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?”

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

determined not to give him the satisfaction

entrance. A smug

grip on the glass threatening to shatter it. “She’s my

mirthless, grated on my nerves. “I have no doubt you two are fated mates,” he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “But don’t flatter yourself thinking.

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

out of my business,” I snapped, my face darkening. Harry leaned closer, his breath cold

echoing behind him, mingling with the noise of the party. I stood there, reeling from the confrontation. It

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

again darted to 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 was

else believed it didn’t

of her took my breath away. 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

of her

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ella seated at the pool’s edge,

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

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