His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 253 #Chapter 1: The Path Of Fate

Book 2: Ella grew up and tried to earn an independent life in this dangerous city without her wealthy Alpha family’s help. However, as a rookie lawyer, she was treated as no more than an errand runner. She wanted to meet her mate one day, but she didn’t expect her mate would be someone who came from the biggest mafia family in the city…

Ella

It was well past midnight, and I was still stuck in the office. The glare of my laptop screen was almost a comfort, a sign that I was working hard, that I was progressing.

“Almost done,” I murmured to myself with at sigh as I rubbed my tired eyes. Such was life for me, though. At this point, I was getting used to spending all of my time here at the law firm.

As a rookie lawyer, I never expected to be treated like a queen, but surely they could see me for more than their errand runner?

“Could you get these photocopied for me, Ella?” James had asked earlier that day, handing over a stack of case files as if it was just assumed that I would be the one to do it.

And so I did, along with a dozen other tasks that didn’t particularly scream lawyer. But I believed, perhaps foolishly, that perseverance would earn me respect and better opportunities.

It was my first year out of law school, after all. What did I expect?

The soft hum of the janitor’s vacuum cleaner interrupted my thoughts. It was already almost one o’clock, and my body was reminding me of its need for sleep with every aching muscle.

I stretched and started packing up when my phone buzzed with an incoming call. The screen read Mom & Dad. Sighing, I picked up.

“Hey, you two.”

“Ella? Are you at home now?” my father Edrick’s voice came through, a mix of concern and mild frustration.

exhaustion. “Ella! It’s way past midnight!” my stepmother Moana chimed in, her voice a rich, melodic

know, Mom, but I’ve got a

she and my dad got married and had my little sister. Moana was more

I couldn’t deny the fact that I was a little annoyed at my parents’ overbearing tendencies. They meant well, but sometimes they forgot that I was an adult who was capable of taking care

to be out in so late,” my father murmured. “You remember the news from last week?”

supermarket owner was held up at gunpoint. Gunpoint! I don’t need my little girl being

love you, but

I could imagine Moana standing beside him, her freckled hand touching

still my little girl,” he continued. “I know, dad,” I replied, smiling slightly as I

voice chimed in then. “Just get an Uber, Ella.

relented, smiling. “I love

that always managed to seep into my heart.

and pampered in my dad’s penthouse. He was one of the most affluent Alphas in the world: the

he did. The offer was always there, on the table. At any moment, I was more than welcome

feet and make my mark. I chose to go to law school, move to this new city that desperately needed lawyers,

basement office with no window, the night air was refreshing. As I

and sounds of the city didn’t scare me. They were simply part of the pulse, the heartbeat of a world

wolf, Ema, said, her voice echoing in my mind. She had been there

innate, just as it was for most werewolves. My lips never even twitched. Sometimes, when I was little,

low growl. At first, I thought that she was growling at me, and I rolled my eyes and kept walking. But that shifted when I

night,” a gritty voice mocked. The Rogues. I

grin spread across the leader’s face. He was an ugly sort, with a big scar

closed in on me. With lightning reflexes, I aimed a punch at the nearest

guy said, his eyes widening. “Looks like we’ve got an Alpha here, boys? Who would have thought?

on the rest. They came at me from all sides, even more fervently now that they knew my status. The realization hit me. They didn’t just

my home city were often confined to one district, which was typically guarded heavily by the police. Many of them were drug addicts and petty

was no ‘district’ to keep them in. They roamed freely, and the local law enforcement had their plates too full to keep watch over every Rogue for

out of the shadows. A whole gang of them. They were