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

moments. “Well… You can’t predict traffic in

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

looked like worry.

but seeing such a strong emotion for his daughter 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 the one that Edrick often exhibited were frequently a

She nodded vehemently, and I ruffled her hair.

vehemently again, her little face hilariously serious as though I had just given

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

I always enjoyed every activity with 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

down another taxi to get back to the training facility when an unfamiliar black car

a familiar, friendly face said as he rolled down

the passenger seat, buckling my

I said. “You really didn’t have to do this. I

with a smile. “I heard about what happened last time, and I’m sure Edrick

be putting it lightly,” I replied, looking out the window.

a good dose of that last night. I’m sorry about that, by the way.

for a moment as I looked out the window

mind if I ask why you don’t get along?” I asked

brother. I think 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 been even close to perfect to begin with. But, I think that the way I came

“What do you mean?”

into it,” Ethan replied as he drove around a corner. “I’ll just say that… I came after Verona and

down at my lap.

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