Page 73 of His Sunshine Baby

“Nate has no idea, Danny.”

“Tell me he wouldn’t agree.”

I think for a second. A few days back, I probably would have said there is no way he would. But after today, I mean, yesterday since it’s probably way past midnight... would Nate agree to it? I can’t believe I’m even considering the idea!

“Elena, think about it, babe. Even that crazy-ass Diego wouldn’t dare to chase you all the way to the Velvet Moon’s territory. If you go anywhere else, he wouldn’t think about it twice, but that is the King’s turf.”

“The King doesn’t even know that I exist, Daniel!”

“He doesn’t need to know. Seriously, Elena. If Black hides you, you can stay away from Diego and his shit.”

“Then what, Danny? I stay trapped there forever? It’s not my turf, plus why should I be the one to hide?”

“Babe, I know it’s not easy. I know Diego should have paid much more for what he did, but-”

“I was the one who lost and paid the most, Danny! That son of a bitch got away with just a fucking ban after what he did! After killing my baby!”

Daniel stays silent for a while but sighs eventually.

“I know, babe. I know all that. But right now, I want to protect you and the only one who can do that is Nathaniel Black.”

Chapter 11

Sipping my coffee, I still think that this is the shittiest idea ever. Daniel spent half of last night trying to convince me before we both fell asleep, exhausted. And he’s at it again this morning. The only difference is that while I was away and busy with the training, he brought reinforcements.

Caught in between us and standing in the kitchen, Bobo is looking at me, a bit surprised and confused after we explained a lot of things. Things he probably didn’t want to know in the first place.

“So, the man you were seeing…”

“... was Nathaniel Black,” I sigh, repeating myself again.

That’s right. Boyan didn’t know anything about my relationship until now. For starters, Daniel and I had agreed it would be best to keep his boyfriend out of it, especially since their own relationship was already complicated enough. Moreover, we thought it would probably be better for him not to know his boyfriend’s roommate was having sex regularly with his Alpha’s little brother, who also somehow happened to be his boss.

But now, the poor guy is totally at a loss, trying to put the pieces together.

“And you want to stay on the Velvet Moon territory because your ex-boyfriend is returning here?”

“Well, that’s Daniel’s idea, but yes.”

“Daniel, who has great life-saving ideas,” adds my best friend, humble as usual.

I ignore him. Boyan is frowning, his eyes on his huge cup of coffee. I thought he would side with Daniel right away, but I might have been wrong on this one. After a while, he raises his head to look at me.

“What’s the deal with your ex-boyfriend? Why do you want to elude him?” he asks.

I don’t know how to answer that. I leave the barstool to go sit on the couch, a bit annoyed. That’s why I didn’t want to involve Bobo. From behind the kitchen counter, Daniel explains first.

“He is a bastard, a good-for-nothing asshole. Everything’s wrong with him, baby bear, that’s all you have to know.”

Baby bear? Damn, Danny has used almost every existing cheesy pet name by now. At least he’s moved on from pumpkin or sugar.

Boyan glances at me, a bit confused.

“I don’t wanna talk about him, Bobo. The guy’s a mythic jerk, that’s all you have to know, okay? I don’t want to see him ever again.”

“Okay, but can’t you just ignore him?” asks Bobo.

I shake my head at the same time as Danny.

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