Chapter 79

NATE

"Nah, I wasn't. I'm sure about what I heard. 'No one will ever hurt him or any of them for that matter.' Those were your very words."

"Oh, oh...Are you serious!" She said, her eyes as round as saucers. I could hear the rapid beating of her heart, a pool of sweat spreading out on her forehead as she fixed her panic gaze on me.

I nodded solemnly. "Yes, I am. I wouldn't lie to you of all people."

"Yeah, yeah. But you at least keep secrets." She panted breathlessly.

"That has nothing to do with this." I rolled my eyes, before smiling to ease out the tension that I was feeling at the pit of my tummy.

"I don't want to argue with you about that, not after promising to take care of you yesterday." She bit her lips and laid back on the bed. I took that as a cue to lay back as she had done.

"So that means you wouldn't be taking care of me if not that Godmother insisted on us getting our arses on the plane this morning?" I pouted as I felt a little bit hurt.

"You are silly, of