The Dark Thrall Mating Olivia

Chapter Eighty-Eight

"What do you say, Evy? Want me to come over tomorrow morning with some donuts?" Nick said, glancing up at me from where he had crouched down to talk to Everly.

I nodded and he smiled up at me, straightening up.

"It's decided then. I'll see you two in the morning with some chocolate sprinkled donuts." His smile grew wider and I felt my eyes widen. "They're still your favorites, right?"

"You remembered?"

"I remember everything about you, Olivia." Nick said. His eyes flicked to the claiming bite on my neck and he took a step back. "I should get going."

"We'll see you tomorrow."

He nodded, pulling his hand away from Everly and she let out a little sound of protest. Trying to grab for his finger again. He brushed his knuckle beneath her chin, his hazel eyes sparkling in the sunlight with flecks of green and blue. He looked at me, his adam's apple bobbing as he swallowed. "I meant what I said. I'm here now Livie."

My throat grew tight at his words. I didn't say anything, not trusting myself to speak. I was afraid that if I did, I would say the wrong thing and that he would run from us.

"I'll see you tomorrow. Thanks for letting me spend time with you guys." He said, tucking his hands into the pockets of his jeans as he turned away from Everly and I. We watched him head over to his car and climb inside.

He started the engine and reversed the car onto the street before driving off.

I had to admit that I had enjoyed him coming over to meet Everly. It felt good to know that he would be sticking around and I hoped that he meant it.

The only bad thing was how I felt about him. How my wolf still felt about him being around us and seeing him with our daughter.

It was making me feel things that I shouldn't be feeling at all.

I shouldn't be feeling the pull that I felt to him. Nick had rejected me, but our bond was still there. It was like it was just waiting for us to act on it and Goddess knew that I wasn't going to make that mistake again.

I was glad that my heat had happened already. That Jay and Killian had helped me through it, it helped keep some of those feelings in check. I hated to think of how I would be right now if they hadn't.

I wasn't going to give into those feelings, I wasn't a cheater. I would never put my mates through that. To make them feel like they weren't enough because they were. That didn't mean that I wasn't struggling right now.

Looking down at Everly, I vowed to myself and the goddess that I was going to be strong. My daughter needed me to be strong. I didn't want to mess things up for her. I had two men who cared about me and wanted to be her fathers.

Then there was Nick, if I acted on that primal pull. It would destroy it all.

"What did you think, Everly?" I asked, brushing my fingers through her curls. "Did you have fun meeting Ni- your father?"

Everly looked up at me, her brown eyes drooping tiredly. Her face twisted up and she yawned and I smiled, bouncing her a little.

"Me too, baby." I chuckled, turning back towards the house and making my way to the front door. Opening the door, I walked inside. It was all neat and straighter than it had been before Nick had come over.

While he had visited with Everly, I had folded laundry and put it away. Taking time to straighten up the house. He had followed me with Everly, almost as if he was worried about doing something that would make her cry.

I knew given time he would learn her, he hadn't been with her as long as I had. But he was still a natural at it.

Everly rested her head against my chest and I stood in the living room, swaying back and forth. "Well see if he comes back. If he doesn't then we'll know for sure, won't we?"

She didn't make a sound and I knew that she was trying to fall asleep on me. I rubbed my hand

over her back in slow circles. Humming as I thought about the almost kiss.

I wasn't sure how I was going to tell Killian and Jay about that. But I knew that I would need to

soon. These feelings were not what I should be having for anyone other than my mates. I needed to figure out a way to make them stop.noveldrama

Looking down at Everly, I realized that she had fallen asleep. She'd had a busy day today and I could understand why she was so worn out. I carefully walked towards my bedroom and laid her down into her crib.

Tiptoeing out of the room, I cracked the door behind me before heading back into the living room. Grabbing my phone off the charger, I pressed the button on the side.

I looked at the glowing screen for a moment before hitting the text message icon. Tapping away at the screen, I sent a quick message to Jay and Killian. Asking if they could come over. When I was done with that,

Moving over to the couch, I sat down. Curling my legs beneath me as I looked out the window behind the couch. This was the perfect kind of day for shifting and running through the woods. It had been a long time since I'd done that and I could feel my beast beneath my skin. She was ready to run, ready to feel the forest floor soft and springy beneath her paws. To feel the crisp, cool air ruffling through her fur.

I wondered if I would get to do that with my mates? Would that be something that I could share with them one day soon? I wanted them to see my wolf almost as much as I wanted to see their dragons.