His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 266

Ella

The night was awash with ambivalence and intrigue as Logan and I sat side by side, the city lights playing a serenade of reflections on the dark waters. The weight of his proposal hung between us, making the air palpable with tension.

“I don’t understand,” I began, hesitatingly. “Your ‘fake girlfriend’? Why? What does that have to do with… literally anything?” Inside, Ema was raging.

“Fake girlfriend?” she hissed. “First, he just wants you as a mistress. Then he wanted to trick you into being his girlfriend because you are Ella Morgan. Now that he knows you’re not going to follow his mind, he wants to use you as a fake girlfriend? Not even an official one anymore?!!”

“It’s not like I’d want it to be official anyway,” I replied. “But I don’t want this, either. Let’s hear him out, though.” Logan took a deep breath, as if preparing himself for a confession.

“You see, my brother recently got engaged to an Alpha from a prestigious family. Her father’s wealth is vast, and it could very well be the key to accelerating my brother’s ascendancy.”

I scowled. “It had nothing to do with me. My father is strictly legitimate. He doesn’t dabble in any of your… Mafia nonsense.”

Logan smirked, that familiar cocky grin that both annoyed and intrigued me. “I know, Ella. Your father’s empire spans three major companies, right? Real estate, chip technology, and connections with W coins-his cryptocurrency. Moreover, he’s involved in some business developments that I’m particularly interested in.”

you were not only finding me for my wealth. I’m your ticket to getting closer to those ventures?” I

year. Give me that, and I promise, once that’s done, you’d have become an impeccable lawyer,

me go once it would be all over? Once you have what you need?” I questioned, eyeing

close that I could see the specks of gold in his deep blue eyes. His voice dropped to a husky whisper. “Do you really think, by

the attraction that flowed like a current between us. But I snapped back,

up on this proposal… Regardless of feelings, I would be out after one year. No questions about

I pressed further, curiosity gnawing at me. “Why are you so keen on taking down other

are things I can’t share with you yet, Ella. I need to trust you completely

Logan to fight against the Mafia felt wrong, but it also felt oddly right, even with the personal sacrifice it entailed. This

said, crumpling up the empty

Mafia wasn’t entirely accurate. Or maybe he was just… different. I was intrigued

closer to him… To gain my trust, get a mate of

guys in my life ever wanted, at least. Every boyfriend I had ever had wound up trying to get something out of

last guy, who dated me for almost two years and convinced me to fall in love with him, only for me to find out that he was trying

rest of our meal was consumed in reflective silence, each lost in our thoughts, intermittently breaking it to admire the scenic

to know more about him,” my wolf’s voice echoed in my mind. “Maybe it wouldn’t hurt,

Even after all this time, I still couldn’t control my wolf’s innate feelings. “Don’t fall for him so easily,” I

retreating into herself. I knew that it hurt for her to have to push away our mate,

though a whirlwind had swept through my mind, leaving me with countless fragments of

waited for the car to stop before I

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