Page 251 of His Sunshine Baby

Following this, I see him take a deep breath. I wonder where his deep thinking brought him to. Back then, I thought I had learned to decipher his emotions but now, it’s like we’re back to square one all over again. It annoys me a bit. It’s not like we both have a clean slate, anyway.

“Elena, would you marry me?”

… Has he gone crazy now? I look at him, speechless. What the heck was he thinking to utter those words now? Is he that desperate?

“No. Hell no.”

No way I’m ready for this kind of thing, and certainly not with a man who just confessed he had sex with Moon-Goddess-knows how many women since I’ve been gone. Unlike my expectations, he slowly nods, not looking surprised.

“I thought you’d trust me more that way.”

“You think marriage prevents cheating? Are you serious?”

“It works for Nora and Damian.”

“Your brother and my cousin are fated mates, they’ll stay faithful to each other basically for life. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but neither of us is anything close to that,” I reply angrily.

I get up, annoyed at him for some reason. He can’t compare me to Nora. I’m not my cousin. I love her, truly, but we’re worlds apart. In the way we were raised, grew up, fought, and found love, Nora and I are absolutely nothing alike. If it wasn’t for a blood test, I wouldn’t even believe we’re the same family and our parents were twins.

I see him get up too, and just as I’m about to walk away from him, this idiot follows me all the way to the kitchen. I try to ignore him and grab a glass of wine. Nathaniel chuckles, annoying me a bit because I’m torn between ignoring him and asking what is so funny.

“Stop laughing.”

“I’m not laughing.”

“You’re having fun, anyway. Nothing is fun–”

“Elena, calm down.”

Before I can protest, he corners me, putting his arms on either side of me, hands on the counter. I’m so surprised I miss the chance to say anything. Moreover, he’s already dangerously close, and his scent becomes a bit of a problem. It’s alluring. Too alluring.

“It’s fine. Estelle will be fine, so will we.”

“I saw my baby shape-shift for the first time today, Nate, it’s not–”

“It’s the natural order of things, she had to shape-shift one day. So what if she’s early and a Royal? You already knew that, right? It’s pointless to worry over that. She is who she is. I don’t care how many witches come after her, I’ll protect my daughter.”

“Our daughter.”

“Our daughter. Elena, I’m her dad, alright?”

“That’s easy for you to say now!”

He smiles, annoying me to the core. Can he just drop that attitude of his? He takes one step closer. I didn’t realize he could come closer and still not touch me. He’s driving me crazy. I have to look away so as to not look at him now. It’s unnatural. He knows. We both know.

“Estelle has two powerful uncles, the greatest Luna aunt, and her parents are warriors. Her mom is the strongest, toughest she-wolf I know. She’ll grow old and beautiful like her mom.”

“Stop the sweet-talking, idiot…”

Of course, he doesn’t listen.

I freeze when his lips get dangerously close. I’m taking a deep breath in, but right before our lips touch, he suddenly changes direction, and softly kisses my cheek. I blush. That. That!!

“Elena?”

“You’re kidding me, right?”

Before he can add anything else, I grab his hair, and pull him in, kissing him fiercely. “That’s how you should be kissing me!” is what I want to say, but of course, my mouth is too busy for that. Moon Goddess, his lips, his taste… I missed this so much. His hands are already caressing my body, my neck, my hair, while I moan under our passionate kissing. How did I survive without his kisses for four years? How? Nate’s tongue is on mine, driving me crazy, stirring up the heat from the depths of my body, making me burn all throughout. I’m trembling, grabbing him, kissing him hard and deep.

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