Team: Alpha (Knights of Ares) by Honor James Read Free Book Online

you to be around. Will you try?” She asked with tears about to fall. “I think you are a better man than you think, or my mom wouldn’t have fallen in love with you. She’s a good judge of character. Just ask her.”
     
    "Don't cry," he breathed out pressing a hand to his chest. Tears were his Achilles heel. Tears on any female just about killed him. "I," he looked to Daisy and then back to her. Closing his eyes he nodded slowly, "I'll try," he whispered softly wondering how badly he was going to fuck it all up for everyone because he couldn't seem to walk away.
     
    Daisy looked at Mik and shook her head. Smiling she said, “Come and help me in the kitchen. Otherwise you are going to have to be shown all of her ribbons and trophies. She’s quite the gymnast, your daughter.” She hoped that he would soon relax into that because if not Honey would be broken hearted.
     
    Snorting, Gareth coughed softly and rubbed at his nose, "Wonder where she gets that from?" he murmured with a quick grin to Daisy.
     
    Shaking his head Mikhail followed Daisy to the kitchen. "What did you need help with?" he asked softly. "You're not the sort to need help Daisy, so what's up?" he leaned a hip to the counter as he watched her.
     
    “You just looked totally and completely lost Mik, and I hate that. I worry about you. I’m very worried about you. Honey won’t give up on you Mik. In her eyes you are her father every bit as much as Gareth is so please don’t break my little girl’s heart; your little girl’s heart.”
     
    "I only knew one thing that was truly me Daisy and that was my time with the Navy," he said softly. "I am lost. I have no idea how to be a father and I honestly never planned on being one," Mikhail murmured checking over his shoulder before looking to her again. "I know I don't ever want to hurt her D, she's so sweet and so much like you."
     
    “She’s an amazing child. I promise that you won’t be able to help yourself from loving her Mik. Leave yourself open and I promise it will come. Just love her, even if you can never love me again, just love her. Let her help you live.”
     
    Hearing Gareth calling him, Mikhail shifted away from the counter and stopped right next to her. "I never stopped loving you Daisy," he whispered leaning in to brush a kiss to her cheek. "You were the only one for me, and will forever be," he murmured before going to see what the other man might want.
     
    Daisy just looked at him, complete shock on her face as she watched him leave. It took her several minutes but she shook her herself out of her stupid freeze and began to work on making them breakfast. Had he really just said that? Had he really just told her that he still loved her?
     
    Taking the phone from Gareth, Mikhail had confirmed with the others what they were supposed to be doing at the farm. That he could handle. That was easy. Hard work and a love for the land he could deal with. The feelings boiling up for Daisy again and the new ones springing up for the kid were much harder and shaking him. He'd honestly thought he'd buried his feelings for Daisy in a place that would never see the light of day again. Obviously he'd been wrong; seriously wrong. Turning, he ended the call and went to pass it off to Gareth only to find him alone in the room with Honey, oh hell!
     
    “Sit,” Honey said with a smile. She walked towards him until Mikhail’s legs bumped the sofa and he sat. Climbing up into his lap, she laid her head on his shoulder and said, “Are you going to make sure that they stop calling my mommy the names they call her? She says she doesn’t care, but she does. Are you going to make her stop crying to? Make her happy? And when can we come live with you and be a family? You are my daddy and you need to give me the answers.” She stated simply.
     
    Stunned he felt his jaw moving but no sound came out as he tried to process the questions she'd thrown at him faster than any machine gun could fire. "Uh," he