Chapter 240: Being Patient Is Really Hard

OLLIE The door opened, and Lyn walked in, his pretty face looking tired but kind like always. I liked Lyn a lot, especially after I found out he was Zade's real mate, which meant Mama wasn't going to leave Daddy for Zade like I'd been worried about. Lyn made Zade happy, and that meant our family could stay together.   "Hey there, little man," Lyn said, noticing me standing there with tears on my face. "What's going on?"   I couldn't answer because my throat felt all thick and choky, so I just ran over and hugged him around the waist.    Lyn was tall and smelled like flowers and something clean, and he didn't push me away or tell me to leave.   "Do you want to talk about it?" Lyn asked gently, his hand stroking my hair in a way that made me feel a little bit better.   I nodded against his shirt, not trusting my voice yet.   "Outside?" he suggested, glancing at Riley and realizing that something must have happened between us again. Riley kept quiet and ignored us as usual, not saying any