His Blue Moon Princess
His Sunshine Baby Chapter 47

"Man, you're pathetic."

deserve?

I glare at Isaac. Did he really have to mention it now? The pitiful look he's addressing at me is not helping at all either. I sigh and throw my smartphone on my desk, pissed. Elena still hasn't replied, and it's been days now. Is she playing dead? Really, that's all I Isaac puts down an annoying pile of folders on my desk.

"Seriously, Nate, it's been three days, snap out of it. I can't work if you can't work, and guess whose a*s your Brother is going to s***k if this keeps going?" "Neal's?"

"Mine! Mine, Nate! Don't get me wrong, I'm not against some s******g once in a while, but the Boss is so not my fancy!"

Everything is good to use for a joke for Isaac, and though most of the times it amuses me, it's not the case today. I can't stop thinking about my fight with Elena, and it's f*****g annoying, too. Something felt wrong about it, all the way. "Seriously, Nate, get over it. That girl has issues, all right? So let her deal with whatever she has to deal with in her pack and go on with your life. I get you liked her a lot, but I really can't stand you acting all moody and grumpy all day long anymore!" "I am not..."

"Hell yes, you are acting all moody. So I don't know, have a cigarette, a drink, even lay the secretary or whatever but just get over it, man. Those files are not going to review themselves and I can't have all the Company on pause just because you had a fight with your girl!" Isaac leaves, and I'm left with those stupid folders piling up on my desk...

He's right, I've been completely out of it since last Saturday. I just keep replaying my argument with Elena in my head, again and again, as if I was missing something from the big picture. Every one of her points was valid. About our relationship. All the reasons we had not to be together. That stupid file she had found...

I know we should have brought up these issues sooner, but we had avoided them all along. Until it came around to punch right where it hurts.

A "ping" on my computer. A note of my secretary to remind me of a meeting coming up in five minutes. Right, we are meeting with that little company... I check my suit and head downstairs. Damian is already sitting in the conference room and looks at me when I come in.

"Liam's high school called me."

"Again?"

It's only Tuesday and that i***t is already ditching his classes! I sigh.

"All right, I'll..."

"No. I'll do it."

Damian's sudden tone takes me by surprise. What is that supposed to mean? He usually has me handling Liam and only steps in when needed. But my brother doesn't add anything else and gets absorbed in the contract the secretaries put in front of us. The little agency team introduce themselves and start their presentation, so I can't ask either.

They are not bad, but as expected, they are still amateurs and need a little push. The meeting ends quickly, as we had pretty much decided we would collaborate with them anyway, and Damian has another one right after. My brother leaves after only exchanging a couple of sentences with them, cold as usual.

I stay behind a little bit, talking to their representative, an assertive young woman. She is a cute and bright brunette, with dark skin and olive eyes, but not my type.

"Thank you so much for having us today, M. Black. It's so thrilling to be able to present here, as a small start-up... We will definitely learn from the experience."

"You're welcome, we are genuinely interested in your software. Our financial and legal teams will reach out to you soon to complete the last details."

"Right! They mentioned we will need to reach out to your HR representative, too, as we might move in one of the offices here..."

"Do you need a new office?" I ask.

She nods, a bit embarrassed.

"To be honest, we don't have a proper office to speak, our team is very young and we have only worked in cafés or remotely so far... I have been trying to reach out to Mr. Graves about that but with no luck so far." I frown. That's odd coming from Isaac.

"Do you have a few minutes? His office is right upstairs, I can accompany you there if you wish."

Her eyes suddenly lighten up.

"Really? That would definitely help us!"

I guide her upstairs, and she enthusiastically talks to me about their debuts, when she gathered friends for University. She is definitely the stubborn and optimistic type, quite likable to be honest. As a human, she is not intimidated by me or my aura and speaks freely too. When we finally reach Isaac's office, I knock, and his secretary frowns a bit when seeing the young lady in a striped jumpsuit and wedges next to me.

"Excuse me, M. Black, what is this about?"

"Miss Parker needs to see Isaac. Is he busy?"

"I'm sorry, but this young miss has been sending a lot of emails, but I don't think her agency is worth considering..."

I frown. What the hell?

"Miss Parker's agency just got an agreement with us today. Do you have something to say about my brother's choice regarding whom we should work with or not?" I growl, annoyed.

Who the hell is she to decide who can reach out to us or not? Even if they are a small group fresh out of college, she can't just treat them like pests! The secretary shuts up and opens the door for us, avoiding my glare. Nevertheless, the young miss Parker smiles to her. "Thank you!"

I don't know if this is meant to be condescending or not, but I won't comment. We step into Isaac's office, who has his nose into his computer.

"Nate, the meeting is already over? Did you get..."

He freezes when raising his head. What the hell? He stays like a statue for a long, embarrassing minute, his mouth still open. It's like his brain just shut down once he saw the young woman accompanying me. Really? Now?

Miss Parker walks forward and smiles to him, completely unaware of my friend's totally stupid reaction.

"Good morning! Sorry for disturbing you all of a sudden, but M. Black was nice enough to accompany me here since I failed to get in contact to you sooner!" "R... Really?" He stutters.

Moon Goddess, get a grip, Isaac, it's not the first time you've seen a pretty girl... Next to me, Miss Parker keeps going.

"Yes, I think my emails never went through... Anyway, do you have a minute? I really needed a few minutes of your time, or we could reschedule if you are busy?"

"Huh... Eh... Yes! Yes, reschedi... I mean rescheduling is great! No, good, only good. Not great! I mean, not that it wouldn't be great, but, huh, good is enough!"

This is getting seriously embarrassing to watch. What happened to my casanova of a best friend? He tries to take his calendar, drops it on the floor, catches it and turns the pages as if he was looking for something next year. Oh, Moon Goddess... I close my eyes, unable to watch this any longer.

"Is next Thursday fine for you?" Asks the young brunette. "I'm free all afternoon."

"Yes!" Exclaims Isaac, a bit too loud. "Thursday afternoon. Perfect! Let's do that. Next Thursday. The afternoon. Perfect."

Man, you're seriously embarrassing yourself right now.

But he ignores me, keeping on a stupid, awkward smile all along, his eyes riveted on her.

"Great! Hum, here is my business card, and I will email you later to fix the hour."

Isaac immediately reaches out his hand to grab his business cards and hand it to her. It was almost fine until he actually handed her the whole damn pile. Thank Moon Goddess, that girl is an angel and chuckles gently, only taking one as if he wasn't making a fool of himself.

"Thank you! Then, I won't disturb you any longer and email you later. Thank you very much for having me today!"

She bids both of us goodbye and walks out by herself. As soon as the door closes behinds her, I hear a big ruckus.

Isaac just fell off his chair. I look over his desk at that imbecile laying on his office's floor.

"Seriously, I wish I could have filmed this, Isaac."

"Man, my heart is going crazy. I swear Nate, my brain's hyperventilating right now."

I sigh. I knew it...

"Fated Mate?"

"Damn, yes. What the hell? Why didn't you tell me it was like this. I feel like I got hit by a truck. Or lightning. Or both."

"Congratulations, I guess. She's human, though, so you're going to be alone on that, man."

He looks like he's about to cry.

"Why do I have to have it the hard way? Gosh, I'm an i***t. And she's so adorably cute. Man, I'm such a jackass. She won't love me, right? I'm doomed. Have you seen her cheeks? Damn, I want to touch her little cheeks... Her chocolate skin too. And you know I love chocolate. Huh, I'm going to die."

He's just exhausting. I let him rumble for a while, even if he probably never gets tired of chattering.

"You need a drink, Isaac."

"What? Yeah... Maybe. Can we go drink?"

"We still got work, so finish whatever you have to do and meet me downstairs. And let your secretary handle the emails with Miss Parker!"

"Miss Parker, right. Man, so cute... Wait, I don't know her first name! How do I..."

"You got her business card, you idiot."

He seems to realize he's had it in his hand all along and looks at it. A bright smile appears on his face.

"Leah? Her name's Leah!"

"Great, very cute. Now I'm confiscating this until you're done with your work," I say, grabbing the business card from his hand.

I sigh and leave his office, giving the card to his secretary on my way out. No way that i***t will get anything done this afternoon, but lets at least pretend...

Later that day, as promised I take Isaac to drink. It's not fun. He spends three hours reflecting on all his past relationships, thinking of how much of an i***t he's been with girls now that he met his mate. It's pathetic to watch, so I wait until he gets drunk and funnier. He does get drunk, but not funny. His next topic is describing everything he recalls about his fated mate, Leah, and I have to listen to it.

Damn, I'm happy for him but I already miss the old Isaac who would convince me to have fun, play, drink, and charm girls...

NATE! LIAM!

I suddenly jump, wide awake in a split second. What the hell! Damian's voice is bursting in my head, his wolf so loud I feel like he'll slice my brain open! Not only us, but he's also calling everyone in our pack! FIND HER! NOW! FIND HER!

I almost fall off the bed, as if Damian had kicked all of us out. f**k, I don't know what's going on! I stumble to get up and run out to the corridor, only wearing my boxers. And that damn hangover...

Liam!

Yeah, yeah, I'm on it!

I run out of the apartment. Damian is still f*****g yelling after everyone, his panicked voice is making us crazy. So many people are mind-linking at the same time, it's a hurricane in there! I try to focus on my younger brother's voice, like one voice inside of the throng.

I exit the building and shapeshift in a jump. Damn, it's a downpour outside... I'm soaked in a matter of seconds. I can hear people and wolves running down the streets all around. It can only be our packs, to be out in such shitty weather so late... Damian really woke up the full Clan. I start running too, headed anywhere in the streets. We don't even know where to look!

Boyan's got something!

It's Tonia's voice, Neal and Boyan's sister. It's coming from the East. I was running in a similar direction, and accelerate. Liam's voice resonates in my head, trying to cover our Brother's yells. Really? He's got something? Damn it, I'm the opposite direction!

I'm almost there. Keep looking in case he's wrong.

What the... Boyan, get him!

I hear Tonya yelling all of sudden, not only in my head but with my ears as well. They are near. Damian's panicked voice comes back.

Where is she? Did you replace her? Tell me you found her.

I ignore him and run towards Tonia's voice. I finally replace the Mura sister, alone in a deserted alley. She is in her human form, on her knees, leaning over what looks like a body. Oh, shit... Tonia!

"Nate, she's breathing!"

I approach and finally see the girl lying unconscious on the asphalt. Her dark hair is covering a bit of her face, but she looks very young and thin. There's a scar on her eye, too. She is soaked with rain and... blood.