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"Wake up!" I opened my eyes and looked straight into Jayden's face, who was lying right in front of me. "What is it?" I mumbled, trying to get used to the brightness. "The girls just drove on and waited for us outside"

He got up slowly and pulled on a pair of black trousers while I stretched and then looked for something to wear. "Chiara threw up again," he then explained to me worried and we ran out of the trailer together, only to open our eyes in astonishment. "Wow," I mumbled, thinking I was still dreaming.

"Probably has gastrointestinal or something," I breathed, still unable to believe my eyes. "Probably," Jayden retorted, leading the way down the hill, then smiling and sticking his feet in the sand.

I did the same, felt the warm sand between my toes and really had to agree with the girls. It was just an incredible feeling that could only make you happy. There was no sadness here. Just sun, warmth and the gentle sound of the waves.

"Do you like it?" I rolled over and immediately went into cardiac arrest. Then my mate came up to us in a red bikini and beamed from ear to ear. "I bought some towels and bathing suits for you here."

She held out a bag, but I just stared at her, trying not to grab her. How much control did she think I had over myself? "Ethan?" I heard her voice and then I felt a hard smack on my arm from Jayden, but I was grateful to him for feeling my heart beating again.

"Then show me," he said and took the bag from her hand to look at everything. "Are you alright?" she asked me and I never expected it, but she put her delicate arms around me and pressed a kiss on my cheek that made even my knees weak. "Now yes," I murmured, pulling her against me as tightly as I could to take in the sweet smell of her skin.

"Chiara wants you to come to her. Jayden shouldn't know," she whispered so softly in my ear that it was hard to understand. I looked at her confused and she nodded in the direction I should go. "Jayden? There are shops back there and we're all hungry. Do we want to walk there together for a moment?" She then spoke to him and gave me a fleeting smile. "Yes, of course."

I waited until they were both so far away that I could barely see them and then walked along the path she nodded me until I heard bitter weeping from behind a rock.

"Chiara?" I ran quickly through the sand behind the rocks and saw her sitting there. Pale skin, dark circles under the eyes that seemed puffy from crying, and arms wrapped tightly around legs. "What's going on?" I asked in shock and sat down next to her on the sand, whereupon she immediately rested her head on my shoulder.

"Ethan, I'm not sick, I'm pregnant," she sobbed, clutching her stomach. I didn't understand anything anymore. Wasn't that good news? Why was she crying? Why was she telling me this and not Jayden? I carefully put my hand on her back and stroked her encouragingly.

"Then why are you crying? That's good news." "Obviously it's good news, but Jayden wanted to travel the world and I'm going to take that away from him." I looked at her and shook my head, smiling. "Oh you little nut. You can still travel the world." "The kid needs a place to live Ethan. It also needs to go to school at some point."

"Nonsense. I never went to school either," I explained and suddenly saw the corners of her mouth twitch. "You can tell," she suddenly laughed softly, wiping the tears from her face. "I like you a lot better now and believe me, everything will be fine."

I got up and helped her to her feet by the hands, and then walked back with her comfortably. "When are you going to tell him?" I then turned to her curiously, as I couldn't wait to see Jayden's face when he found out. "I do not know yet." She shrugged and took deep breaths in and out. I didn't care. Chiara was just like that and I knew that she couldn't hide it from him for long anyway, she loved him too much for that and was probably just as excited as I was to see his reaction.

After a while we got back to the trailer where the other two had already made a salad and were waiting for us with a smile.

I didn't know what the two of them had discussed, but it wasn't any of my business either. My heart was pounding the moment I looked into Ethan's eyes and from that moment I didn't care about anything else anyway.

He was smiling broadly and I was beaming too as this man walked up to me and wrapped his arms around me tightly. I was filled with utter gratitude as his scent filled my nostrils and his embrace sent goosebumps all over my body.

He wanted to pull away, but I wrapped my arms around him so tightly that there was no escape for him, and the situation made his chest tremble.

"Somebody's answering," joked Jayden next to us, who was about to set the small table with Chiara, but even his comment didn't let me let go of the big one in my arms.

It wasn't until the other two were sitting at the table and I felt their eyes on my back that I reluctantly pulled away from Ethan, who immediately looked down at me with a twinkle in his eyes. My bikini must have had an interesting effect on him and I enjoyed seeing the desire in his eyes.

I belonged to him and even if that sounded possessive or ugly to many, for me it was the best feeling ever.

He took my hand and we sat across from each other to eat the delicious salad and chat about all sorts of things. "I would say we'll make a campfire as soon as it's dark," Chiara then suggested and looked questioningly at her mate, who nodded at her and looked at Ethan. "Then we guys are going to buy drinks and you can go collect wood," Jayden said and winked at Ethan, who agreed with a grin.

"But we still have a few hours before it gets dark," I interjected, putting my fork on the empty plate. "What are your plans until then?"

Before either of them could answer me, Ethan got up and threw me over his shoulder without having to use a modicum of strength. "What are you up to!?" I laughed, slapping his butt as he walked out of the trailer with me and we got closer and closer to the sea.

"You're so hot, a cool down will do you good, me too," he laughed and ran off to set me down carefully on the sand. He took off his t-shirt and pants so that he was only standing in front of me in his boxer shorts and I agreed with him. A cool down would do me really good.

The sun beat down on our bodies while the sound of the waves was the only thing that could be heard and then I felt his hand on mine, slowly pulling me into the cold water behind him.

"Wow," he said and walked in with me so far that I could hardly stand, but half of his upper body was still sticking out. "It's beautiful," I murmured, looking at the beach where Chiara and Jayden were about to undress. "It's perfect," my opponent breathed, pulling me so tightly that I felt his trembling chest.

"Are you cold?" I asked him, but he shook his head slightly. "The opposite is the case."

As soon as he had said these words, he laid his lips on mine with such passion that a soft moan escaped from this touch alone into his mouth. I then felt his manhood underwater, pressing hard against my abdomen, and smiled at the effect I had on him.

"Ethan," I whispered as he pulled away from my lips and started licking his mark, but he didn't answer me, just held me tighter and kissed down my neck excitedly.

I closed my eyes, felt my abdomen tingling and forgot almost everything around me, but then I opened my eyes, saw the other two coming towards us and pushed Ethan's head under the water.

He reappeared, shaking himself like a real wolf and laughing so heartily my heart started to dance. "I really needed that!" he winked and then flopped onto his back to float in the water at ease.

"Isn't that wonderful," Chiara said, stepping right next to me. She was a bit taller than me, but even she was having trouble standing here, unlike Jayden, who was up to his belly button in the water. "Yeah, really nice," I replied, glancing at Ethan who looked so happy I didn't want this moment to ever end.