His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 306 Right Place, Right Time

Ella

The dark alcove where the stranger had pulled me offered a deceptive sense of security, but every fiber of my being screamed danger.

Before I could make sense of how I knew this man, his fingers tightened around my wrist, and his other hand came up to rest on my lips, silencing any potential scream. The soft glow from a distant chandelier created a play of light and shadow across his face, emphasizing his intense gaze.

My wolf growled inside of me, a low rumble of warning that vibrated through my core. “Fight,” she whispered, urging me to attack the stranger and make a break for it. I could feel my muscles tensing in preparation, every instinct primed to obey the primal voice inside my head.

But just as I was about to make my move, a hauntingly familiar voice echoed down the corridor, freezing me in my tracks. Harry and his men. They were headed our way.

“…don’t know why you trusted him in the first place,” one of the men sneered.

“That’s why he’s dead now,” came Harry’s voice, dripping with casual malice. The sound of footsteps grew louder, echoing the dread that rose in my chest.

My heart raced as I pressed myself deeper into the shadows of the alcove, the stranger’s hold unyielding. Straining my ears, I picked up more of their conversation.

“This ‘W’ drug is our ticket to the top,” Harry said, the sinister undertones in his voice making me shiver. “That rat had to be dealt with.”

intel to the rival gang? We’ve

are always rats in the shadows. But they’re not as clever as they think. They’ll slip up, and when they do,

magnitude of the situation became painfully clear. The man they’d killed was an informant, a mole who was feeding information to a rival gang. The ‘W’ drug, something I had only first heard whispers of

confidently, “and when they do, they’ll

wavered, even as Harry and his goons passed by our hiding. spot. Every second felt like an eternity, and all I could think of was the very real danger that loomed nearby.

voices finally faded, a thick silence enveloped the alcove. I could hear my own ragged breathing, the rapid thudding of my heart

I instinctively reached for my wrist, feeling the faint imprints of his fingers. Turning to face him, I was met with those same intense

and tousled hair gave him an air of ruggedness. But it

They almost seemed to dance with mischief, but there was a depth to them, a guarded story that

are you?” My voice trembled, echoing the rapid drumming of

never leaving mine. “I thought I recognized you at the party. You’ve got a

fear and adrenaline coursing through my veins. “You’re the man from the park, aren’t you? The one

nodded, but said

and how he had somehow stumbled across me twice now in

situation. “Lucky for you, I happened to be here. Another couple of steps, and you might’ve been the

I finally managed, feeling a hot flush creep up my cheeks as I realized just how close our bodies

fully. “Just being in the right

sunk in, I couldn’t help but take a moment to really look at

tousled dark hair, seemed to come straight out of a

back to my room,” I stammered,

again, heart thudding loudly in my ears. But the figure that emerged from the darkness wasn’t another

broad frame stood protectively in front of me, his gaze narrowed at the

his voice unmistakable.