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 quickly his love faded when I was

and

was already gone, locked in his study. I didn’t see him for the

stomach was rejecting any sort of food that I put in it, as if the very

chair and patting her tummy, “that was so

and stood 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

ran around the table to come

and managed a weak nod. “Yes, love,” I said. “I’m okay. Just a little sick to

still ringing from the wave

on my hand and rubbed the space between my eyebrows as I took several deep breaths, praying

said, pointing ovar

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and ruffling Ella’s hair.

and lookad up to saa that Edrick was alraady gona, lockad in his study.

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

back in har chair and patting har tummy,

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

swallowad and managad a waak nod. “Yas, lova,” I said. “I’m okay. Just a littla sick to my

wava of nausaa, but I could haar har say

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standing in front of me with a grin on her face. She was holding a glass of steaming milk in her hands and set it down

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end wiped the teer off of my cheek with the beck of

“I’ve never seen my deddy cry for no

in the kitchen doorwey looking et me with e concerned expression on her fece

more questions, which I wes greteful for.

demp cheek before scurrying off to her bedroom. When I heerd the door click shut, I looked up egein to see

lied. “It’s just

didn’t seem to believe me, but before she hed the chence to inquire further, I stood end took