Page 40 of His Sunshine Baby

“What?”

“I’m not as patient as I look. When will you give me an answer?”

“Look, I’m not having this discussion in my clan’s basement, okay? Give me time to think about it and–”

“Sunday evening. Dine with me.”

This time, I’m the one frowning, a bit surprised by his proposal.

“Dinner?”

“Yes. I’ll show you I can respect your privacy and we can discuss this calmly. Isn’t that what you wanted?”

“Yes, but–”

“Then it’s settled. You’ll be free to give me the answer you want, as long as you come to dinner with me the day after tomorrow.”

And with that, he turns around and leaves the cellar first. I can’t believe it! When did I even agree to that idea of his? This is so frustrating!

I just swallow my anger and follow behind him, trying my best to conceal the hurricane of emotions overtaking me right now. When we walk back to the main room together, Isabel spots us first.

“It took you long enough!”

Crap, I don’t know how long we were gone. How do I explain this? But Nathaniel speaks out first, very composed.

“My apologies, I ran into Miss Whitewood as she was going to your wine cellar and my curiosity got the best of me. Quite a nice selection you have down there!”

“Oh, really? Well, I do have a hobby of collecting fine bottles. Do you have a preference, Mr. Black? Personally, I have a soft spot for Portuguese ones.”

I can’t believe he got away with such a lie! I’ll have to remember how good he is at lying, that’s for sure! I get back to my seat and decide to ignore him, hoping I don’t look odd or anything. Thank Moon Goddess I checked myself in the mirror first. Aside from being a bit red on the cheeks, I should look fine. However, I notice Levi’s intense stare from across the table.

“Was that the truth? You only showed him the cellar?”

Shit, why does Levi have to be so suspicious now? I try to keep myself as composed as I can. For a second, I wonder what would happen if I told him the truth, if I told him I had five minutes of intense pleasure with Nathaniel in that tiny bathroom. Just thinking about it makes my heart beat faster, so I settle on an answer before it becomes too obvious.

“That’s right. He was just acting curious about Isa’s collection.”

Awesome, now I’m a shameless liar as well. I don’t know if Levi believed me or not, but after a minute, he went back to talking with Eric and Orpheus without adding anything. I don’t even dare look in Nathaniel’s direction after that. Levi already scolded me and Daniel yesterday.

He had heard a bit too much of our conversation, and neither of us felt like lying to him. After all, he was Daniel’s older brother, and practically mine too. So we told the truth, or most of it: that Daniel had met and slept with Boyan, one of the Blood Moon members, and that I had sex with Nathaniel Black. Despite the shock, Levi contained most of his anger, but only because the rest of the family was close. Other than that, he still gave us one hell of a scolding. He called us irresponsible and reckless, among other things. He was shocked that I had the nerve to willingly sleep with the King’s brother, or that we even ventured outside our borders. Daniel and I didn’t get to say a single word to defend ourselves, and I don’t think we would have been able to anyway.

Moreover, he reminded us of the risks: if we were discovered to have relationships with people from the Blood Moon pack, we could get punished or worse, banished from the pack. I already knew that, of course, but hearing it from Levi’s mouth, a beta close to Clark, made it even scarier.

“Nate, are you going to ask or what?”

Liam Black’s voice suddenly brings me back to the present moment. Everyone else, surprised to hear the teenager’s voice, stopped talking at the same time. Ask what? Next to me, Nathaniel nods and turns to Clark with a very serious expression.

“We came here with a motive. We are actively looking for someone on behalf of our older brother.”

I exchange a glance with Levi. It’s exactly as I had told him. Clark frowns, a bit surprised.

“Do you think this someone would be in our pack? Can I ask who it is and why are you looking for them?”

“We cannot give you our reasons. This is our brother’s will. But be assured this person is not to be harmed in any way by us. Moreover, we are not in any way sure they might be in your pack, or in any other.”

This is so intriguing. If they have no ill intentions toward this person, why are they looking so frantically? And for the King, no less? I look at our Alpha, but Clark is still looking hesitant. Of course, he wouldn’t be able to trust them so easily. If the person they are looking for turns out to be from our pack, who can guarantee they won’t go back on their word and do anything they want to them?

“Does this mean you plan to visit all the packs? Isn’t that unusual for the Blood Moon clan?” Isabel suddenly asks.

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