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?”

thinking, since the orphanage isn’t too far from there, I could get there and back before Ella even

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

be leaving,” I replied, the words flying out of my

looked like worry. “Alright,” he said finally,

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 product of nurture, not nature… And I knew that

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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

I had just given her

watching as Ella ran to meet up with her werewolf friends. Once she

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

to flag down another taxi to get back to the

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

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

from the training facility,” I said. “You

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

lightly,” I replied, looking out the window. “He’s

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

silent for a moment as I looked out the

ask why you don’t

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?”

too into it,” Ethan replied as he drove around a corner. “I’ll just say that… I came after Verona and Michael were married and had Edrick. And you already know that Verona is not

said, looking down at my