The Dark Thrall Mating Olivia

Chapter Twenty-One

I looked around, taking in the room. It was smaller than I thought it would be. Bigger than the other rooms that I'd been inside, but still not what I was expecting.

There was a king-sized bed that he and Everly were laying in. The headboard was dark metal pipes that were bent into curved shapes. The sheets were black and a matching comforter had been pushed to the foot of the bed. A cherry-wood dresser sat off to the side and there was a matching nightstand by the bed with a recliner in the corner. I knew I wasn't going to be sitting there, it was too far away from them.

Micheal's place though, it reminded me of my place before Everly had gotten a hold of it. She had a way of making a place a home and I could see her doing that to Micheal's room. Bringing in her things and mine and making it our space. Not just his, but a place where all of us could be comfortable.

I looked over to the other side of the room. There was a sitting area with a small couch and two comfortable looking chairs in front of a fireplace. Just past that was a small desk with a laptop setting on it and a small bookshelf was beside it. Everything was in its place and even though it was all neat, I could tell this was where Micheal liked to be.

The room was heavy with his scent and now the smell of him and Everly and their coupling. It smelled so damn good and made me want to throw my previous plans out the window. It made me want to join them.

To crawl into bed and settle myself between Everly's thighs and taste their mixed come. To lap at

it like a cat with cream until she woke up, coming on my tongue and begging me for more. Begging both of us for more.

Everly looked far too exhausted for that right now. Her skin was pale and there were bags beneath her eyes. Her breathing was steady and I could tell that she was worn out. Micheal's mark was on her throat, it was red and angry looking now but I knew in a few days it would be healed.

That it would look fucking perfect on that sweet spot where her shoulder and neck met. It would be a perfect silvery mark on her tanned skin and I couldn't wait to leave a mark of my own on the other side.

"Did you two have fun?"

"I think you know we did." Micheal leaned forward, adjusting the pillow behind him. Scratches marred his shoulders and chest. They were healing, but fuck if her marking him up like that didn't do something for me. It made me want to watch just what he did for her to mark him up like that. "You should sit."

He motioned for me to sit down and I moved to the foot of the bed, curling up my leg to sit beside Everly. She stirred slightly, but didn't wake. I reached out, touching her through the cotton sheet and she settled back to sleep.

I looked over at Micheal to make sure he was okay with me touching her. The corner of his lips quirked up into a smile but he didn't say anything and I felt something inside of me relax. Knowing that he was okay with me touching her.

If he hadn't been okay with it, I don't think I would have been able to bear it. I'd known that Everly was mine. I just needed to know that her mate would be okay with it, too.

I looked at Micheal, taking him in as I settled onto the bed with my back against the footboard. Micheal was muscular but lithe, his long auburn hair hung loose around his shoulders. It was a mess but it looked good on him, making him look less put together than when he wore it up. I found that I liked seeing his hair like this, that I liked seeing the alpha relaxed.

"How come I can feel you when you haven't claimed her and she hasn't claimed you?" He asked. "Getting to the good stuff first, then?"

"Yes, I'm curious about it. I know that demons can bind themselves to another but I didn't think shifters could."

"You're not mad about it?" I asked, worrying my cheek with my teeth.

"No, I always figured I would end up sharing my mate. I just didn't expect it to be Everly." He reached over, brushing his fingers through her hair. His eyes softened as he looked at her. "I

didn't think it would be either one of you but it feels right.”

"It does. She nicked me with her teeth when we were playing."

"Playing?"

"Micheal, I've known we were supposed to be together from the moment I met her. You can't

think we haven't experimented to see what we both enjoy."

"Where did she mark you?" Micheal looked at me with a raised eyebrow.

I shifted my hips, leaning back to show him the fading bite mark on the base of my penis.

"Things got a little rough. I wasn't complaining about it." Pulling my shorts back into place, I relaxed. "I don't even think she realizes it yet."

"Not a full claim, then?"

"No, but I didn't want her to claim me until she found you. I knew if I claimed her she wouldn't keep looking for her fated mate and I wasn't going to take that away from her." I said, "That was noble of you."

"I'm not noble. I'll always put her first and I'm selfish when it comes to her." I warned him. "That doesn't mean that I won't feel the same way about you eventually when we're mated, but it won't change how I feel about her."

"I wouldn't have it any other way. She's ours but I have a feeling that you're going to push me. Sid, are you a brat?"

"For the right person. For her, when she needs me to be." I winked at Micheal and he shook his head but didn't hide his smile.

Everly shifted in her sleep and the sheet moved lower. I needed to get out of here. If I didn't, I was going to end up interrupting their time together and while I wanted to. I knew that for this to last, they needed time to themselves without me.

"I should get going." I said, standing up and walking over to Everly. Pulling the sheet back into place, I pressed a kiss to her forehead before I straightened up and looked at Micheal.

"You could alway stay. She cares about you." He said, watching me closely.

"I know she does but I'm not taking this away from her. She still needs to claim you." I grinned at

him, dragging my fingers through my hair. "Besides, I need my beauty sleep for lunch tomorrow.

I want to hear all the details of tonight from her. It's my favorite part of sharing."

"Make it brunch instead. I've got work to do in the morning."

"Is that an order, alpha?" I asked, making my way over to the door.

"Sid." He growled.

"Good night, Micheal." I opened the door, slipping out of the room and into the hallway. It was going to be a long night and I didn't think I'd be able to sleep but I would be here in the morning for Everly. I wanted to hear everything from her and I knew that both Micheal and I would need to talk to her about our future together.