Chapter 100
Volik
Nix’s mother crosses her arms. “I had to call your father, see if he’d heard from you. Do you know how humiliating that was?”
Fury climbs up my throat.
How dare a mother talk to her child this way.
Nix shrugs at my side. “You didn’t have to call him. It’s not like we talk.”
“I know that now. Apparently you don’t reply to anyone in the family.”
My mate scoffs. “Why would I?”
“Excuse me?” The unpleasant woman has the audacity to look affronted.
“Why would I?” Nix repeats, slower.
“This…” She gestures at us. “This is important.”
“Every moment of Nix’s life is important.” My voice booms through the room.
“I know that,” she snaps and glances at me. But she cannot hold my gaze.
“When was the last time we talked?” Nix asks.
Her mom huffs. “I don’t—”
“It’s been almost a year,” Nix tells her.
“Lives are busy,” she tries to wave off her daughter’s point, like it is not a pattern. “And the phone goes both ways, Nix.”
“No.” Nix squeezes my fingers. “You won’t put any part of our shitty relationship on me. You’re the parent. It’s your job to care first.”
I squeeze her fingers back, hoping she can feel how proud I am.
Her mom is breathing heavy. “It’s not my fault. After Lu—”
Nix hisses.
Her mom’s mouth snaps shut. And I slowly turn my head to look down at my mate.
“I-I…” her mom stutters.
“Don’t you dare blame your shitty parenting on him.” Another hiss leaves my mate’s throat.
It fills the room with menace.
And fills my blood with fire.
My cock throbs.
“Nixy.” She looks up at me. “Did you just hiss?”
Her brows lift. “Holy shit. I think I did.”
“Do it again,” I demand.
“Nix—” Her mom cuts in.
I hold my hand up toward the woman.
She starts to scream.
Nix glances over, then rolls her eyes at her mother’s shrieking.
I am not hurting her. I am simply pushing her toward the door.
I lean down so I am nose to nose with Nix. “Do it again.”
“I don’t know how I—”
“Again, Flower.”
Nix reaches up, hooks her hands behind my neck, brings her lips to mine, and hisses.
I push her mom the rest of the way out of the room, slam the door shut, and lick into Nix’s open mouth.