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?”

was a hint of mockery in his tone, an insinuation that lingered between the words.

to

the cabins’ entrance. A smug smirk stretched across his face. “Oh, really? Because from where I’m standing, you

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

you two are fated mates,” he said, his voice dripping

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

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

noise of the party. I stood there, reeling from the confrontation. It was

stomach. I knew Harry thrived on seeing others uncomfortable, and I refused to let

to me, even in the short time we had known each other. And while our relationship might have

else

The lingering tension from my conversation with Harry melted away. She looked unsure, almost vulnerable, wrapped in a towel, and the protective urge I felt towards her

single movement of her hand, the

was something utterly electric about the way Ella stood there, draped in moonlight, her bikini barely there. It was, in all honesty, a bit much for my self-control, and

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

looks…” I heard my wolf’s voice in my mind, urging me to close the gap between us. But I couldn’t. I knew that Ella would just shove me away if I

I thought to myself as I felt a strain in my swim trunks. I couldn’t let

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

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

the pool’s edge, her feet skimming

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

Alpha Princess is afraid of water?” I asked teasingly, cocking my head to