The Dark Thrall Mating Olivia

Chapter

Fifty-Six

"I was just wondering if our children with her will have your eyes, or hers?" I said, a slow smile spreading over my face.

"I hope they have her eyes. Do you think she might be pregnant?" Killian to a drink of his coffee, bouncing in his seat at the hot caffeinated liquid. He grimaced before setting it down and pulling over the cream and sugar and adding a heaping spoonful of both. "I mean, we were only just with her last night. It's a little soon."

"She might be. I hope she is." I answered, knowing that my words were true. Deep down, I knew it was too soon. I wanted her to be pregnant with our offspring, wanted her to be tied to us.

We hadn't gotten to share her first pregnancy with her but Killian and I would both spoil her this time around. We wouldn't let her go through any of it without us. I wasn't going to let her be alone again.

Her previous mate was a fool, but I wasn't and neither was Killian.

Olivia was ours.

"I hope she is, too." Killian said, taking a sip of his now sweetened coffee. "Did you want to pick up some wine for tonight?"

"Yeah, I think we should get a bottle to celebrate our mating with her." I said, putting away my menu. Scanning the diner, I looked for our waitress. She hadn't come back to get our orders and I was starting to wonder if she had forgotten about us.

"What's taking her so long?"

"I'm not sure." I said, catching her eye as she helped another table. She shot me a grin before looking away.

The door to the kitchen opened and the cook came out. Two plates were clutched in his hands. He had on a white apron covering his jeans and t-shirt. There was worry in his eyes as they

landed on us. He walked over to our table, sitting the plates down in front of us.

My mouth watered at the smell of bacon and eggs that wafted up from the plates.

He wiped his hands on the front of his apron before looking at me and then Killian. "I wanted to introduce myself to you two."

"Sir?" Killian said, looking back and forth between the plate and the older man.

"I'm Jose, Livie's family, well they're not around. She's one of mine."

"It's good to meet you, Jose," I said, tilting my head down in a show of respect for him. "I'm Jay Brighton and this is my thrall mate, Killian."

"Good to meet you both. I just wanted to tell you to take care of her. Livie's a good girl and Everly is very precious to us."

"We will, Sir." Killian said and I nodded. Watching the way Jose's eyes moved to the claiming marks that Olivia had left on both of our necks.

"Just be good to them."

I nodded, watching him head back to the kitchen. I had a feeling that we might be staying here a lot longer than we planned.

Olivia had family here, people who loved her. I didn't want to take that away from her.

"That felt very much like a 'take care of my daughter' talk," Killian said, picking up a slice of crisp bacon and biting it. His eyes slipped closed before he let out a groan. "Oh man, this is good." “It did.” I said, wondering about Olivia's family. But I couldn't see her wanting to leave the ones that she had told us about.

Things couldn't be easy for her. I was beginning to realize that she had been alone for so long. I hated that for her. Wolves were pack animals and to be without family could break even the strongest.

Picking up my fork, I dug into my breakfast. Soon we were going to talk with her alpha.

***

Killian and I finished our breakfast before heading over to the pack house. As we drove, I took in the trees that lined the roads. They were thick and blocked off the house from the rest of the world.

I could appreciate Micheal wanting to keep his pack hidden away from the rest of the woods. It was something I wanted to do with my mates.

The woods seemed like it would be a great place for his wolves to run and hunt in.

A flash of sable fur caught my gaze as I drove. There was a wolf keeping pace with our bikes. His dark hazel eyes watching us intently. A fury burned there and it made me worried about what we were going into.

'In the woods.'

'I know, do you think Micheal sent them?' Killian asked, his voice clear in my mind despite the words not being spoken aloud.

'Maybe, we need to be careful.'noveldrama

'I will be, but you should be too. We don't know what we're walking into.'

We picked up our speed, turning down the long driveway to the pack house. A huge farmhouse came into view, it was several stories tall and had a large wrap-around porch. A white porch swing swayed in the breeze.

Red roses were planted in front of the house, their bushes lined the walkway leading up to the house. They were in full bloom despite the cool weather and I could smell the faint scent of burnt almonds and chocolate in the air. The breeze shifted and I caught the smell of leather and caramel.

It was a cloying scent that mixed with the other scents. But I knew that scent. It was the same one that I had smelled last night when we were with Olivia at Moonlight.

What was Nick doing here?

Was that why Micheal had asked us to come here? Was the man who had rejected our mate, made her feel like she didn't matter, trying to interfere with us?

'It's her ex.' Killian said. His anger burned through me, making my dragon rise to the surface.

'I know, I smell him. Ignore him.' I ordered, pulling my bike up to the house and parking.

I killed the engine, climbing off my bike and taking my helmet off as I scanned the yard.