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| 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... | guess it was just a coincidence.”
Nathan's expression flickered. “Victoria, | really wasn’t trying to keep anything from you. The person | picked up
was my half-sister -she chere 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 askedto pick her up.”
“Yeah, | guess | misunderstood you,” | said, feeling a weight lift off my chest. ‘If it was really his sister, then | 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 givingthe
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“I wasn't jealous,” | insisted, trying to sound tough.
But Nathan saw right through me. He gently wrapped his arms aroundand whispered in my ear, “It's my
fault for not explaining everything sooner.”
| pushed him away and headed into the kitchen to boil swater. Nathan followed, watchingquietly with a
deep, searching look in his eyes.
“Are you still mad?” he asked, looking a bit unsure.
“No,” | replied, resting my hands on the glass countertop and staring at the kettle as steam began to rise. But
inside, | still felt restless and frustrated.
| kept telling myself that men didn’t matter to me, but honestly, | couldn't help but let my feelings get tangled up
over them.
“If you still don’t believe me, | can introduce you to my sister sometime,” Nathan said, trying to reassure me.
“I'd rather not,” | said, turning to lean against the glass counter, arms crossed over my chest as | looked at him.
“I'm just not ready to meet your family right now.”
“Then what do you wantto do so you won’t be mad atanymore?” Nathan moved in closer, like a big,
needy puppy. He used his tall frto pullinto his arms, whispering softly, “You're makingreally
anxious.”
| met his 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 quickly as
fireworks.”
| couldn’t help but smile at him. The way he looked so lost and confused was almost innocent-kind of adorable,
really. It was hard not to like him.
| 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 | hadn't known why you left that night, | wouldn't have let my mind run wild. But
now that I do, | can’t just ignore it.”
Nathan turned his face, trailing soft kisses along my fingertip. He leaned in even closer, pressing his cheek firmly
into my palm like a puppy craving comfort, clinging to my touch.
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A warmth spread through my fingers where he’d kissed them.
The atmosphere between us grew thick with intimacy, swirling around us like mist.
| tried to pull my hand away, but Nathan caughtbefore | could escape, keeping my fingers pressed gently to
his cheek. “Victoria, | love it when you do that.”
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He might have had a few things in common with Jared, but when it cto love, he wasn’t possessive or
overbearing, Nathan was gentle and innocent, with just enough danger to make him irresistible.
Honestly, he was way more fun than Jared ever was.
He was always the one wanting more, and | was the one indulging him.
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