His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 268

Chapter 268 Acting Lessons

Ella

The soft hum of my ceiling fan was the only sound accompanying my thoughts. As I lay in bed, the silky sheets enveloping me, a sense of strange relaxation washed over me. I should have felt agitated, furious even. But there was a tranquility I couldn’t understand.

I let that jerk into my life, I chided myself. But even as I mentally berated myself, I couldn’t help the smile that crept onto my face. My phone vibrated on my nightstand, breaking my introspection. A glance revealed Moana’s name on the screen..

“I heard you got your first case!” Moana’s chirpy voice rang through the phone. We might have been mother and daughter, but in moments like these, she was just like a giddy school friend.

“Yeah,” I hesitated. The truth would be too much for her to handle. “It’s just a problem with a bad tenant. The client wanted to keep things confidential.” A laugh. “Always the mysterious ones, huh? Well, as long as you’re safe and doing what you love”

I swallowed hard, guilt gnawing at me. If only you knew, mom. “Thanks, Moana,” I murmured, hoping she wouldn’t notice my reluctance. “I’ll let you know how it goes.”

After hanging up, the room’s silence seemed more profound. I laid there for a long time, lost in my thoughts.

with the son of a Mafia boss, a criminal. I was putting on an act, getting cozy

heartbeat was all I could hear in the dimly lit room, punctuated only by the distant hum of city life outside. I continued to lay there, eyes glued to the ceiling, mentally replaying the phone call I had with my boss a

the cold

domineering presence, loomed in

of horrors did he threaten? Torture? Robbery?

Part of me resented him for it, for the threat that lingered behind every ‘favor’

mobster, who also happened to be that mobster’s lawyer. It was dirty through and through. I hated the fact that I so willingly allowed myself to fall into this web. I knew that I would have to talk to him about it, and lay down some boundaries. The man was unpredictable, to say

understand its’s hard for you,” my wolf’s voice echoed inside of me, reading my thoughts. “The mate bond… It can’t be ignored. This is fate. If you have already made your decision, then. maybe you should just accept it and move forward. I will

loud, grimacing. “It’s all bullshit. And

wolf said nothing.

shouldn’t blame her. I made my own choice. Just as I was

over to the door and pressed the button. “Who is it?” I called out, expecting a delivery or a neighbor

me.” Logan’s unmistakable voice crackled through

you

mix of frustration and a grudging smile playing on

in the doorway, a bag of donuts in one hand and two cups of coffee in the other. Before he could

I mentioned was taking back that Rolex I gifted him. And, well, there was the tiny detail about you

I blinked, stunned. “Already?”

shrugged nonchalantly, that rogue smirk playing on his lips. “Better sooner than later,

over, I took a cautious sip, expecting the bitterness | usually got from most takeaway coffees. But to my surprise, it was smooth, rich, and perfectly brewed. “This

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