His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 297

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.”

through a twirl as

even deeper shade of red than it already was. “You’re flirting with me.” “So

notes of the dance approached, and the intensity between us grew. My hand tightened on her waist, her fingers gripped

our faces inches apart and the promise of a kiss hanging in the air, I felt the weight of a gaze

met my father’s

shift, the sudden tension. Her eyes, previously soft and lost in our connection, now

throat, “get yourself another drink at the bar. I’ll join you in a few

betraying what almost sounded like a hint of disappointment.

her way to the bar, I took a deep breath, attempting to quell the tempest of emotions within. I knew I had to face my father, to address whatever reservations he

air as 1 walked over to my father, a

next, a fierce protector of a stranger. And yet, the very elements of her that baffled me also drew me in, like a ship to a lighthouse

cut through the gossamer

stature always. reminded me of the old oaks on our family estate-solid, enduring, and occasionally imposing. “Your ‘girlfriend’

looked slightly out of

dancing on my lips. “She has a way

“I allowed that little spectacle earlier 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

no choice,” I defended, my gaze still fixed on Ella. “Rodrick beat that escort, and you and I both know that it’s a favorite pastime

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

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

him. “Rodrick hadn’t paid his bill in quite some time,

something he had whispered. But the laugh only went

was reserved, he was boisterous. He reveled

Harry’s voice boomed, a smirk playing on his lips. “Drowning in

to Marina.

of making everything feel light-hearted,” she

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