His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 303 Swimming Lessons

Logan.

As the gentle hum of the evening pool party enveloped me, my eyes kept darting towards the entrance to the cabins, eagerly waiting for Ella. She had been gone for what felt like an eternity, leaving me with a strange concoction of excitement and nervousness.

There was no denying that she was something special, even if our ‘relationship’ wasn’t what people believed it to be.

“I think she’s softening toward you,” my wolf said. “I could feel it tonight.”

“That means nothing,” I said. “She may be softening, just like they all do. But the fact of the matter is this: she’s out of my league, and from an entirely different world. We’d never last.”

I felt my wolf growl inside of me, but it was true. As much as I was fascinated with Ella, we were just too different. She was a goodie-two- shoes, a princess from the light side. I grew up on the dark side, and no matter how badly I, too, wanted to end all of this Mafia business, I knew that it was unlikely to happen. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

As I took another sip of my drink, I suddenly felt a cold presence slide up next to me. It was a feeling I had come to associate with one person and one person only-Harry.

“So, brother,” he drawled in that irritatingly condescending tone of his. “How are things with the new girlfriend?”

a hint of mockery in his tone, an

curtly, determined not to give

darker than mine and always looking for trouble, darted briefly towards the cabins’ entrance. A smug smirk stretched across

my grip on the glass threatening to shatter it.

he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “But don’t flatter yourself thinking. you’ve got everyone fooled

I cared to admit. The fact that our ‘relationship’ might be under scrutiny wasn’t something I had expected Harry and I had our differences, but

I snapped, my face darkening. Harry leaned closer, his breath cold against my ear. “Maybe you should make your business

the noise of the party. I stood there, reeling from the

a deep breath, trying to shake off the uneasy feeling that had settled in my stomach. I knew Harry thrived on seeing others uncomfortable, and I refused

My impatience was a clear indication of how much she’d already come to mean to me, even

anyone else believed

Harry

movement of her hand,

was something utterly electric about the way Ella stood there, draped in moonlight, her bikini barely there. It was, in

she asked, looking around nervously. “It’s ridiculous,

I heard my wolf’s voice in my mind, urging me to close the gap between us. But

strain in my swim trunks. I couldn’t let her or anyone else see

mixture of panic and excitement, I vaulted into the pool before she or anyone else could have a chance to see my arousal, sending a tidal wave of water crashing onto nearby

of surprised yelps and laughter filled the air, effectively drawing the attention away

jump subsided, I noticed Ella seated at the pool’s edge, her feet skimming the surface of the water. I swam over, grinning. “Why aren’t you

biting her lip. “I’m… not a great swimmer. Deep water

couldn’t help but smirk. “The Alpha Princess is afraid of water?” I asked teasingly, cocking my head to the side.