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?”

way he said ‘girlfriend’ didn’t escape me. There was a hint of mockery in his tone, an insinuation that lingered between the words. I clenched my

great,” I replied curtly, determined not to give

than mine and always looking for trouble, darted briefly towards the cabins’ entrance. A smug smirk stretched across his face. “Oh, really? Because from where I’m standing, you two don’t seem like you’re

threatening to shatter it. “She’s my fated mate,” I bit

two are fated mates,” he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “But don’t flatter yourself thinking. you’ve got everyone fooled with this charade

harder than 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 he had a sharp instinct for sniffing out pretenses. It was unsettling to

darkening. Harry leaned closer, his breath cold against

behind him, mingling with the noise of the party. I stood there, reeling from the confrontation. It was never easy with Harry. He always had a way of getting under

shake off the uneasy feeling that had settled in my stomach. I knew Harry thrived on seeing others uncomfortable, and I refused to let him have that satisfaction. I

the entrance, hoping to see her emerge. My impatience was a clear indication of how much she’d already come to mean to me, even in the short time we had known each other. And while our relationship might have started under unconventional circumstances, the connection I felt

else believed it

with Harry melted away. She looked

movement of her hand,

in moonlight, her bikini barely there. It was, in all honesty, a bit much for my

she asked, looking around nervously. “It’s

in my mind, urging me to close the gap between us. But I couldn’t. I knew that Ella would just shove me

to myself as I felt a strain in my swim trunks. I couldn’t let her or anyone else see the

the pool before she or anyone else could have a chance to see my arousal,

surprised yelps and laughter filled the air, effectively drawing the

seated at the pool’s edge, her feet skimming the surface of the water. I swam over,

looked away, biting her lip. “I’m… not a great swimmer. Deep

water?” I asked teasingly, cocking my