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?”

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

curtly, determined not to give him the

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

it. “She’s my fated mate,” I bit out. “You’ve no business

his voice dripping with sarcasm. “But don’t flatter yourself thinking. you’ve got everyone fooled with this charade

words hit me 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

leaned closer, his breath cold against my ear.

striding away, his laughter echoing behind him, mingling with the noise of the party. I stood there, reeling from the confrontation. It was

Harry thrived on seeing others uncomfortable, and I refused to let him have that satisfaction. I decided to focus on the reason

already come to mean to me, even in the

anyone else believed

tension from my conversation with Harry melted away. She looked

single movement of her

her bikini barely there. It was, in all

looking around nervously. “It’s ridiculous, isn’t

close the gap between us. But I couldn’t. I knew that Ella would just shove me away if

in my swim trunks. I

I vaulted into the pool before she or anyone else could have a chance to

yelps and laughter filled the air, effectively drawing the attention away from my

my jump subsided, I noticed Ella seated at the pool’s edge, her feet skimming the surface of the water. I

lip. “I’m… not a great

smirk. “The Alpha Princess is afraid of water?” I asked teasingly, cocking