His Blue Moon Princess
His Sunshine Baby Chapter 45

As agreed, Daniel is already waiting for me at the border. I get in the car and leave out a big sigh. My best friend turns to me, worried. "Are you sure?"

"I did what I had to, Danny. This is more important for now..."

I take out the letter I received this morning. Just a simple card, with a question. But this is Diego's handwriting, no doubt. That bastard just sent me a f*****g "missed me?". I crumple it between my fingers. I don't even have the words for how much I hate him. "Why didn't you just tell him?" Asks Danny while starting the car.

But I shake my head. I already took my decision this morning.

This past week with Nate was... Heaven. I lived without worries, with the best lover one could hope to wake up next to, every morning. I could have gotten seriously used to that, and easily too. But the longer I stayed, the more I felt like I was running away. From my pack, and my problems. I avoided Xavier, Reagan, even Clark, and Isabella. I avoided the days passing and Diego's returning coming closer. Being with Nate was like a dream I didn't want to wake up from.

Diego's message was a f*****g brutal reminder. I have no idea how he knew where to send it to, or what was his aim. But it was a shock to me. No matter what, Diego was coming after me.

And I didn't want to involve Nate in that.

"I still think this isn't good, babe. To leave like that..."

"Nathaniel would never have stopped at that. He already asked me twice if I wanted him to ban or kill Diego, Danny. I know he would break the rules of both his pack and mine and I can't let him do that for me. He's the King's brother, his position is too important to do that." "But still... To have a dispute..."

"That was all I could think of for him to let me go. Thank Moon Goddess I found this stupid folder this morning, it helped me come with an excuse..."

To be honest, I didn't find it by accident. I was looking for something that would make our fight a bit more genuine, but I didn't expect Nathaniel to keep a whole file on me and Diego. I still can't believe he knew I want to jail and didn't say anything about it... How long did he know? He kept this, does that mean he doesn't care about living with a criminal? About the ghosts of my past?

The more time I spent with Nate, the more I became obvious to me: we were moving on to a new relationship, something that couldn't be seen as no feelings involved anymore. We kissed a lot for no reason, cuddled whenever we felt like it, did pretty much everything together during every night this week. Even the s*x was much sweeter and romantic, despite our carnal desire for each other.

If it wasn't for Diego, maybe I would have given us a chance. Listened to our whims, and stayed longer at Nate's place. Maybe a few more days, and we would have become lovers without saying it....

"He said he doesn't love me."

"Well, the guy is either completely blind or very stubborn," replies Danny while turning left.

I chuckle. I know Nate was lying. He said what he thought would hold me back. Because that was the rule we had agreed on from the start.

But Moon Goddess, it's too late, way too late. I fell for that man, hard. For his kindness, his disarming honesty and smiles, his gentle, electric blue eyes. The way he doesn't hesitate to caress or hug me, or how he kisses me softly... Damn, I already miss him.

I think about our argument again. What will he think? I didn't leave him much room to speak on purpose, that was hard enough for me already... But even so, Nate still tried to hold me back, and that broke my heart. Because truth is, I didn't want to leave him or make him think I wanted to. If things have been different, I would have trusted him a lot more than that, enough to confide in him about my past and let him back me up against my ex.

I couldn't.

Everything is too fresh for our relationship, and I'm scared that Diego will shatter it all before I can do anything. I'm too afraid. I could lose Nate because of our own feelings, but if something happened to him because of my ex...

Daniel finally parks the car at our home an hour later. We stopped by the hospital to give flowers to my Dad, but it's pretty late now, and I'm exhausted.

"What about Bobo?" I ask as Daniel opens the door.

"Too busy. I think his brother is giving him more work to keep him away from our territory..."

For some reason, our flat feels pretty lonely now. Damn, I miss Nate already... I change into my nightgown and curl up in my bed. I haven't slept here in a while. Has my room always been this cold and silent?

I close my eyes, hoping everything will be fine. Between Nate and me, and tomorrow, too.

Tomorrow, the cursed day Diego is allowed back on her turf.

I spend all night rumbling about that. How to behave, what to say, how can I ignore that bastard. The next morning, when I get up, very early, I have a simple strategy in mind. It's Sunday, and for once, I'm up before Danny. Hence, he is shocked to find me making coffee when he leaves his room about half an hour later.

"Damn, someone fell out of her bed..." He whistles.

"More like I didn't sleep a wink," I sigh.

"Mh. Bad thoughts?"

I nod with a frown. Daniel sighs before taking a cup for himself.

"What's the battle plan?"

"There isn't one, Danny. I've decided, I don't care about this jerk. I don't want anything to do with him, I'm done. He can do whatever the hell he wants as long as he stays the hell away from me."

Daniel stays silent for a few seconds and eventually comes to sit next to me on the couch.

"You know it's not going to be this easy, right Babe?"

"I know, but I'm not going to give in. I'm over whatever happened, Daniel, and that's what I will stick to until he understands. I don't want him back in my life. He better stay the hell away, because I'm not going back to jail."

My best friends sigh, and brushes my hair with his fingers gently.

"All right, you're the boss. Ignore the jackass until he gets bored. I bet Clark will give orders for the others to try and keep you two apart anyway... Okay, do you want some jam? Bonnie made some mean apricot jam." I laugh and nod.

Like any Sunday, Danny and I have breakfast together, chatting about our week with our respective lovers. To be honest, I feel like we haven't seen each other in forever, and it's good to spend time just the two of us. I'm happy to hear his relationship with Bobo is going smoothly, despite the hardships that come from being from different Packs. Seems like neither of them has talked to anyone else about this, not even their siblings. I remember Bobo's sister from the dinner, Tonia, and his older brother who is the King's Beta. Such an important member of their pack...

"You think Levi knows?" I ask, eating a bite of my bread.

"I bet he's too smart not to have caught on something. He is always behind your back already, would be funny if he let me be... He argued a lot with Clark about Diego, you know. Those two better not meet either."

"s**t. I don't want to have Levi involved too..."

His overprotective brother would definitely take my side and still hate Diego for what happened back then. Daniel licks the jam off his fingers, frowning a bit.

"He will get involved. You know Levi. Aside from being a Beta to the bone, he definitely has some feelings for you."

"Oh, shut up Danny, I am not talking about that."

"As you wish..."

I am not blind about Levi's feelings for me, but I've definitely become good at pretending. I already have enough to deal with in the love area nowadays... I finish my breakfast and head to the bathroom first, changing into a comfortable workout outfit, leggings and an oversized crop top.

"Whoo, that's one hot babe ready to do some punching."

"Come with me Danny, you need to exercise some time."

He growls a bit.

"Are you hinting at something?"

"Yes, you're getting skinnier and losing muscles. Now get up and come train with me. I need someone who can keep up."

Daniel rolls his eyes but takes the rest of the breakfast dishes to the kitchen.

"Oh well, I guess it can't hurt from time to time..."

Indeed, two hours later, we are just done with the first round. Daniel is now growling at me, annoyed. Maybe because I won another match, the sixth in a row. I try to play innocent while grabbing some water.

"You agreed to train with me, Babe," I remind him.

"I agreed to training, not a beating, you damn brute! Look at that! Seriously, Babe, I'm going to have bruises all over! Bruises are not sexy at all, Whitewood."

I laugh a bit while he's still examining himself. Even if he complains, Daniel is a decent fighter. He may not be a match with me, but having me or Levi as his training partners have definitely shaped a good fighter out of him. I'm kind of proud. "Come on, Babe, one more round?"

"You can have more rounds with the boxing sack, I'm done with you kicking my a*s for today."

"Your scrawny a*s..."

"My perfect a*s, if you want to ask my handsome and adorable boyfriend."

There he goes, bragging about Boyan again. At least he's not complaining anymore... I let him keep talking while I drink more water and go grab a towel, wiping off my sweat. A good sparing does make me feel a lot better. I had been lazy about the training these days, but if I'm not seeing Nate anymore, I can probably focus on something else...

I check my phone, but nothing from him. Of course. He probably is still mad, or at least perplexed by our dispute from last night... No matter what, I hope this will be over soon, and I can go back to him. I may be a bit shameless to hope Nate will be that patient with me, but I somewhat believe he will be. I know what we had together was fuking good and real.

"Elena."

I turn to Daniel, wondering what he wants to call me by my name all of sudden, but his eyes are set on the Dojo's entrance. My wolf instantly starts growling. Damn.

Standing nonchalantly at the door, a tall silhouette with arms crossed is staring right at us with a smile. I would recognize it anytime. It's been five years. That a*****e has barely changed...

His black hair, dark skin. The way he moves like a predator. He has a new scar on his face, across his left cheek, and a large tribal tattoo I had never seen before on his torso. He's only wearing ragged jeans, walking barefooted on the tatami. Daniel moves to stand between him and me, but I gently hold my best friend. I don't care if he comes close.

Diego walks up to us with an annoying smirk stuck on his face. Moon Goddess, how in the world did I ever fall for such a jerk like him... When he's a few steps away, he smiles at me, like a good guy.

"Te extrañé, mi amor."

I smile back to him, without a hint of happiness in my eyes.

"I didn't. f**k off, Diego."