The Dark Thrall Mating Olivia

Chapter Sixty-Five

***Olivia POV***

Pasta sauce simmered in a big saucepan on the stove, filling the kitchen with the smell of garlic, rosemary, oregano, and tomatoes. I had added cooked ground beef to the canned sauce, trying to make it all a little more hearty for Jay and Killian. The spaghetti noodles were cooked and just waiting for me to top them in the meat sauce and the garlic bread was being held warm in the oven. Everything was ready for tonight.

I gave the sauce a stir before picking up the sponge from its tray on the sink and giving the counter one last quick wipe down. The house was clean and beneath the warm scents of the food, I could still smell the lemon-scented cleaner that I had used to scrub just about every surface of the house that I could.

It had helped ease my mind from everything that I had learned today. I was still nervous as to how I was going to bring this up with my mates, but I could never keep Everly away from her biological father.

I just hoped that they understood. That my decision wouldn't drive a wedge in between the three of us. Or between them and my daughter. I wanted them to bond with her. They were my mates and I knew that they wanted to be her fathers too. We had discussed it during our date and afterward. I didn't want that to change just because Nick was coming back into the picture. A toy crashed to the ground behind me and I tossed the sponge into the sink. Moving over to Everly, she looked up at me from the blocks that she had been banging against the ground. Her eyes moved from me to the block that had fallen out of her reach.

"Did you lose your toy, baby?" I asked, smoothing my hands over the front of the cotton navy dress that I was wearing it was nothing fancy but it made me feel good. It hid the baby weight that I hadn't lost just yet but still made me feel sexy enough for having Killian and Jay over. She babbled at me and I smiled, crouching down to pick up the block and move it closer to her. "It's okay, Ev. Are you ready to meet mommy's mates?" I asked as she gave up banging her blocks together and held up her arms for me. "You are, aren't you?"

Reaching down, I picked her up. Smoothing the soft fabric of the pink dress that I had put her in.

It was a frilly little dress that Gloria had bought for her. Delicate roses were embroidered into the hemline and around the collar and it made her look like a little doll.

"I think you'll like them. I hope you'll like them." I said as she tucked her chubby little body against mine. Her hands reached up to the neckline of my dress to pull at my top. "Are you trying to nurse, sweet baby?"

She gurgled at me, rubbing her face against my chest as she tried to squirm into place and I couldn't help but smile.

"You sure are. Come on, Everly, let's go sit on the couch." I said, more to myself than to her.

I made my way back over to the stove, lowering the flame on the burner before heading into the living room to wait for Killian and Jay to show up. Moving my daughter around in my lap, I undid the small pearl buttons at the top of my dress. Pulling it down so that I could bring her to my breast to nurse.

She latched on, her little hand moving up to my face. I caught her hand in my own, leaning down to kiss her fingers as I watched her nurse.

"Your dad wants to meet you. I'm nervous about that too. Some things happened before you were born and he couldn't be here with us. But he wants to be around and get to know you." I said, letting her hand go as she relaxed against me. "I want him to get to know you, too. I'm just worried about it, kiddo. You deserve all the love but I, I don't know how things will go with everything. But I want you to get to know him and for him to see how amazing you are." Everly's eyes started to slip closed and I let out a sigh. I was nervous about so much that had happened today. When I woke up this morning with my mates, I hadn't known that this was how things were going to go but I was worried that they might not want me.

Or should I say that Nick coming around might be something that wouldn't want? I didn't want

to hurt them, but I wasn't going to tell Nick that he couldn't meet his daughter.

I just hoped that both men understood.noveldrama

A knock sounded from the door, making me jump and Everly startled awake in my arms. I lifted

her up, fixing the top of my dress and buttoning it with one hand as I stood up. Making my way over to the door, I smoothed a hand over my hair. I had thrown it into a loose ponytail and it showed off the claiming bit that marked my throat.

I was proud of that mark and the one on the inside of my wrist. I didn't want to hide them away. I wanted both my mates to know that I knew I was still theirs. That even with everything that Micheal had told me about what happened with Nick. I wasn't going to change anything that had happened between the three of us.

"You ready, Ev?" I asked, looking at my daughter. She didn't say anything, just watched me with her big brown eyes.

Smiling at her, I reached down and grasped the doorknob. Giving it a twist and pulling the door open, Jay and Killian stood in the soft glow of the yellow porch light. As handsome as they had looked earlier.

Killian had on a black t-shirt and faded blue jeans that were ripped at the knees and thighs. He looked good, his blonde hair was brushed back from his face and his blue eyes brightened when they locked on me. I felt a warm flutter in the pit of my stomach at the look in his eyes. It made me feel like everything would be okay.