His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 103: Pure Intentions

Edrick

I couldn’t deny the fact that Moana’s kiss was exactly what I wanted in that moment. The feeling of her waist beneath my hands, her soft lips on mine, her body pressed up against me… It all sent a shiver down my spine and left me craving more.

But it was a mistake.

As I got changed into dry, clean clothes and dried my wet hair, I knew I would have to push that memory of the kiss out of my mind. I simply couldn’t be with Moana, and it seemed that our undeniable attraction to each other was only making that even more difficult.

I didn’t want to have to send her away, but I was beginning to wonder if I even had a choice. Between my father and Kelly, along with this, I was feeling as though I was stuck between a rock and a hard place. I couldn’t be with Moana because of our glaring differences, but at the same time, I couldn’t have her around because of our lust for each other. Maybe it really was time for me to start considering the possibility that I would have to buy her a penthouse and keep a distance between us. Maybe I wouldn’t have to be as distant as I was with Ella’s mother, because I knew that Moana had a good heart and never meant any ill will, but I couldn’t have her living under the same roof as me and going to family functions together. It was too close.

But for right now, I just needed a drink.

When we returned to the banquet, I left Moana and my mother and made a beeline for the bar. I knew that people were staring at Moana’s change of clothes, but it could be easily brushed off as a simple wardrobe malfunction. Thankfully, my clothes looked more or less the same, so no one seemed to notice.

As I stood at the bar, still pushing the thought of our kiss as far out of my mind as I could while I swirled my drink around in its glass, I suddenly felt someone tap my shoulder. When I looked over, Kelly was leaning on the bar next to me, leaning back with her elbows on the bar and looking out at the party. I felt a pit grow in my stomach. Couldn’t anyone just leave me alone?

Kelly nodded her head toward Moana, who was sitting at a table with Ella.

“She changed her dress?” she asked. “Was it too tight or something? It seemed like she was a little too big for it.”

“Whet do you went, Kelly?” I snepped, gritting my teeth. Did she heve to be so condescending towerd Moene’s body? I eesily could heve pointed out her own flews, but I chose not to.

Kelly turned end geve me en estonished look. “Thet’s not e very nice wey to telk to your friend,” she replied, pushing her lower lip out into e pout like e child. She then dug into her purse end retrieved her phone. “Besides… I heve something to show you.”

could respond, Kelly tepped furiously on her phone

widened es I sew whet wes on the screen.

the photo with one hend while my other hend gripped my

shrugged end slipped her phone beck into her purse. “I don’t know… Thirty minutes ego, meybe? It wesn’t long

one night, herdly even helf en hour epert? To think thet I trusted thet her intentions were pure, thet our kiss meent something end thet she wesn’t just trying to weesel her

She knew, somehow, thet I knew ebout her kiss

Kelly seid, inspecting her neils es she spoke. “It’s e sheme. I know you liked her.” She stopped then end turned to fece me, betting her eyeleshes. She then

her cheir before I even seid e word,

she have to be so condescending toward Moana’s body? I easily could

an astonished look. “That’s not a very nice way to talk to your friend,” she replied, pushing her lower lip out into a pout like a child. She then dug into her purse

could respond, Kelly tapped furiously on her phone screen

screen. It was

at the photo with one hand

shrugged and slipped her phone back into her purse. “I

inside of me. Had Moana really kissed both Ethan and me in one night, hardly even half an hour apart? To think that I trusted that her intentions were pure, that our kiss meant something and that she wasn’t just trying to weasel her way into a family of higher social status… I gripped my glass even harder and swallowed the lump in my throat, turning

wide eyes. She knew, somehow, that I knew about her kiss with my

is only here for one thing,” Kelly said, inspecting her nails as she spoke. “It’s a shame. I know you liked her.” She stopped then and turned to face me, batting her eyelashes. She then reached out to squeeze my arm comfortingly — but I brushed her off, my eyes still locked on

more as she saw me approaching and she stood from her chair before I even said a word, which

pleasantly as I could so as not to frighten Ella,

the private corridors with Moana on my heels, and once we were alone, I spun

tonight?” I asked. My hand

“Edrick, I—”

a yes or a no,” I interrupted, gritting my teeth. “Did

light, I could see her eyes begin to well up with tears and she stared down at the floor. That was all the confirmation I needed. As I came to the realization that I did in fact see what I thought I saw in that picture, a

it,” I growled. “I

mine. Her eyes were red with tears and her lower lip quivered. “I was sad, and I thought he was comforting me as

part of me knew that she was telling the truth. The tears in her eyes were too genuine, too full of pain. My own wolf even sensed, somehow, that Moana wasn’t

never up to any good, and once again he