His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 295 Black Eyes & White Lies

Ella

The dim light of the restroom cast shadows that danced eerily across the ornate walls. I stood there, staring blankly at the face reflected back at me from the gilded mirror. The hushed. whispers of the escorts in the adjacent stalls echoed painfully in my mind, punctuated by the occasional muted giggle from the ballroom outside.

A world of stark contrasts. My heart thudded painfully, each beat. screaming a desperate question. What could I, Ella, do in a world of opulence, where beneath the surface, darkness thrived?

“Ella.” The soft, husky voice in my mind was familiar, comforting. Ema always seemed to speak up when I was in turmoil, a constant friend and source of reason. “These women… they need our help.

I closed my eyes, trying to still the tumultuous emotions raging within. “It’s not our world, Ema. Interfering might bring danger to us and them.”

gentle conviction in her tone. “We are strong, Ella. We are wolf and woman. These women, they’re victims of predators of a different kind. Women should help women, stand together,

intertwined with theirs,” I whispered out loud, my voice shaky. “If I do

in my mind was warm, a stark contrast to the coldness of my fears. “All you need to do is tell Logan. Perhaps he’ll have advice, or maybe he’ll act on it. From what we’ve seen, he cares

Images of Logan’s tender touches and sweet words from earlier that night, memories of our dance in my living room, it all

lurking fear, one that had been planted by the whispered tales of the escorts about the unpredictable nature of men

“What if he’s just playing a part, portraying himself as

unveiled his true nature? What if I ended up becoming another whispered tale among these women, another story of

words. It was a reminder of the bond. we shared, the strength that came from

predict the future, Ella. But if we stand by, do nothing, the weight of that inaction might be too

realization hit me with a clarity that was jolting. Yes, there was danger. Yes, there

strength that Ema provided, I made up my mind. I’d talk to Logan. Regardless of the outcome, I had to try. Because the true danger wasn’t just in the world outside, it was in the battle raging within-the fight between fear

reality I’d just witnessed within. As I stepped back out into the main area, the voices and laughter from the ballroom flowed over me like a rushing river, but I felt detached,

gone for a while. Everything okay?” I hesitated, wondering once more if I should

Escorts. One of them… she had a

his face seemed to deepen, as if

only see them as objects, thinking their

leaning closer. “I’ll take care of it,” he promised, his voice laced with a lethal calm. My

the son of one of the biggest Mafia bosses in this city.