His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 172: Control

Moana

As I listened to Edrick playing the piano, I couldn’t wipe the smile off of my face. I wished that I could see him, but if it made him too nervous, then I was happy to just listen. He played beautifully, and I hoped that I could always hear his music from then on.

The song that he was playing came to an end, and was followed by silence. I didn’t realize it, but I had shut my eyes as I lost myself listening to the music. I opened them again and turned, expecting him to still be sitting at the piano, but he wasn’t.

He was standing right behind me, looking down at me with those glowing silver eyes.

Edrick was so close to me that I could smell his cologne coming off of his shirt and could feel his warm breath on my face. Being this close to him made me tremble, but only in a good way.

“Edrick…” I whispered, looking up to meet his gaze.

glowing silver eyes conveying his emotion. There was

around my waist, and he pulled me close. It was almost a little too rough, but at the same time it sent an excited shiver down my spine. My entire body bristled with titillation; finally, after seemingly becoming closer to me after the most recent weeks, I could be intimate with Edrick again. Everything felt as though it was falling into

the nape of my neck. He tilted my chin up further with his hands as he cupped my face. I felt a soft, involuntary moan escape my lips, and

at his buttons, he suddenly pulled my hands away and picked me up as though I weighed nothing. I wrapped my legs around him as he carried me to his bedroom, and he

pants, pressing against me and reminding me of the night that we first had our fated one night stand. I remembered how big he was, and it

the lace of my nightgown covered my skin. Once he reached that point, he looked up at me, as though silently asking permission to remove my nightgown. I bit my lip and nodded slowly, watching as he slid a finger under the strap and slid it off of my

he was

again before sitting up and putting distance between us. His face looked red with embarrassment, and he avoided my gaze. I sat

asked, feeling a pang in my chest as I looked

he said, his voice

it later as we had

my thin nightgown fall back down around

can’t,” Edrick replied, sounding almost annoyed. “It’s not

said. My voice was beginning to raise slightly. “We’ve announced ourselves publicly as a couple. We sleep in the same bed, for goodness’ sake. Why do we need to keep doing this? What makes it not

like he always did when we got too close and he felt the need to distance himself from me for no apparent reason. I grabbed his arm, maybe a

talk to me, Edrick,” I said. “This has gone on for too long. I want to know the real reason behind why you find it so abhorrent