#Nycus 💘

Nyx's pov

I giggled as I watched Lycus struggle to braid Amara's hair. Why he had offered to help? I do not know. But I guess he wanted to build a bond with her like he had done with me. It was beautiful yet funny to watch. This big blurry man sitting on the bed hunched over trying to do Amara's hair with his brows furrowed in utter confusion.

The image will be stuck in my mind forever.

"Can't we just brush it?" He whined frowning at the tangled mess he made, "I think brushing it will be better."

"You are only saying that cause you can't braid." She giggled and stuck her tongue out at him which caused him to glare playfully at her, "I will show you how to braid."

She stood up from the floor and went towards the dressing mirror before beckoning at Lycus to come. He shot me a look that said 'Help me' but I Ignored him and he frowned at me before going to meet her.

She made him sit on the stool before the mirror. She dragged another stool behind where he was sat, climbed it and said, "Now, I will do your hair and make you really pretty." He snorted at her words, "Close your eyes." He obeyed her.

She ignored his snort and began to work on his sleek black hair. I drew my eyes away from them and looked down at my wrist. My fingers played with the bracelet Lycus had gotten for me. I felt a familiar tug of affection at my heart, the same feeling I felt when Lycus had gotten it.

He said I deserved it but I didn't believe him. I was always told that I didn't deserve nice things. Alpha Titan made sure to remind me of that, I never got to be treated to expensive things not even the cheap ones.

It still felt foreign to my wrist. I never took it off ever since the day he had gotten it for me, I loved it. I was beginning to like Lycus more since he started acting nice towards me. I was beginning to trust him more. His actions and intentions were really clear to me, he wanted me in his life and I often wondered when he was going to Mark me and if he was going to give me the luna position.

With the time he spent with me and Amara. I could see that there was more to the big mighty Alpha King, he had a soft spot and he also loved berries. I giggled inwardly at how I had found out his obsession for berries. I had gone to his office that day to ask if I could get some more stuff when I found him greedily stuffing his face with the delectable fruits. The juices ran down the sides of his mouth and his face was all red at the fact that I had caught him red handed.

"What are you laughing at?" I heard him ask, I looked towards their direction. Amara was still doing her business and Lycus was there with his eyes closed.

"Nothing." I giggled talking back into my thoughts. I wondered where all these familiarity was going and if it would mean something for us but what I could decipher was Hera was right and Andros was wrong. Lycus had pure intentions and that was all that mattered.

"What the fuck?!" He growled causing me to snap my head up. I looked at where they were and fell over my seat in full blown laughter.

"Th-is is th-e funni-est thing I ha-ve se-en." I said laughing in between gasps. My laughter grew seeing Lycus's face contort in sheer misery.

"It's not funny Nyx." He grumbled glaring at Amara who was in love with what she had created, "Stop laughing!" He groaned.

I sat up on the seat still not being able to stop my laughter. He looked super funny with his braided hair and pink clips stuck in it.

"Isn't he pretty?" Amara asked stomping her feet, "I did good right?"

"Of course dear." I wheezed, "It's perfect and he is pretty."

"That's it!" He growled and began to stick out the clips and loosen his braids, "I am done playing pretty."

My daughter and I laughed more as he pulled out the clips and loosened the hair, it was the funniest sight ever. I could see Lycus trying to stifle his laughter as he undid the hair, he was having fun just like us.

"I have to go now." He said and walked over to me when he was done, "I got work to do." He dropped a brief kiss on my lips before fist bumping Amara.

"Can I drop by the office later?" I asked.

"Sure." He winked at me before teleporting out of the room.

I picked Amara in my arms as she began to ask me a lot of questions, "Is he my new daddy? I like him now, do you like him? I like his hair, why is it so soft? Why did he kiss you?" I rolled my eyes at her numerous questions as I placed her on the bed.

"It's time for your siesta." I dropped a peck on her lips and handed fluffy to her, "Sleep well princess."

"Okay mommy." She gave me a kiss on the cheek before laying back on the bed.

I stood there waiting till she drifted in to sleep and then I pulled the covers over her when she had. I went to the closet changed into a jean and top before exiting the room.

I wanted to go to Lycus's office but before that I figured that I take something to him. I felt bad knowing that he had done all these nice things for me and I couldn't reciprocate. Even pertaining to sexual favours, he had made me feel good on many occasions but I haven't made him feel same. I might ask him if I can later but for now I will just make him a quick lunch and a cup of coffee.

I went downstairs to the kitchen, thankfully it was empty. I walked over to the shelves and began setting things out to make him something delicious to eat at least to make him happy.

My phone buzzed as I was about to start, I took the phone out and looked at the message.

If you have forgiven me, why aren't you talking? It was a message from Andros and I sighed. Yes, I have forgiven him for what he said but that doesn't mean we would hang out immediately.

I am busy, talk later, I texted back before stuffing the phone in my pockets. I turned back to the things I had laid out and began to prepare the lunch when I felt a presence behind me. I turned around instantly only to come face to face with Laya's mother, the cook.

"What do you want?" I asked her managing to sound really stern. I didn't want to appear as a coward even if I was terrified by the way she glared at me.

"Don't you think it's time for you to leave this place? you aren't wanted here slut!" She growled at me and I flinched.

"I am not going anywhere." I said to her balling my fists by my side to appear really furious, "Do your worse!"

"Oh, the slut can talk back now without stuttering." She laughed dryly, "Of course I will do my worse!"

"Leave me alone."

"He would never want you! You are weak, ugly and scarred. You are cursed and useless, no one wants you around." She growled in my face, "He's going to dump you and mate with my daughter. She will be luna and you shall crawl at her feet!" She barked, shoved me aside and stormed out of the kitchen.

Tears fell down from my face at her cruel words, I tried to be strong but I couldn't. Such words always broke me. My hands quaked as I cried, I turned back to making the food but I ended up cutting myself. I winced in pain and decided to just go with the coffee. I picked up the mug with shaky hands and tried holding on tightly but it managed to slip out of my hold and fell to the ground crashing into numerous pieces, the brown liquid flowed on the floor. I was surely doomed, Lycus will kill me.

And as if on cue he entered into the kitchen looking really furious as his eyes landed on the mess.

I fell to my knees still crying as he stepped towards me, "Please do not hit me." I begged, "I just wanted to make you something, I didn't mean to destroy anything." He got closer and my heart race increased, he was surely going to hit me like Alpha Titan did anytime I broke something.

"Please, I will do anything, I will work to replace it, I didn't meant to, I have been good I swear." I broke into loud sobs. He lifted me off the floor into his arms hushing me to be calm, "Please don't hit me."

"I won't hit you Nyx." He said calmly, "Shh…stop crying kitten, calm down, take deep breaths, we wouldn't want you having a panic attack, would we?" I tried to calm down as my breathing quickened due to panics.

He rubbed my back gently as I tried to stop my cries, he wasn't hitting me, why? But I did something wrong, I always get hit.

"I won't hurt you." He said calmly as he carried me upstairs and murmured something about cleaning my wound. I laid still in his arms taking in his scent and for the first time in my life, I felt safe.

I felt safe in his arms.

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#Nycus for life🥺🥺🥺Lycus is being such a good mate😩