Ashton watched as Victoria fled the house. He wasn't exactly sure where she'd go. But then it wasn't his problem at the moment. The three Blackthorn girls were immediately drawn to Nox. A thing he'd only ever seen with Max. And the baby had stopped crying. Ashton sighed and moved towards Nox with a hands up gesture, he wasn't going to make trouble. "She does need a name. Any thoughts?" Ashton asked Nox. "I can sing her to sleep."
Nox glared at Ashton and he frowned. "Until Liv gets back with food. She has to be starving."
"I got it. She's sleeping right now. What did Ava want to name her?"
Liam was standing next to Ashton now with a smile and peeling the younger girls off of Nox. "Max would have named her. And his son if they'd lived."
"I'm assuming your friend raped them? Why would you think I'd let him live after I found out what he did to them?" Nox turned to look at Ashton.
"He wasn't a bad man. He was gentler than most."
"He raped two unwilling girls who he got pregnant and kept in a fucking cage. That does not sound like a good man." Nox growled. Ashton could feel the anger radiating from him.
Arabella put her hand on Nox's face and he turned to look at him. "We love Daddy." Seraphina tapped on Nox's stomach and he looked down at the eight year old. "Daddy wasn't always nice. Just like you aren't always nice. But we all loved him."
Nox just stared at the little girl, jaw open a fraction as he tried to figure out what to say or what to think. Ashton wasn't sure he wasn't going to snap. He reached for Arabella who never took her eyes from him. None of the girls were afraid of him. Ashton supposed that's what happened when your father was a monster. Even the most dangerous of men looked tame in comparison. Though Ashton was sure Nox was far more dangerous than Max ever was.
Nox handed Liam the baby and Arabella climbed over to Ashton when Nox offered the baby up. "I need a shower. Clean the smell and grime from my skin. It might take awhile." Nox looked at Ashton. "Only if she wakes up before Liv can make a bottle." Ashton nodded, and Nox looked to Liam with a smile. "I like Lily or Dawn."
Liam grinned. "How about both... Lily Dawn.." He paused and tapped Nox's arm. "What's your last name?"
Nox looked at him quizzically then answered. "Durante.
Liam nodded and carried the baby muttering to himself. He was happy helping.
Nox glared at Ashton and he frowned. "Until Liv gets back with food. She has to be starving."
"I got it. She's sleeping right now. What did Ava want to name her?"
Liam was standing next to Ashton now with a smile and peeling the younger girls off of Nox. "Max would have named her. And his son if they'd lived."
"I'm assuming your friend raped them? Why would you think I'd let him live after I found out what he did to them?" Nox turned to look at Ashton.
"He wasn't a bad man. He was gentler than most."
"He raped two unwilling girls who he got pregnant and kept in a fucking cage. That does not sound like a good man." Nox growled. Ashton could feel the anger radiating from him.
Arabella put her hand on Nox's face and he turned to look at him. "We love Daddy." Seraphina tapped on Nox's stomach and he looked down at the eight year old. "Daddy wasn't always nice. Just like you aren't always nice. But we all loved him."
Nox just stared at the little girl, jaw open a fraction as he tried to figure out what to say or what to think. Ashton wasn't sure he wasn't going to snap. He reached for Arabella who never took her eyes from him. None of the girls were afraid of him. Ashton supposed that's what happened when your father was a monster. Even the most dangerous of men looked tame in comparison. Though Ashton was sure Nox was far more dangerous than Max ever was.
Nox handed Liam the baby and Arabella climbed over to Ashton when Nox offered the baby up. "I need a shower. Clean the smell and grime from my skin. It might take awhile." Nox looked at Ashton. "Only if she wakes up before Liv can make a bottle." Ashton nodded, and Nox looked to Liam with a smile. "I like Lily or Dawn."
Liam grinned. "How about both... Lily Dawn.." He paused and tapped Nox's arm. "What's your last name?"
Nox looked at him quizzically then answered. "Durante.
Liam nodded and carried the baby muttering to himself. He was happy helping.