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?”

could get there and back before Ella even finishes her training. That’s how it

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

out of my mouth quickly this time as I became more desperate. “I

the Alpha CEO’s cold eyes. It looked like worry. “Alright,” he said finally, picking up

Seeing the way that he interacted with his own father the night before also reminded me how sour behaviors like the one that Edrick often exhibited were frequently a product of nurture, not nature… And I knew

some volunteer work, alright?” I said, crouching to Ella’s level as we stood outside the training facility. She nodded vehemently, and I ruffled her hair. “Okay. I’ll be here when you’re done. If I’m not, it’s just because of traffic, and I want

little face hilariously serious as though I

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

children, playing outside was one 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 bit sweaty from the summer heat, but it felt good

ready to flag down another taxi to get back to the training

familiar, friendly face said as he rolled down the window. It was

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

training facility,” I

heard about what happened last time, and I’m sure Edrick is all over you like a cheap suit

would be putting it lightly,” I replied, looking out the window. “He’s like one big

Ethan replied. “You got a good dose of that last night. I’m sorry about that, by the way. I should’ve warned you that my relationship with

as I looked out the window at the city passing by

mind if I ask why you

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 been even

“What do you mean?”

get too into it,” Ethan replied as he drove around a corner. “I’ll just say that… I

I said, looking down at my lap. “I

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