His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 71: End of the Line

Moana, The gap that existed between Edrick and I could never be bridged; I knew that now.

Our ride home was silent. The steak that I could still taste on my tongue now tasted foul. To think that I had spent the entire day feeling as though we could have some semblance of normalcy; even if we never became romantically involved, why couldn’t we still be proud of what we had created between us? Why did he always have to hide me and Ella? Would the new baby also face the same struggle of having a father who didn’t want anyone to know about his or her existence?

We went home that night, still without a word spoken between us. I took Ella to bed with only a brief word of thanks for everything he did that day, but after that, I didn’t look at him again.

…

On Monday morning, I awoke to the sound of someone knocking on my door.

“Come in,” I called, sitting up and rubbing my eyes. The door cracked open and Selina poked her head in.

Your first appointment is in a couple of hours,” she said. “I’ve already made breakfast for you. Come and eat before you get dressed.”

I sighed, having completely forgotten about my appointment that day, and climbed out of bed. As I followed Selina to the dining room in my robe, I noticed that Edrick was nowhere to be found.

asked as I sat down at the table

shook her head while she poured some hot coffee into my cup. “He has

feeling my shoulders droop a little. It was my first prenatal appointment; I was hoping Edrick would be there

I said, taking a

Selina said. “I’ll be

me was a bit

put on a loose-fitting dress and comfortable shoes, then met Selina out in the foyer. As we took the elevator down, I realized that this was only the second time that I’d ever seen her going out into public, with the first time being my first day of employment. She had changed out of her housekeeper uniform and was wearing a crisp linen dress and held her purse

you ever go out?” I asked as we

“Only if I

to go out with friends for a

shrugged. “No one

I decided, then and there, that I would start inviting Selina out more — even

modern building with the Morgan family logo on the sign. When we walked into the hospital, I was even more taken aback by how sleek and clean the hospital was. The hospital I went to for the abortion was nice, but this

department spacious, clean, and modern, but there were also several other well-to-do werewolf couples in the waiting room. I even recognized a few of them as well-known celebrities. Of course, they all looked up at Selina and

to me as we approached the counter. I quickly averted my gaze, feeling embarrassed as I

the receptionist

“Moana Fowler,” I replied.

receptionist looked me up and down for a moment before clicking around on her computer. Just then, another couple came in behind us. I glanced over my shoulder to see that they were also a well-known werewolf couple that I’d seen in various television shows. I felt my face go red as they looked at me,

going to have to ask you to step out of the way so I can assist our werewolf clients first,” the receptionist suddenly

here first,” I said. “And I have

but this is a werewolf hospital, and our policy is to always