His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 27: The Invitation
Moana

The following morning, I woke up early to get Ella ready for training. She was tired after the party, but was cooperative, and her sweet disposition distracted me from the strange experiences I had at the Morgan residence.

While Ella ate breakfast, I sought Edrick out and found him in his study. Taking a deep breath, I quietly knocked on the door. He glanced up and gestured for me to come in before promptly looking back down at his work again.

“Did you need something?” he asked.

“Yes,” I replied, still feeling somewhat uncomfortable around the Alpha billionaire’s cold demeanor even though I thought I should be used to it by now.

“Well, spit it out.”

I swallowed. The last time I had done anything like I was about to ask permission for, it had ended horribly and completely stunted both Edrick’s and the servants’ confidence in me.

“I would like to take some time today to visit the orphanage while Ella is at her training session,” I said.

Edrick paused and slowly set his pen down, then looked up at me and leaned back in his chair. He folded his arms across his chest and looked down his nose at me, narrowing his eyes. I prepared myself for the inevitable.

“Are you planning on losing my daughter again?”

orphanage isn’t too far from there, I could get there and back before Ella even finishes her training. That’s how it would’ve worked

for a few agonizing moments. “Well… You can’t predict traffic in the city,” he

sure the attendant knows that I’ll be leaving,” I replied, the words flying out of my mouth quickly this time as I became more desperate.

the Alpha CEO’s cold eyes. It looked like worry. “Alright,” he said finally, picking up his pen again. “Don’t let anything

flash across his face like that immediately reminded me that he wasn’t entirely cold to his core. Seeing the way that he interacted with his own father the night before also reminded me how sour behaviors like

…

nodded vehemently, and I ruffled her hair. “Okay. I’ll be here when you’re

serious as though I had just given her marching orders to

with her werewolf friends. Once she was inside, I flagged down a taxi and headed to

of my favorites; I always loved helping the kids cross the monkey bars, playing hide and seek with them, and participating in their games of kickball. By the time it was over, I was a

back to the training facility

friendly face said as he rolled down the window. It was Ethan. “I’ll give you a

and climbed into the passenger seat, buckling my seatbelt as Ethan pulled away from the

the training facility,” I said. “You really didn’t have to do this. I

Ethan said with a smile. “I heard about what happened last time, and I’m sure Edrick is all over you like a

out the window. “He’s like one big ball of

that last night. I’m sorry about that, by the way. I should’ve

silent for a moment as I looked out the window

why you don’t get

he sees me as this great big symbol of a wrench being thrown into a so-called ‘perfect’ family dynamic, when really, it’s not like the Morgan family has ever

“What do you mean?”

say that… I came after Verona and Michael were married and had

looking down at my