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.

silent. I thought I heard her sniff, and it made me wonder if she was crying. When she responded, she didn’t mention anything but her

thinking deeply. Then, after a few more moments of silence, she seemed to have come up

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 myself instantly become tense under his

you sure we should do this?” my wolf asked, sounding unsure. “He is our

just in time. “Yes,” I replied. “It’s for the best. I’d rather be alone forever

“Alright.”

was understanding of

feigned sickness and went straight to my room. I locked my door

the way across town. Once Ella and I would get there late that night, the plan was to change our clothes, wait for a couple of hours, and then leave. After we left,

hired; she told me that she had 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,

airport, and Olivia would give me a new ID. Once we were in Europe, I could convert all of my money and open a new bank account there under

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

day, I stayed in my room. Selina tried knocking on the door 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

putting Ella to bed in her room next door. I stayed quiet, listening through the

their last time that they would see each other. I listened tearfully as he read her a bedtime

tiny voice said. “I

love you

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

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