Page 203 of His Sunshine Baby

“No, I’ve been busy, and–”

“Don’t give me that, Nate. Being busy never held you back before. So, what is it? I went to see you at the hospital, but when I woke up, you were gone.”

“I was needed elsewhere.”

“I get that, but it’s been a few days now. Even Clark found time to come back to our pack. You’re avoiding me.”

He sighs. Does he think I haven’t noticed? He’s looking anywhere but in my direction!

“Nathaniel.”

This time, I’m growling and using my Alpha Aura. He won’t avoid me like that.

But to my surprise, he growls back. I think this is the first time Nate’s ever growled at me.

“Enough with your insolence, Elena,” he says. “If you have something to tell me, say it now, or be gone. Despite what you think, I really have more important priorities than you.”

I’m speechless. What does he mean? Nathaniel has never talked to me like this before, or sent me away. He’s always been the one to hold me back! What is this?

“Nate, what…?”

“Tell me again, Elena. The truth this time. Who is the baby’s father?”

“It’s you! Of course, it’s you, for the hundredth time, I…”

He turns around and suddenly slams some files onto his desk, looking angry and… hurt.

“I don’t understand how you can keep lying with a straight face like that, Elena. You knew you’d get caught sooner or later. I mean, maybe you didn’t want to believe it wasn’t mine at first, but when I told you the truth about my condition, you could have just apologized and said the truth!”

What the heck? I take a few steps to his desk, grabbing those papers. They are from the White Moon clinic, it’s the paternity test from our samples that Daniel had sent. I check it out. Moon Goddess, the results…

How can it be negative? Nathaniel is the father! I check and recheck it, but it doesn’t change a thing. According to the results, Nathaniel is not the biological father of my baby. I’m in such shock, it takes me a couple of seconds to understand… Iris.

It has to be my cousin. As of today, she’s pending trial for her betrayal, and because we are so short-handed, she still runs all our facilities. Iris knew I was conducting a paternity test to prove Nate’s the father, I bet she did this to punish me. Fuck.

I look at Nathaniel and his eyes that are full of anger and sadness. He thinks I betrayed him. That I slept with someone else, probably Levi or Diego, and lied to him. That I’m bearing someone else’s child. This is so pathetic. I start crying silently, but it’s only adding to his anger.

“Don’t you cry, Elena! You’re the one who lied! I gave you so many chances to say the truth, but now you’re feeling sorry? Won’t you even apologize?”

“Those papers are lying, Nate. You’re the father. My cousin Iris did this, she–”

“No, no, enough with the excuses, Elena. I already gave you the benefit of the doubt when Daniel asked to retest my condition and give you samples for a paternity test. Now I’m done listening to your lies.”

“Nate, I swear on Moon Goddess, this baby is–”

“ELENA, ENOUGH!”

I have no choice but to take a couple of steps back, shocked by his Alpha Aura thrown at me. I’ve never seen him so angry, and I’ve never been so scared of him. His wolf is so much like the King’s: all dark, growling and glaring at me.

He really thinks I cheated on him, that I lied. I keep crying, tears rolling down my cheeks. I can’t think of any words to say. He’s too mad and too hurt to listen. I’m not going to convince him like this. I sob painfully, but that irritates him.

“Elena, we’re done. I don’t want to see you if you don’t want to apologize and tell me the truth.”

“I never said anything but the truth, Nathaniel.”

He looks at me, shocked, but when he’s about to yell at me again, I turn on my heels and leave this place.

I burst out in tears and cry loudly in the elevator, so loud it echoes in my ears. Why, why, why? It wasn’t supposed to end like this! I thought the test would prove he’s the dad, he’d be happy, and we could be happy together.

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