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.”

me, and I frowned deeper. “So, you were not only finding me for my wealth. I’m your ticket to getting closer to

would you need to play this role? A year. Give me that, and I promise, once that’s done, you’d have become an impeccable lawyer, one to reckon with,

proposal. You would seriously let me go once it would be all over? Once you have what you need?” I questioned, eyeing him intently, searching for any hint of

in his deep blue eyes. His voice

responding to the attraction that flowed like a current

of disdain, not interest,” I growled. “If I took you up on this proposal… Regardless of feelings, I

want to leave, I won’t stop you. I’ll play the gentleman.” I pressed further, curiosity gnawing at me. “Why are you so

looked away, the playful glint replaced by a steely resolve. “There are things

oddly right, even with the personal sacrifice

don’t know,” I said, crumpling up the empty burger wrapper in my hands. “I don’t

almost a sense of contemplative benevolence behind his voice. Maybe my presupposed view of the Mafia wasn’t entirely accurate. Or maybe he was just… different. I was intrigued to know why he wanted to take down the Mafia, considering

I knew, it was all just a ploy to get me closer to him… To gain my trust, get a mate of high status, and get close

what all of the guys in my life ever wanted, at least. Every boyfriend I had ever had wound up trying to

me to fall in love with him, only for me to find out that he was trying to

lost in our thoughts, intermittently breaking it to

get to know more about him,” my wolf’s voice echoed in my mind. “Maybe it

after all this time, I still couldn’t control my wolf’s innate feelings. “Don’t fall for him so easily,” I replied. “He’s still no good. I

didn’t respond, but I could feel her reaction. She was respecting my decision, and retreating into herself. I knew that it hurt for her to have to push away our mate, but

the car to head back, I felt as though a whirlwind had swept through my mind,

we arrived back at my apartment, I barely waited for the car to stop before I jumped

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