweet scent. It wasn't a bad smell, just one that I wasn't used to. "No matter what, I'll always be here."

***Olivia POV***

The struggle left me and I slumped against Nick's chest. It was firm and warm beneath my cheek. He tightened his arm around my waist and I relaxed against him. His hand drew soft circles between my shoulder blades, it was such a nice feeling to be here in his arms like this. It made me feel like he cared about me. I knew that I shouldn't read into it, that Nick didn't care about me. Not really but it felt nice to pretend that he did even if it was only for a moment.

I couldn't stop the tears that flowed, soaking into the cotton material of his dark t-shirt. I cried for my daughter, for myself. For Nick and the parts of Everly's life that he had missed. Her birth, that all too precious first smile that felt like it had happened last week. The way she looked up at me when she was nursing.

How she smiled and played with toys when I bathed her.

So many moments that he and Everly had missed out on. Moments that I had missed sharing with him.

I wasn't just crying because he had left me alone. Although that was a big part of it, I didn't want Everly to grow up as I had without a father and being shunned by our pack for it.

He had rejected me, but when he had done the same to our daughter... I had been so scared, so hurt. The hurt had been so overwhelming, threatening to drown me in my sadness. If only I had known that it wasn't him sending that text.

My heart had hardened against him and I had built up walls to protect myself from being hurt like that again. Yet Killian and Jay had made me feel safe and those walls were slowly crumbling down. Being held like this by my fated mate and hearing his promises was knocking them down the rest of the way.

A part of me wanted to believe everything that he was saying. My wolf was already smitten with his promises. She didn't understand, well she did. But she, like me, wanted his words to be true. She wanted him to care about us as a mate should.

It made me worry that when this was all over and we were back in the real world that he would come down to reality the way that he had after we'd had sex. That he would reject my daughter and me.

If that happened, there would be nothing left of me. I didn't know how I was going to forgive Nick and allow him into mine and Everly's life.

"I'm not going anywhere, Olivia. I swear it by the goddess, I'll always be here for you and Everly." Nick muttered, his breath hot against my hair.

My shoulders shook and I sucked in a shuddering breath, trying to calm myself down. Nick was here and he wanted to be here. Swearing by the goddess wasn't something done lightly. There were consequences for breaking those types of promises.

I longed for him to mean it. For him to stay with Everly and me. I wasn't sure what that would mean to Jay and Killian. They had said that they would be okay with him having a relationship with Everly. But saying it and meaning it were two different things. Would they be able to handle having him around? Would I be able to handle it?