His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 297 Temptation & Her Mistress

Logan

The symphony of the ballroom surrounded us: the gentle murmur of voices, the soft clink of glasses, and the mesmerizing notes of the orchestra weaving a spell around the dancing couples.

But amidst all the sounds, there was a silence, a charged void, between Ella and me. Every step we took, every turn, and every glide was a wordless conversation.

My wolf, always alert beneath the surface, yearned to entangle with hers, to join in a dance of their own. I could feel the pull, the almost magnetic attraction between our two spirits, and it was maddening.

“I wish she would let me in,” my wolf complained, his voice a growl in the back of my mind as it mirrored my own turmoil. “Just for a moment.”

“I know,” I answered. “She’s a fortress.”

No matter what I did, Ella and her wolf resisted. There was a barrier, a wall she had erected, both to protect herself and to maintain at distance from the chaos of my world. My wolf growled low in frustration, longing to bridge that gap, to assert our bond..

I wanted to pull her close, to feel her breath against my lips, to lose myself in the intoxicating allure she radiated. The urge was overwhelming, almost primal, yet the conscious part of me fought it..

I knew it wasn’t the time, nor the place.

“You keep staring at me,” Ella said, a ghost of a smirk playing on her lips. “It’s weird.”

gracefully through a twirl as the music swelled. “You

flirting with me.” “So what if I am?” I asked. “You’re a beautiful woman, Ella. And

intensity between us grew. My hand tightened on her waist, her fingers gripped my shoulder a tad

But just as the dance concluded, with our

my father’s piercing

must have sensed the shift, the sudden tension. Her eyes, previously soft and lost in

words catching in my throat, “get yourself another drink at the bar.

change. “Alright,” she replied, her voice betraying what almost sounded like a hint of disappointment. “I’ll wait

a deep breath, attempting to quell the tempest of emotions within. I knew I had to face my father, to address whatever reservations he held. But

air as 1 walked over to my father, a

confused me. One moment cautious, almost timid, the next, a fierce protector of a stranger. And yet, the very elements of her that baffled me also drew me in, like a

through the gossamer thread

oaks on our family estate-solid, enduring, and occasionally imposing. “Your ‘girlfriend’ seems quite

followed his. Ella, in her ethereal beauty, looked slightly out of place amidst the grandeur, like a

on my lips. “She has a way of connecting with

because the man you brutalized-Rodrick-was a problem. His businesses were cutting a little too close to mine, so I allowed you and your Alpha Princess to play your little game of ‘sticking it to the man’. But remember who you are, Logan. And who she might turn out to be. It’s unwise to trust someone

escort, and you and I

the men in this place,” my father said, subtly gesturing around with his martini glass. “Then perhaps after that, you’ll go straight for

corner. He wore a blood red suit, with snakeskin shoes

drawing my attention back to him. “Rodrick hadn’t paid his bill in quite some time, so it’s all settled now. But

I could reply, Harry sauntered over, his gait confident. Marina, dressed in an expensive red dress, was on his arm, laughing at something he

and day. Where I was reserved, he was boisterous. He reveled in the attention, while I

voice boomed, a smirk playing on his lips. “Drowning in the depths of

Harry to Marina. “And

have a way of making everything feel light-hearted,” she said, giving