Page 111 of His Sunshine Baby

“Well, we could have held hands, but we are not five years old and Diego isn’t a fucking moron, Nate.”

“So you choose a guy who loves you to pass for your boyfriend instead.”

“Yes, I fucking did because I can’t have you do it for me! So guess what? I had to sort things out by myself with who I could, and Levi knew that! You knew us being from different packs wasn’t going to make things easy, well here you go! Now, if you’re done questioning me, you can go back to that whore waiting for you upstairs! And tell your brothers, your beta, or whoever took that to fucking stop watching me!”

I can’t believe he is still monitoring me! How the hell did he even get that damn picture? It had to be taken within my territory!

He doesn’t reply back, and I run away as fast as I can, shape-shifting as I leave the building. I hear him call my name, but I’m too fast and far already. I just can’t believe him! That jerk! I’m so disappointed. Who was that woman anyway? Could it be she’s not the only one he’s been seeing? Who can tell what he’s been doing behind my back?

I finally reach our border without trouble. I can’t believe how easily I got in and out! No one bothered me, I only watched out when entering back into the White Moon territory. I grabmy backpack and finally head home. I really hope Daniel hasn’t noticed my absence.

Of course, he’s home when I enter. Crap. I feel like a kid that was caught stealing when he’s glaring at me like that. I sigh.

“Sorry.”

“Seriously, Elena? What happened to coming straight home?”

He gets up from the couch, arms crossed, waiting for my explanation. Shit. I head to the kitchen to get some coffee when I spot his teapot. I suddenly remember Sylviana’s words, and how it all started.

“Daniel, I really need to talk to you and for you to listen only for like ten minutes, please.”

He looks at me, surprised by my guts.

“Seriously, Whitewood?”

“Daniel, I’m serious. Ten minutes.”

He rolls his eyes and goes back to the couch to listen, still frowning behind his glasses.

“All right. But after that, I’m giving you a hell of a scolding, Elena.”

I sigh, drink a bit of coffee, and tell him everything. My encounter with Reagan at the cemetery, Sylviana’s weird attitude, how I suddenly went to the Jade Moon clan, and my encounter with that girl Nora and the strange feeling I got from it.

Daniel is about to talk or has weird expressions several times while listening to me, but he manages to hold back and stay quiet. Then, I tell him about how I briefly met Liam Black and the whole episode with Nathaniel. I see him go white when I tell him about the woman and our fight.

I don’t know when I started to cry. I only realize I’m crying because he hands me a tissue in the middle of my monologue and the salty taste on my tongue. It’s hard to breathe, sob, andstill talk at the same time, but I don’t want to stop until I’m done. I keep telling him everything until the point when I returned to our territory. By that time, I’m crying loudly and shaking.

Daniel’s anger has died while watching me cry.

“Babe.”

“I just… I feel like I had a nightmare, Danny. How could he do that?”

“I know… Men are jerks, okay? But how did he get that picture?”

I roll my eyes. Who cares about that stupid picture? That’s not the point here! But Daniel shakes his head, putting his hand on my knee to comfort me.

“No, Elena, seriously, don’t you think that’s odd? He never knew about what happened here before. You told me he only accessed your police records, right? He didn’t even know who Levi was until now, and aside from me, my brother is someone you hang out with a lot. Shouldn’t he have learned about him sooner? And how would someone from his pack get–”

“Danny, I don’t give a damn how he got that picture, okay? Did you miss the part where he was with that–”

“No, I get you, babe. I really do. But doesn’t this seem a bit too big for you? A pretty chick waiting at his place right when you come? It’s like a movie to me.”

“What movie? She wasn’t there at the right time, Danny, maybe it’s even a regular thing since he got tired of me! He even admitted he’s been with her before!”

“True,” sighs Danny.

I try hard to stop crying. Gosh, when was the last time I bawled like this? I’m feeling so childish and stupid right now. I try to dry my tears until I’m out of tissues and Daniel makes me some tea.

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