His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 291 The Alpha Princess

Logan

“Ready to go?” I finished clasping the necklace onto Ella’s delicate neck, taking note of how my hands threatened to shake just from our close proximity.

Ella nodded, grabbing a small purse. She followed me out the door and down the steps of her apartment building, her heels clicking in the quiet atmosphere of the building’s hallways.

“So,” I said as we descended through the narrow stairwell, “that dress looks lovely on you, just as it did when you bought it.”

Ella blushed slightly. “Thanks. And thank you. for the necklace.”

I shrugged. “It’s nothing, really. Consider it an… apology.”

“An apology?” Ella chuckled wryly as we walked down the stairs. It was an oddly charming sound that I had gotten all too familiar with over the past weeks, ever since I met her. The Alpha Princess had a sarcastic air about her that was honestly a nice reprieve from all of the giggling and useless conversation I had become used to with the sort of women who were interested in me.

“Yes, an apology,” I replied. “For being an ass. And for coming at you with this event last minute.”

see how she surreptitiously reached for the opal pendant around her neck, touching it delicately. In the dim light of the stairwell, I could see how her cheeks turned a delicate shade of pink upon touching it. She didn’t want to admit

I said, not wanting to come across as abrasive with my next question, “but there are going to be a lot of events like this in the future. Do you have any other cocktail dresses, or do we

face turned a little more red. “What do you mean?” she asked. “Is this one and the

replied, then saw how she shot daggers at me with her eyes. “I mean, that’s not what I meant. I only mean to say that you’ll need more than two dresses. As lovely as you look in the two we bought that day, outfit repeating is… not looked upon very well

the people in your circle aren’t worth having in your circle, then.” Ella stopped

let out a

that again,” my

“I know.”

was. It was… refreshing,

another spoiled princess. A vapid, entitled woman who would jump at the opportunity for a free chance at moving up in the world. A woman who only wanted to be spoiled by her man as a replacement for her

I realized just how wrong I was. Ella was different, and not in the cliche sense. She overturned many of my expectations, and exceeded the

a smile in response to

outside. The evening air had a gentle chill, a perfect backdrop to Ella’s radiant

locked her door, thinking how the soft glow from the corridor

we picked out together that day we went shopping-clung to her form in a flattering manner, making it impossible for me to

Ella teased, sauntering down the

Besides, that dress… The green really brings out your eyes and your hair. You

her blonde, almost white, hair over her shoulder. It was a playful, flirty gesture, although something told me that it wasn’t intentional. “You know

“And to follow up on your previous question, no, I don’t have any other dresses.. Not here,

“Why?” I asked.

as she walked down the steps and followed me to the car. “I figured

I dreaded hearing that word: mafia. It was a constant reminder of my status in life, of all of the luxuries I had afforded because of crime and

the passenger door of my sleek black sports car for her. “So, do you have any other leisure pursuits apart from work?” I asked, wanting to change the subject. As Ella settled into the plush leather seat,