Nathan’s eyes widened in surprise. “How do you know about that?”

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I didn’t want to hide anything from him, so I laid it all out. “My ex–husband was worried I’d get taken advantage of after the divorce, so he’s been secretly looking out for me. As for those photos of you at the airport late at night… I guess it was just a coincidence.”

Nathan’s expression flickered. “Victoria, I really wasn’t trying to keep anything from you. The person I picked up was my half–sister -she came here to take part in a reality show.”

He looked a bit apologetic, almost as if he’d expected this. “She was arriving alone in the middle of the night, and Mariah was worried about her, so she asked me to pick her up.”

“Yeah, I guess I misunderstood you,” I said, feeling a weight lift off my chest. ‘If it was really his sister, then I had no reason to hold

onto this.‘

Nathan’s eyes lit up with a smile. “Were you jealous these past few days? Is that why you’ve been giving me the cold shoulder?”

“I wasn’t jealous,” I insisted, trying to sound tough.

through me. He gently wrapped his arms around me and whispered in my ear, “It’s my fault for not explaining

kitchen to boil some water. Nathan followed, watching me quietly with a deep,

you still mad?” he asked,

the glass countertop and staring at the kettle as steam began to rise. But

men didn’t matter to me, but honestly, I couldn’t help but let my feelings get tangled up over

you to my sister sometime,” Nathan said, trying to

turning to lean against the glass counter, arms crossed over my chest as I looked at him. “I’m just not

won’t be mad at me anymore?” Nathan moved in closer, like a big, needy puppy. He used his tall frame to pull me into his arms, whispering softly, “You’re making me

he said, “Jared keeps trying to find a way to get

help but smile at him. The way he looked so lost and confused was almost innocent–kind of adorable, really. It was hard

reached out, tracing my finger gently along his jawline. “Nathan, I’m not here to hold you back. You’re your own person. This is an exception—if I hadn’t known why you left that night, I wouldn’t have let my mind run wild. But now that I do, I

closer, pressing his cheek firmly

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