Chapter 184: Escape Plan

Moana

After I saw the video of Edrick putting something in my coffee, I knew that I needed to get out.

It both broke my heart and made me sick to think about leaving. I had been falling deeply in love with Edrick, and yet this entire time it turned out that he was secretly plotting something against me; I didn’t know what it was exactly that he was planning, but whatever it was certainly wasn’t good.

I needed to get myself and my baby out of there, and I planned on returning Ella to her rightful mother, too. Even though I knew that taking Ella and returning her to her mother could land me in prison, I was willing to take that risk for the sake of getting little Ella out of a household with a father who was dangerous and up to no good.

That afternoon, during my lunch break, I made my escape plan. I called Olivia as soon as I could and explained everything.

“Okay,” she said, taking a deep breath after I had told her all about the video evidence I had. “We’ll get you out of there.”

“And Ella, too,” I said.

if she was crying. When she responded, she didn’t mention anything but her voice

herself, like she was thinking deeply. Then, after a few more moments

Edrick picked Ella and I up again as usual. It pained me to see his smiling face as Ella ran up to him. He picked her up and put her on his shoulders, and as we began to walk home he slipped his arm around me. I felt

should do this?” my wolf asked, sounding unsure. “He is

loud on accident, but caught myself just in time. “Yes,” I replied. “It’s for the

“Alright.”

upset, but she was understanding of

room. I locked my

was to change our clothes, wait for a couple of hours, and then leave. After we left, there would

changed her identity, purchased a fake ID, and that the “original” Olivia had essentially dropped off the face of the earth. She still called Edrick to check on her daughter, but she always called from different phones that would

all of my money, dump my phone and my wallet in the river on our way to the airport, and Olivia would

this. My wolf kept reminding me of that. But I felt as though I had no other choice, and it was the only way to protect myself, my baby, and Ella. Edrick and his family were far too powerful and dangerous, and I was more willing to put my trust in a woman who I hardly knew at this point than to

a few times, but each time I either pretended to be asleep or I said that I was too sick to come out. Finally, it seemed as though

heard Edrick putting Ella to bed in her room next

that this was their last time that they would see each other. I

voice said. “I

you

sound of Ella’s bedroom door closing. There was a pause, and then his footsteps came

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