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.

Nathan saw right through me. He gently wrapped his arms around me and whispered in my

into the kitchen to boil some water. Nathan

he asked,

and staring at the kettle as steam began to rise. But inside, I still

honestly, I

you still don’t believe me, I can introduce you to my

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

closer, like a big, needy puppy. He used his tall frame to pull me into his arms, whispering softly, “You’re making

gaze–there was a flicker of panic in his eyes. His voice was rough as he said, “Jared keeps trying to find a way to get back together with you, I’m scared… scared that what we have will burn out as

and confused was almost innocent–kind

an exception—if I hadn’t known why you left that night, I wouldn’t

kisses along my fingertip. He leaned in even closer, pressing his cheek firmly into my palm like a puppy craving comfort,

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