His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 256 #Chapter 4. On The Bright Side

Ella

The memories of the previous night crept in as. I stirred awake, the rays of morning light filtering through the heavy curtains of my apartment.

I groaned, burying my face into the soft pillow. I had finally met him-my fated mate. The universe’s way of telling me that I had found ‘the one’. Every werewolf’s dream, and a real blessing now in this overpopulated world. It was becoming more and more rare to find one’s fated mate, and I had just stumbled across mine in the dead of night.

Yet, the universe sure had a sick sense of humor. My first reaction had been elation. That deep, primal joy from finding one’s other half. But then he opened his mouth and ruined everything.

To think that he had the audacity to not only assume that I was lesser-than for being a ‘peasant, but also that I was only worthy of being his mistress….

My fingers curled into fists at the memory. “Take your million dollars a year and shove it where the sun don’t shine!” I shouted at him, raising my hand in a single-fingered salute.

“Don’t be so brash,” he had answered, shoving his hands in his pockets. I still remembered how he had brazenly pulled out his wallet and flashed a wad of cash at me. “Come on. Look at yourself, at your living situation. It’s not safe or healthy for a girl like you. You’re really turning down a million dollars a year?”

hissed back at him. “And if I cared about

have revealed my identity and it would have likely changed everything, but I didn’t feel the need. I saw his true colors, and they

anger away. This might be a blessing in disguise. At least now I wouldn’t be distracted. I could focus solely on my budding career. And the

other hand, was furious. She wouldn’t speak to me, no matter how much I tried.

phone buzzed on the bedside table, bringing me back to reality. The day had begun, and there

entered the firm, it was the usual- colleagues swarming around, some with genuine greetings and others dumping their tasks onto me without

for tomorrow? There’s a ton, so you’ll probably be at it all day,” Sarah, one of my colleagues, said, shoving a massive pile into my

at the old photocopier in the corner, which seemed to jam more often than it worked. “Of course,” I sighed with a stiff smile, trying to maintain my composure. It was going to be a

was tasked with bringing everyone

that they wanted-caramel macchiato for Patricia, black coffee with Splenda for Brenda (of course I remembered that one with a mnemonic), a cappuccino with extra foam for Robert-I finally returned to the firm

papers, my boss, Mr. Henderson, called me into his plush corner office. He was normally fairly jovial with me, and kinder than my colleagues. I always had a suspicion that he was just nice to me because he already knew who my father was, but I

however, he looked

we just got a call,” he started, adjusting his tie. “A big client. They specifically asked for you.” I raised an eyebrow, curious. “Me?” I asked, partially wondering if this was some sort of

companies. A big fish, Ella. And, it’s very winnable. It would be good for you and the firm. Just… Don’t fuck up and you’ll be

excitement bubbled up inside me. My very first case, and it

me their details. I’ll give them a call,” | said, my determination renewed. The voice on the other end of the line was familiar yet distorted, making

of work awaiting me and the hours

usually work overtime,” I hesitated. “Could we maybe meet tomorrow afternoon

at my phone, a tad confused but more worried than anything. Did I just blow it with my first big client over… dinner versus

my desk. “Ella, what tasks are you working on