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.

into the mire of my thoughts, my phone rang, its shrill tone shattering the stillness. It was

familiar arrogance, “I’m hosting a

sarcasm in my voice. “How could

infuriating smile. I always hated it. I hated most things about that bastard, but sometimes it felt as though I

moment of hesitation.

dominance. I… I wanted out. Out of this life that had stolen my childhood, torn apart my family. Every day, I dreamt of the day the word ‘Mafia’

always set me on edge. “Although, it might be awkward for you to show up alone. No need to bother if it would

I cared to admit. I retorted with a brief, “Goodnight, Harry,” and hung up, my

a year, but you would have thought that he had decades on me by the way that he looked down

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

one hold over him: I was more handsome. Taller. Better with the ladies. He only ever had wives because

newest wife would disappear once she got

better off if I had done what he did with women. With my looks and money, I knew I could have any woman I wanted. But I never used those things, and thus I

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

the Moon Goddess, but tonight, in my vulnerable state, I found myself wishing. Hoping that Ella would see beyond the shadows of

her long honey-golden hair, her piercing gray eyes… God, how could I be

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

an edge of determination. “I’ll be your lawyer,”

her on the other end of the phone,