In Four Days

It was like a dream. Darius woke up from his sleep and found himself on Nicholai's bed, just like the last time they spent the night together. He got up to sit, but he figured that Nicholai was already in another spot in the estate. It was only six in the morning, but Nicholai seemed to be working on something even before the sun rose.

Darius held his head to shake away a certain feeling. Last night, he felt something strange choking him while he was merging with his mate. It was as if something foreign inside Nicholai's body was making him sick. It was so intrusive that it prodded on Darius wrongly.

He didn't remember the most prominent thoughts in his head, but he knew that he was mad. He grew mad at the fact that a foreign energy was inside Nicholai's body that night.

"…Daddy?" The door opened, and Darius quickly pulled on the blanket as Dylan poked his head from the gap. "Daddy, I can feel something strange coming from you. Are you okay?"