His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 267 A Lonely Place

Logan

The chilly wind that night was relentless, and as I stepped out of the car, I felt a pang of emptiness as I looked up at my dark mansion. The ever-present guards flanked my home, silent statues in their tailored suits.

Their stillness was deceiving, because beneath the calm exterior, they were ready to leap into. action at any moment. All it would take was one order from me. The fight that ensued earlier when they stupidly kidnapped Ella was proof of that.

However, even with their presence, I couldn’t help but feel isolated. My home was a testament to my tastes: large, opulent, and overlooking the vast expanse of the sea. But tonight, it felt different.

The house that had been a silent refuge now. echoed the solitude of my thoughts. Why was it that just a short meeting with Ella made everything seem so… incomplete?

As I walked through the spacious rooms, I noted the intentional lack of decor. A deliberate choice. The walls held memories, some that I preferred to forget. To fill them with decorations would be to acknowledge those very memories that I was trying to bury.

I could drown further into the mire of my thoughts, my phone rang, its shrill tone

arrogance, “I’m hosting a little soirée

of sarcasm in my voice. “How could I forget? With

face contorted in that infuriating smile. I always hated it.

after a moment of hesitation.

of this life that had

voice breaking through my reverie. Then he chuckled, that maddening laugh that always set me on edge. “Although, it might be awkward for you to show up alone. No need to bother if it would upset

with a brief, “Goodnight, Harry,” and hung

he had decades on me by the way that he looked down on

run the family business while dad was away on vacation, Harry was the type to do it perfectly. In fact, he would make more money during those days. when he was in charge. If you needed someone to take care

Harry. At least I had one hold over him: I was more handsome. Taller. Better

this newest wife would disappear once she got

done what he did with women. With my looks and money, I knew

of my room, the weight of loneliness bore down on me. My wolf stirred within, urging me to claim Ella, to bring her into my world.

everything it touched. I had always dismissed tales of the Moon Goddess, but tonight, in my vulnerable state, I found myself wishing. Hoping that Ella would

honey-golden

awoke the next morning and laid there for a few minutes, running my hand repeatedly through my hair. But before I could sink deeper into

edge of determination. “I’ll be your lawyer,” she declared. The

for a moment. I pictured her on the other end of the phone, her face beet red. She didn’t seem to want to