His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 185: The Cab Driver

Moana

Ella took my outstretched hand. As I helped her get up, she rubbed her eyes sleepily and looked up at me with more confusion written across her face.

“You’re taking me to meet my real mommy?” she murmured. “What do you mean? My mommy is dead.”

“Ella…” I crouched down to her level and held her by both shoulders, looking at her intensely. “I’ll explain later, okay? For now, I just need you to trust me. Do you trust me?”

Ella stared at me for a few moments, looking skeptical, before she finally nodded and didn’t ask any more questions. I helped her get dressed quickly, then put her shoes on and grabbed both of our bags. Opening the door just a crack, I checked once more to make sure that the apartment was still quiet. It seemed as though everyone was asleep. Of course, there was still a chance that Edrick was awake, so we would have to move quickly. I took Ella’s hand and quickly led her across the living room and over to the foyer.

Since the elevator would ding and make noise, I decided to take us downstairs through the fire exit stairs. I quietly opened the fire exit door next to the elevator and brought Ella into the dimly lit concrete stairwell with me.

“Moana,” she said, pausing at the top of the stairs, “why are we going down this way? I never go down this way, and it’s scary in here.”

holding her hand. “But I’m right here with you. See?” I walked down the first couple of steps and then

where people would see us — although I was certain

up at me with confusion. But she didn’t ask anything this time,

to explain everything to her. I hoped that she would understand and not resent me for everything that was happening that night, but I wasn’t sure. All I knew for sure was that this was for the best; even if she hated me when she got older and

checking over my shoulder the entire time, before we eventually came out onto

just as Olivia said there would be, there was a cab

on, Ella,” I said quietly. She seemed to hesitate again, but freedom was so close, and so I picked her up and rushed down the street with her in one arm, my bag in my other

whimpered as we ran closer to the

felt tears poking at the backs of my eyes. Involuntarily, I froze for

the penthouse, imagining the lonely Alpha billionaire tossing and turning, the more I

because he was going to hurt me and my baby. And no matter

the waiting cab. I opened

take it, and as she pulled away from the curb, it seemed as though she knew where we were going. It did make

wearing a beanie that covered most of her hair and a blue surgical mask. As she drove, the radio played staticky music in

and she wouldn’t need to be afraid anymore. At least, that was what I

the cab driver took us through the glowing city, I began to get a bad feeling in my stomach.

was wrong. I didn’t know what it was, but something

north,” I said quietly, pointing out the window. But the cab driver wasn’t