Bad Vibes All Around

"Liam, dude… you like Nukea, don't you?" I ask, Liam gives me a puzzled look.

"Not like you think, not at all. I guess you can understand how my body refuses to cooperate unless it's in front of that whore, Marna," he blurts out with an annoyed look on his face, I just roll my eyes, "But yeah, I like Nukea... When she's not being a bitch and telling me to be careful not to kill myself because my mother would hate to have to spend eternity next to me."

That makes me chuckle a little, but I force myself to stop.

"That was fucked up, I’m sorry," I say, Liam’s jaw just clenches. If there's a sensitive subject for Liam, it's his mom, "Well... if you like Nukea and you know her, then you know Millie's in good hands. Nu really likes taking care of her."

"Millie?" Liam repeats, "Like Mildred? Isabella gave her that name?"

Poor Liam, he thinks his mate cares about someone other than herself.

"No. Nukea named her. I guess it sounds a little like Mildred," I say and my heart softens a little w