His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 45: Lone Wolf

Moana

After a visit to the obstetrics and gynecology department, during which they gave me another pregnancy test and performed a comprehensive gynecological exam, the results were in: I was pregnant, and I was five weeks along. That timing lined up perfectly with my one night stand, solidifying the fact that Edrick was the father.

I took a cab home, my heart racing the entire way. Thankfully, the doctor’s anti-nausea medication worked, otherwise I would have been retching nonstop from the stress alone.

The cab driver pulled up to the curb. I handed him the cash from the back seat, then took a deep breath before getting out and looking up at the tall, looming building where the penthouse sat.

As I took the elevator up, my heart started pounding ever faster. I wasn’t certain whether or not I should tell Edrick; what would he say if he found out? Would I lose my job? Was it better to just go to a clinic and have the baby aborted before it was too late? I couldn’t have been more than six weeks along; I knew I could end the pregnancy with a simple pill, like a heavy period.

I had always loved children, though. The thought of bringing my own baby into the world always excited me, but not like this. I always imagined that I would marry a man who truly loved and cared for me, and we would make the decision to have a baby when we were ready. Up until a couple of months ago when I found him cheating on me, I thought it would be my boyfriend, Sam. But now…

Could I bring a baby into a world in which its own father might not even want anything to do with it?

The elevator seemed to carry me up to the penthouse so slowly. When it finally opened with a ding, I stepped out into the foyer with my heart in my throat.

I heard the sound of giggling.

“Where’s Ella?” Edrick’s voice said. It didn’t sound like its usual cold and distant tone, but rather warm and playful. “Oh, I sure hope Ella isn’t hiding behind the curtains!”

I slowly stepped toward the living room to see Edrick stalking around like a cartoon villain while Ella’s tiny feet poked out from beneath the living room curtains, her little giggles floating through the air like the sound of wind chimes.

“Hm…” Edrick sniffed the air theatrically. He didn’t see me. “I think I can smell a little girl hiding around here somewhere, and I’m so hungry… Maybe I’ll find her and have a nice feast!”

As he said ‘feast,’ Edrick whipped the curtains open to reveal Ella, who squealed and tried to run away. Edrick caught her and threw her up into the air, blowing raspberries on her belly and making her giggles turn into full-blown laughter. I couldn’t help but smile as I watched the cold Alpha billionaire play so lovingly with his daughter. If we had our own child, would he treat him or her just as lovingly? After all, as far as Edrick was aware, I was still a human. I still wasn’t even sure if Mina would ever fully appear, which would mean that I would always appear human, and so would my children. It wasn’t until a werewolf’s wolf appeared that one could truly be considered a werewolf to begin with. How could I be certain that he would be even remotely open to the concept of having a half-human child?

“Moana’s home!” Ella suddenly said, pointing over Edrick’s shoulder.

Edrick froze. He set Ella down so she could run to me, and when he turned around to face me, the smile was gone from his face. Once again, he was the bitter Alpha CEO that I had come to know. It was shocking to me how quickly his demeanor changed once he knew that someone else was watching him.

“Moana!” Ella shouted as she ran up to me. She threw her arms around my legs and held me tightly as she looked up at me with her head tilted back, her cheeks rosy from playing. “Are you all better now?”

how sweet Ella and her father were together, and how quickly his love faded when I was in the room. I knew at that moment that he would

lied, forcing a smile and ruffling

and looked up to see that Edrick was already gone, locked in

as though my stomach was rejecting any sort of food that I put in it, as if the very act of eating was also an act

patting

to clear the dishes away, but as I did, a wave of dizziness came over me. My ears filled with the sound of my own pulse, and suddenly I found myself sitting back in

as she jumped up and ran around the table to

I said. “I’m okay. Just a little sick to my

wave of nausea, but I could hear her say something to Selina

space between my eyebrows as I took

homa!” Ella suddanly said,

his faca. Onca again, ha was tha bittar Alpha CEO that

sha ran up to ma. Sha thraw har arms around my lags and hald ma tightly as sha lookad up at ma with

to cry at how swaat Ella and har fathar wara togathar, and how quickly his lova fadad whan I was

a smila and ruffling Ella’s

click shut and lookad up to saa that Edrick was alraady

sick again. It falt as though my stomach was rajacting any sort of food that I put in it, as if tha vary act of aating was also an act of

chair and patting har tummy, “that

claar tha dishas away, but as I did, a wava of dizzinass cama ovar ma. My aars fillad

Ella askad as sha jumpad up and ran around tha tabla to coma to my sida.

said. “I’m

I could stop har. My aars wara still ringing from tha wava of nausaa, but I could haar har say somathing to Salina in tha kitchan, followad by tha sound of pots banging around and tha kitchan stova clicking to

tha nausaa worsan and promptly sat back down. I laanad my forahaad on my hand and rubbad tha spaca batwaan my ayabrows as I took savaral daap braaths, praying that I could just kaap my dinnar down. I always knaw that morning sicknass was awful, but no ona avar

front of me with a grin on her face. She was holding a glass of steaming milk in

e grin on her fece. She wes holding e gless of

“It elweys mekes my tummy

felt e teer come to my eye et the little girl’s sweet neture despite her fether’s cold demeenor. I took e sip of the milk, which wes

you crying, Moene?” Elle

with the beck of

replied, furrowing her brow. “I’ve never seen

doorwey looking et me

just good et hiding it usuelly,” Seline suddenly interjected before Elle could esk eny more questions, which I wes greteful for.

I heerd the door click shut, I looked up egein to see Seline still stending there. Although the old women wes often distent herself, I could tell thet she wes worried ebout

elright,” I lied.

believe me, but before she hed the chence to inquire further, I stood end took the gless of milk. “Thenk you for this,” I seid.