Butterscotch Souls: The Morningstar Series: Book 4
Butterscotch Souls – Chapter 19

The day went absolutely amazing. I was a bit surprised honestly. I thought for sure that my family would scared Epperly off. But no, anytime any of them gave my mate s**t, she handled herself. It was f*****g hot if I’m going to be honest.

Who knew she could bite back like that?

When she offered for her and Tate to leave though Kohen and I were close to losing it. He was demanding that I mark her so that she can never leave us. I didn’t want to force it on her but I was too close to giving in. Which is why I had to leave. I knew I was fuming but I couldn’t help it.

I spent too much time away from my mate and now she wants to leave me again and take our son with her. Then she came to get me. I thought that I would ignore her and we would just talk about it later, but that was not the case.

No, my mate refused to let me just walk by and ignore our little fight. She’s so strong and fierce. I was hard before that k**s she planted on me. That f*****g toe curling k**s. Then she just had to bite my f*****g l*p. If Axton hadn’t interrupted us I was sure we would have f****d right then and there in the game room.

I spent all day mind linking with Tia about the house and how it was coming along. She kept me updated but it was a bit hard when we didn’t really know what kind of things Tate was into or what Epperly liked. But my sister did really good. Tate is still in his room on his Wii.

As soon as I showed him how to work it he was enthralled.

Epperly cried after she saw the bathroom. I felt a bit bad but I knew they were happy tears. The bathroom didn’t look too different though. Now it just had more girlie things in it for her and of course my own stuff. Still, that was enough to set her off. I held her as she sobbed and thanked me.

Epperly already told me about her life so I was kind of expecting this. I wanted to give her everything she never had and I wanted Tate to have everything he could ever dream of.

After my mate had dried her eyes I asked if she wanted to take a bath and have a moment to unwind from her day. She immediately took me up on the offer. Then she explained that she has never had a bath. That just wouldn’t do for me. I ran the bath for her and added bubbles and bath salts. Then I kissed her head and left her to relax.

I’m standing in the kitchen munching on some banana bread when Tate came out of the hallway.

“Hey Daddy.” He greeted me.

“Hey buddy. You hungry?” I asked and he nodded excitedly.

I turned and cut up some banana bread, buttered it, and handed it to my son. Then I grabbed a couple b***d bags from the freezer and tossed one into the microwave. After it was done I poured it into a cup and gave it to Tate before adding another to the microwave.

“Daddy how do you always know when I’m thirsty?” Tate asked me.

I shrugged. “Because you are my son.” I answered simply.

Honestly, I was just guessing and I was pretty thirsty myself.

“Hey Tate, I’ve been wanting to talk to you about your wolf.” I said to him as I pulled out my own b***d bag and bit into it.

“Skoll says that you’re our daddy and that he likes the way you make us feel.” Tate told me.

“And what feeling is that?” I asked him.

Tate looked up at me with a look I couldn’t quite decipher.

“He says you make us feel safe. And you make Mommy feel safe.” Tate said.

My heart broke. They should have been with me this whole time. I should have been here to explain to Tate what he is, to protect them. They should have always known what safety feels like.

They are here now. Kohen said to me.

You’re right. I replied trying to calm myself.

And they will never leave us again. Kohen said dangerously.

Agreed. I said.

“So, Skoll huh?” I asked him with a smile.

Tate nodded.

“Yeah, he’s my best friend. He was my only friend but now Clover is my friend too. And Genesis, not Gatlin though. He has to be nicer and then maybe we can be friends.” He told me making me chuckle. Gatlin really got himself in hot water with Tate.

“When did you first start hearing Skoll speak to you?” I asked him as I buttered another piece of bread and handed it to him.

Tate didn’t look like he wanted to answer though.

“Tate I already know about the man at the gas station and the man at the last place you and Mommy lived at.” I told him.

Tate’s eyes went wide.

“You do?” He asked and I nodded. “Are you mad at me?” He asked.

“No.” I rushed out softly. “Not at all Tate. I’m proud of you buddy. You protected yourself and your momma. I’m just sorry I wasn’t there for you. You are much younger than me when I took my first life.” I told him.

“You’ve killed someone?” He asked.

“Yeah. It’s not something to always be proud of, but with you it was. Those were bad men and you did good erasing them from the world. Now they can’t hurt you or anyone else. But, don’t do it again okay? If you ever need help you open the mind link with me and I will get to you.” I told him.

“What if you can’t get to me Daddy?” Tate asked.

“I will always be able to get to you, know why?” I asked and he shook his head. “Because I can teleport.” I told him with a wide smile.

“What’s teleport?” Tate asked with a scrunched up face.

“Well. It means I can be here one second,” I said and then teleported behind him. “Then here the next.” I said from behind him.

Tate gasped as he turned around and I walked back to where I was with a smile. My son thinks I’m so cool. It’s an awesome feeling. I buttered another piece of bread and handed it to Tate.

“You can do that anywhere?” He asked me.

I nodded.

“You can too but we will work on that later. One thing at a time. We’re working on getting your bloodlust under control, now let’s focus on your wolf.” I said. “So, when did you first hear him?” I asked.

“The day that the bad man came to the gas station. I tried telling Mommy but I don’t think she believed me that there was someone else in my head. Skoll told me that she would understand soon though. He wanted out when that bad man attacked but we were buckled into our booster seat.” He told me.

“And that was when you used your magic?” I asked.

“That’s what Skoll called it.” Tate said.

I nodded.

“The first time you shifted was the night that other bad man came into your home?” I asked.

Tate nodded to me.

“I was so angry and so was Skoll. Then my body got all hot and it hurt really bad all over. Then I wasn’t in control anymore but Skoll was and he promised that he wouldn’t hurt Mommy.” Tate said.

“Did Skoll give you back control before shifting back to human form?” I asked Tate and hoped that made sense to him.

“Yeah, he killed the bad man and then we ate some of him. My gums stopped tingling and then I was in control again. Mommy was really scared though.” He told me.

“And you were able to shift back on your own?” I asked surprised.

Tate nodded.

“Skoll told me how to. It hurt really bad.” He said.

That’s interesting. Most of the time werewolves have to be taught to do something like this. Skoll managed to talk Tate through it though.

“That’s good then. Tomorrow we will try to shift again and if you can we can go for a run together.” I told him.

“Skoll says that would be fun.” Tate said with a bright smile. “But Daddy will it hurt like that again?” He asked.

“It might hurt a little but it gets better the more you do it. I’m sorry about that buddy. It shouldn’t hurt as bad though since you are getting your b***d supply now.” I told him with a smile and then handed him another piece of buttered banana bread.

“Daddy.” Tate said.

“Yeah buddy?” I replied.

“Is Mommy still scared of me?” He asked softly.

“No buddy of course she isn’t. Why would you think that?” I asked him.

Tate shrugged.

“She cried a lot when I was a wolf and after I turned back. I’ve never seen Mommy like that before. She cleaned me up and we ran away again. I don’t want Mommy to be scared of me.” Tate said sadly.

I reached across the counter and grabbed Tate’s chin to tilt his head up.

“Mommy is not scared of you Tate. She was surprised. Mommy didn’t know what I was when we met so she didn’t know you would shift. She was scared for you at the time Tate but she was never scared of you.” I told him.

Tate gave me a small smile.

“Daddy are you gonna come with us when we leave again?” He asked and I froze.

“Didn’t you hear? You guys are not leaving.” I told him with a smile.

“Mommy and me always leave though.” He said sadly.

“Not this time buddy. This is your home.” I told him.

“Really?” He asked.

I nodded.

“Really really.” I answered.

“Good cause I like it here.” He said.

I laughed.

“Are you excited to start school on Monday?” I asked him.

Tate nodded his little head.

“Yeah! I’ve never been to school before Dad do you think I’ll like it?” He asked me.

I chuckled.

“Of course you will. And you and I can train every day after school until you can teleport like me and use your magic.” I told him.

“Yay! I’m gonna wear my boots that are just like yours.” He told me and I laughed.

“I thought we were having ice cream and popcorn.” Came my favorite voice.

I turned my head to look at my beautiful mate. Goddamn, she is so breathtaking. Her long hair is still damp and hanging around her. Those perfect dimples are showing brightly on her cheeks. She’s wearing a loose white tank top with no bra, again.

f**k, is she trying to kill me?

Epperly also has on little cotton shorts, showing off her bare legs. Yup, definitely trying to kill me.

“Yay ice cream!” Tate shouted.

“I don’t remember saying anything about popcorn.” I said with a smirk.

Epperly sauntered over to me and wrapped her arms around my middle. She rested her chin on my chest and looked up at me with puppy dog eyes. Then she jutted out her bottom l*p to add on to the look.

“Please Daddy.” She begged.

f**k.

I know that Epperly doesn’t mean it the way I am taking it but f**k! My jeans suddenly grew much too tight. f**k! She can’t call me that.

“Yeah Daddy please!” Tate copied his mothers begging.

Thank the f*****g Goddess that he is here to distract me. I’m not trying to make the same mistake with Epperly I made when I first found her. I was too happy that I had finally found my mate, that I jumped right into bed with her.

Not that I regretted that. It was the best night of my life and got us Tate. I just spent the next five years beating myself up over it.

Things could have been different if I explained who I was first. This time I was going to take things slower. Especially since I wasn’t sure I could hold back from marking her this time. I barely could the first time, that was why she was covered with my temporary marks.

I cleared my throat.

“Of course. Anything for the two loves of my life.” I said and spun out of Epperly’s arms. “Tate why don’t you go pick a movie and I’ll bring you out your ice cream.” I told him.

“Okay!” He jumped up from the table taking his cup with him.

As soon as he was in the other room I turned to Epperly.

“You cannot do that again.” I told her.

“Do what?” She asked confused.

“Call me daddy.” I said.

Epperly scrunched up her face like our son does. And she says he didn’t get anything from her. Tate gets that finger on the chin thing from her as well.

“Why not? That’s what you are. You’re Tate’s daddy.” She said.

“It’s different when you call me daddy. And you begged me at the same time.” I told her as I pulled out a bag of popcorn and put it in the microwave.

“So?” Epperly said with a laugh.

I turned to face her.

“Epperly, I don’t think you really understand what kind of affect that has on me exactly.” I told her.

My mate c****d her h*p and crossed her arms, which pushed her boobs up more. I tried not to look but I couldn’t help myself. f**k, her n*****s are even hard.

“And what affect is that Daddy?” She asked.

Great now she’s teasing me.

I g*****d.

“The kind that makes my jeans too tight.” I said.

Epperly giggled and much like everything she is doing right now, it went straight to my d**k.

“Maybe you should just get out of them then.” She said.

I turned my head to look at her. Epperly is chewing on that pillowy bottom l*p as her eyes trailed down my body. Her arms are uncrossed now and she walked the few feet up to me. Then she reached up her hand and trailed it lightly across my chest. I shivered.

“I love it when you react that way.” She whispered. “Daddy.”

Epperly giggled and snaked her hands up my chest and behind my neck. She pulled the hair tie from my hair and sunk her fingers through it.

“Epperly.” I warned softly.

“Yes Daddy.” She breathed out and another shiver ran through my body. “That k**s earlier was really something. Let’s do it again.” She said and leaned more into me.

Just when I was about to give in the microwaved beeped. I jumped back and out of Epperly’s hold. She pouted but I only turned around and pulled out her popcorn. I pulled out a large bowl from a cupboard and emptied the bag into it. Then I handed it to Epperly.

“Go sit with our son. I’ll be out there in a minute.” I told her.

“Uhm no, not so fast.” She said and then set the popcorn on the counter. “I believe I said I wanted a k**s.” She said.

Leaning down I brushed my lips against hers lightly. Sparks tickled through my body and Epperly’s heart started to beat faster. I remembered the scent of her arousal earlier and my c**k twitched in my jeans. Then I pressed a quick k**s to her lips before turning away from her.

“Wow, what a tease.” She mumbled before grabbing her popcorn and leaving the room.

How can she be so naive to so much but know what a tease is? I never felt the betrayal pains the five years we were apart so I know that she has never been with anyone else. Something I was extremely thankful for.

So, how did she know stuff like being a tease?

I’ll have to ask her later.

I grabbed the ice cream out of the freezer and a couple of bowls and spoons. Then I filled both the bowls up with cookies and cream, Tate’s favorite, and poured chocolate syrup all over the top. I then added whipped cream and sprinkles before putting everything away.

Running down the hall to our bedroom I changed into a pair of gray sweatpants before coming back to the kitchen. Then I grabbed both bowls and joined my mate and child on the couch.

I handed Tate his bowl and then sat down next to Epperly. Tate turned on some cartoon movie and scarffed down his ice cream. I’m surprised the kid didn’t get a brain freeze.

About half way through the movie Tate had moved to the floor. I grabbed the blanket from the back of the couch and tossed it over Epperly before pulling her into my lap between my legs.

A few minutes had went by and Epperly had started to trail her fingers up my thighs. At first I tried to ignore it thinking that she wasn’t doing what she is doing. Then she lifted herself up and sat directly on top of me. My eyes flickered down to Tate who is engrossed in the movie and has no idea what is happening behind him.

“Epperly..” I meant to scold her but I don’t think it came out that way.

My little vixen of a mate wiggled her but on me and leaned back so that she is flush against my front. I can see right down her tank top from here. Those perfect and hard n*****s are practically begging me to touch them.

“Yes Daddy?” She whispered back with innocence.

“What do you think you’re doing?” I asked her lowly. Which might not have been a good idea since it made her shiver with excitement.

Epperly giggled lowly and I could feel it vibrate through her body.

“Nothing at all.” She said sweetly as she fluttered her eyelashes up at me.

“Yeah f*****g right.” I murmured.

Epperly didn’t say anything but her hands were back to traveling up my thighs under the blanket. I grabbed her hands and placed them in her lap. Then I held onto them to make sure she behaved herself.

Our mate wants us as bad as we want her. Don’t hold back. Kohen tried to convince me.

Not a chance in Hell. I said and Kohen growled in annoyance. Not until she knows what it means to be marked. I said.

What better way to show her then to just mark her? Kohen offered.

No. I stated but even I knew that my will was wanning.

A couple of minutes later Epperly moved her hands on top of mine. I thought that she would leave them there but no, of course not. Epperly moved my hands down her body.

I took in a sharp breath when she rested my hands on her bare thighs. Sparks danced up my arms but Epperly didn’t move them further. Although, her arousal was practically choking me now.

I couldn’t resist it anymore and slowly started to trail my fingers up her inner thighs. My fingers brushed againt her skin lightly. Epperly parted her lips as her breathing changed.

The scent of her l**t grew even more as my fingers got higher and higher. I slipped my fingers through the leg hole of her shorts and just when I was about to come into contact with her core, a little voice shattered the moment.

“Movies over.” Tate announced as he watched the credits roll.

Epperly and I jumped slightly and I removed my hands immediately. Tate turned around and smiled at us, completely unaware of what we were doing. And thank the Goddess for that.

I really need to get a hold of myself.

“Time for bed baby.” Epperly told him.

“Awhhh.” Tate whined.

“Aren’t you excited to sleep in your new bed?” Epperly asked him.

“Yeah!” He shouted.

“How about I get your jammies on and then Daddy can read you a story?” Epperly asked him but winked at me.

“Okay!” Tate said and then Epperly took him back to his bedroom.

Just when she was about to disappear down the hall she turned to me. I smiled at her and her eyes traveled down my body landing on my very noticable boner. Her eyes returned to mine and a smirk fell on her lips.

Then she did something I was not expecting but thoroughly enjoyed. She lifted up her shirt, flashing me her perky breasts, then she put her shirt back down, and ran down the hall giggling.

Yeah, so, I’m f****d. Royally f****d.

How the hell am I supposed to take things slow with her when she does that? Maybe I should just give up and take Kohen’s advice. He huffed in agreement.

No, maybe I can please her without losing control..

Shaking my head I tried to calm myself down before going to see my son. Kid’s already asking me about where babies come from, the last thing I need is for him to start asking questions about my hard on.

After a few minutes my e******n went down and I walked back to my mate and son. Just when I was about to reach his door I stopped to listen to them talk.

“Mommy we are really staying here right? I don’t want to leave Daddy.” Tate questioned her.

I’ve caught him asking her several times today that same question. Tate is terrified that all of this will be ripped from him one day. My heart panged. I know this is hard for Epperly too.

“Baby I promise you we are not going anywhere. I know I made that promise to you before and broke it but I mean it this time. Besides even if we did leave Daddy would just come with us. But we aren’t leaving so relax.” Epperly told him.

“Daddy would really come with us?” Tate asked her.

“Of course he would. He would never leave you my little butterscotch.” She told him.

“We have only been here one day and Daddy loves us so much.” Tate said.

Epperly giggled.

“Yes he does.” She said and I smiled. At least she knows I love them.

“How come you never got me a daddy before?” Tate asked her.

I nearly choked on laughter. Epperly however did laugh at him. I love her laugh.

“I couldn’t just pick one you silly boy.” She told him.

“Daddy said you ran away from him because you didn’t know what he was.” Tate said.

“That’s right baby. If I would have know I would have stayed with him. You would have had this life from the start. I’m so sorry that I put you through all of that running Tate.” She told him and her voice sounded so sad.

“It’s okay Mommy, you didn’t know. We got to meet a lot of really cool people too.” Tate said happily.

Epperly chuckled.

“We sure did butterscotch.” She said.

“Mommy why do you call me butterscotch?” Tate asked her.

“Because you are just the sweetest.” She told him and I heard his giggles fill the room. “Plus, it’s my favorite candy and you are my favorite son.” She said.

“I love you Mommy.” Tate said after his laugher died down.

“I love you too baby.” She replied. “Now what story should we have your dad read? I think a short one.” She said and this time I had to laugh.

I came around the corner and stood in the doorway. Tate was already in his bed and laying down. Epperly was standing at his bookshelf, which was right next to the door, and was looking over the books. She beamed at me when she saw me and I smiled back.

“How about you just go and relax.” I told her. “I’ll be out in a minute.” I told her and then kissed her head.

“You better be.” She grumbled as she walked out of the room.

I looked at Tate who was watching us curiously.

“Well, what should we read?”