Chapter 26: Confessions of a Nanny
Moana

“Good morning.”

I jumped, clasping my hand over my heart and taking in a sharp breath as I slipped out of Edrick’s room, only to be immediately met with a familiar voice.

Ethan’s smiling face stared back at me. From one look at him, I knew that he knew that something was going on.

“Uh– I-It’s not how it looks like,” I stammered, looking around frantically with my back against the bedroom door in the hopes that no one else was watching.

Ethan merely chuckled. “Are you really an au pair?” he asked. I could sense a hint of humor behind his voice and it helped me relax just a tiny bit, but I still feared that I had ruined Ethan’s impression of me. I liked him as a person and desperately did not want him to think that I was just after his brother for money or s*x.

“I am, I swear,” I replied, grabbing Ethan’s arm without thinking and pulling him away from the door in case Edrick was awake and listening. “I’m not a mistress, or anything like that.”

of my business, but it does sort

I said, lowering my voice so that no one

again.

some reason, my presence helps him sleep better than the pills and the alcohol, so he asked me

surprised. “Edrick has had

works. He usually falls asleep as soon as I do and wakes up as

furrowed his brow. “How did you both come to realize

had a one night stand with his brother, so I merely shrugged. “We both nodded off in the living room one night,” I lied. Ethan still seemed a bit suspicious,

said, changing the subject and turning to walk down the stairs. “Breakfast is

by his side as he took the first

above my head. What made it even worse was knowing that, should we be caught, it would ultimately somehow wind up being entirely my fault. I

Ella up and give her breakfast. When I arrived downstairs, however, she wasn’t in her room. I heard the sound of voices and silverware clattering, so I went to look

a beautiful array of breakfast foods. Ella, who was sitting next to her grandmother, jumped up when she saw

as she clung to my legs. “Breakfast today is Bell-jam waffles and… om–” She paused, chewing on the syllables on her

Verona said with a chuckle. “And it’s

Ella said, turning back to face me. “Will you eat with

who cast me a warmly approving look, then looked back down at Ella. She still had whipped cream on the side of her mouth, so I wiped it away with my thumb

pulled out the chair beside her. I went to lift the silver dome that was covering my plate, but before I could, a servant scurried

you,” I said. “This looks

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