Page 84 of His Sunshine Baby

“Nate, I’m very serious. I don’t want you to get involved with him, okay? Please. Let me handle him.”

But Nate growls, not annoyed at me but the situation.

“To handle him? How? Elena, he’s not even here and you’re already freaking out. Whatever he did to you, it had to be big for him to get banned from his pack for five years!”

In my opinion, that sentence was too light. But that’s not the point. I caress Nate’s cheeks with my thumbs, hoping to keep him focused on me instead of Diego.

“Nate, no. This is my pack’s issue, not yours. Don’t worry about me, I’m strong enough, okay? Please, promise me you won’t get involved.”

Nathaniel is still obviously angry, and very unwilling to answer. I can almost see his inner turmoil, but I wait, hoping he will listen. He cannot act rashly. He’s the King’s brother, for Moon Goddess’ sake!

“Nate…”

“Promise me you won’t get involved with him either.”

“What?”

“Elena, I’m not stupid. He did something big to you and traumatized you somehow.”

“I’m not--!” I want to protest, but Nate interrupts me.

“Yes, he did. Don’t lie, not to me. I know enough already, Elena. And I swear to Moon Goddess, if that guy takes one step into the Velvet Moon territory, I’ll kill him.”

There are a lot of words stuck in my throat right now, but none can come out when Nate is angry and determined like this. So, instead, I lean forward and kiss him.

He doesn’t answer at first, but he doesn’t push me away either. I knew he wouldn’t. I insist a bit, playing with my lips on his, biting a bit, and insisting until he finally responds. Of course, our kisses are way too familiar now. We fight a bit, his mouth eager for more and mine trying to tame his. Our tongues collide for something deeper. Moon Goddess, I know I’m cheating, but I want him and not a fight about my ex. I can handle Diego. But not without Nate. I need him to be there, somewhere I know I can run to like I did tonight. My refuge, my warm place to be on rainy days like this.

Our kiss gets more intense, and so does my excitement. I want more, and I can feel his arousal as well. I straddle him, his hands running on my back, while my fingers play in his hair. Theheat goes up, my body goes down. My heart is beating in my ears like the rain against the window. I want more, always more.

Chapter 13

“We need to talk.”

He looks at me with a confused expression. I was waiting for him to come home, and he probably didn’t expect that kind of greeting.

“Talk about what?”

“Nate, I… I won’t be coming back here.”

He frowns and I feel my heart waver a bit, but I can’t change my mind now. I have been gathering my courage all afternoon leading up to this point. I cross my arms around me, but I can’t bring myself to look him in the eye.

“What do you mean exactly?”

“I can’t come back to the Velvet Moon territory, Nate, I think we should stop seeing each other.”

“Why?”

He’s starting to sound upset now. Hang on, you expected this much. I shake my head, trying to keep in mind all the excuses I gathered these past few days.

“Nate, I shouldn’t be here in the first place and we both know it. Things have been going a bit too far these days. It’s not what we had agreed on.”

“Is that what it is? You’re afraid of what we have nowadays? Are you scared of my brother, or your pack? I can—”

“It’s not about any of that, Nate! It’s about us, about me. I… You remember, when we first talked? You said you wanted one night. After that, we said it would be a simple relationship, no feelings involved.”

“I also said we would play by your rules, Elena. That you get to decide.”

“That’s right. And right now, I decide that we should end this now before it gets too far. For the both of us.”

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