Page 104 of My Knotty Mountain Men

“I’m gonna go put her to bed,” he tells us.

“Make sure to take her out of those clothes.” He shoots me a glare. “Sorry,” I chuckle. “I know, I know. You know how to take care of our Omega.”

“Damn right I do,” he mutters, carefully shifting Violet.

“Hey.” He pauses to look at me. “I love you.” I remind him, grabbing the back of his head to pull him in for a kiss. He groans against my lips, and my cock stiffens.

When Violet first came back, it took weeks before life settled down enough for us to start having time alone with one another.

We’ve made her our top priority, and she will always be first. But that doesn’t mean we still can’t make time for one another.

“I love you too.” He nips at my lips. “That ass is mine,” he growls.

I smile against his lips. “Fine, but our Beta’s is mine.”

“Don’t I get a say?” Nolan protests playfully.

“You're telling me you don’t want me?” I ask him, raising a brow.

He looks at me with lidded eyes. “I always want you.”

“Good answer,” I reply, my voice raspy.

Leaning forward, I press a kiss to Violet’s forehead. “Sleep well, baby,” I murmur.

I get up and follow the two of them until I reach the kitchen. Stopping, I watch them go, Nolan coming up to join me at my side.

“Want a coffee?”

“Yeah.” He blows out a breath, running a hand through his shaggy locks. He’s let his hair grow out a bit, his beard too. It makes him look like a rugged mountain man, and fuck, does he look sexy. His lips twitch into a smile. “You gonna make it, or am I?”

“Sorry,” I chuckle, shaking my head. “Not my fault you make my dick hard.”

“So romantic. Please, Alpha, talk dirty to me.”

I grin wider, laughing harder as I get the coffee together.

The momentary good mood dissipates as I’m brought back to reality.

“We need to go down to the courthouse tomorrow,” I grumble. Nolan moves up to my side, wrapping his arms around me from the side and presses a kiss to my cheek.

“I hate this, Aiden,” he sighs, his voice shaking. I turn in his hold so I can wrap my arms around his waist, bringing us front to front. “I hate that she has to deal with this. She shouldn’t have to. Sylvia is fucking crazy, why can’t anyone see that?”

“I’m sure they do. But they use money to brush things under the rug,” I growl, my hands gripping his hips.

“How far are things going to go before something is finally done? That woman does not care about the restraining orders. She broke them once, what makes you think she won’t do it again?”

“I don’t know, Nolan,” I sigh heavily, leaning my forehead against his. “Maybe... maybe we should move.”

“What?” Nolan breaths. “No, Aiden, this is our home. We built our lives here.”

“Home is who you're with, not where you are.” My eyes bore into his. “As long as I have you, Thomas, our Omega, and our baby, I don’t care where we are.”

He melts under my touch. “I know you’re right,” he sighs. “I just don’t want to have to sacrifice our lives because of one spoiled woman who can’t handle rejection or not getting everything she wants. I don’t want our Omega getting hurt.”

“I don’t want that either,” I growl insistently.

His eyes start to water, and fuck, my heart is breaking. “Seeing her like that earlier, Aiden... it fucking killed me. I didn’t know what to do or how to help. I had no idea what was going on. All I could do was hold her as she sobbed in my arms, then bring her home. I wasn’t what she needed. You and Thomas were.”

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