Page 249 of His Sunshine Baby

“… I’m hungry.”

I can’t help but chuckle at Boyan’s out-of-the-blue sentence. Immediately, both kids jump on his back.

“I’m hungry too!”

“Me too!”

“Let’s have brunch,” says Tonia, heading to the kitchen as if this was her own house.

Meanwhile, I exchange a glance with Nora.

“Is it me or did James just…”

“Mind-link Boyan and Estelle? Yeah, he can do that. Estelle’s not the only precocious one,” sighs my cousin. “Royal babies are full of surprises.”

Gosh, such a headache. Behind me, Nate chuckles and walks up to me, hugging me from behind. Damian and Nora silently walk to the kitchen, leaving us alone with Boyan and the kids.

“Aren’t you taking advantage of the situation?” I ask.

“You think?”

He has no intention to let go, apparently. I sigh. I’m in no mood to fight now, so I just rest my head on his shoulder, enjoying this innocent hug for a while. It’s too much emotion for one morning. Seeing this as a silent agreement, Nate goes ahead and kisses my shoulder.

“Hey.”

But he ignores me, and keeps going, climbing up to my neck. Oh, gosh, he’s so…

“Ahem.”

Boyan the bear-sized wolf is staring at us, with a blank expression, clearly reminding us we’re not alone. Crap. I push Nate away and escape, hearing him chuckle behind me. He’s so annoying!

After texting Daniel to come over, we enjoy a big family brunch in the garden. It’s a nice day in July and frankly, when we’re all gathered like this, it doesn’t feel like it could end in a few weeks. Liam and Boyan, in their wolf forms, keep the kids entertained as long as we feed them too. I get why Nora needs Boyan as a nanny; James is an energy pill. Not in a bad way though, he does listen to his parents.

I realize my best friend is staring fondly at his fiancé. So cute. I can’t help but wink at him, making him blush immediately.

“Oh, stop it. Where are you at with Mr. Perfect Abs?”

“How do you know about his abs?”

“He was in an amazing sporty outfit when he got you. Very fitting. Tight. Well, I have an eye for that. So?”

“Nothing…”

“Oh, shut up, Boyan said you were shamelessly hugging just minutes ago.”

“Why did you ask if you already know!”

We bicker a bit longer. Daniel and I got so used to mind-linking each other at his family dinners, we can keep going for a long time without anyone even noticing. It’s a bit impolite, but with this topic, we are certainly not going to mention it out loud.

“So, you’re giving him the goods.”

“No.”

“You really want to give him the goods.”

“No!”

“Oh, please, girl, you lived alone in a freaking forest for four and a half years. You’re not a nun, and you live with your very, very sexy ex-sex-friend-almost-boyfriend who had the great idea to get an even sexier body in the meantime. You’re hungry.”

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