His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 328 Homesick

Ella

Sobs shook my body and tears blurred my vision as I cradled my chafed wrists, the ropes having left their brutal imprint.

Each throb was a piercing reminder of the dark ordeal I had just survived. God, why did I take the subway tonight? Why didn’t I call an Uber, or even call Logan to take me home after the work party?

I wasn’t sure how long I sat there. It wasn’t until my legs felt stiff from sitting on the floor that I realized that I needed to move.

Pushing through the pain, I rose shakily, the world seeming to tilt and blur around me. My reflection in the living room mirror showed a woman with smeared mascara, disheveled hair, and eyes haunted by terror.

The fear in my eyes was jarring, alien. This wasn’t me, or at least, not the me I recognized.

Driven by a need to wash away the evidence of my attack, I shuffled to the bathroom. The sterile lights bathed the room in a glaring. brightness, making my head throb more acutely. But I focused on the cool water. streaming from the tap, letting its gentle. cascade rinse the abrasions on my wrists.

The water ran red, merging with the crimson imprints of the rough ropes. Gazing at the pattern it made as it spiraled down the drain, I felt detached, numb, like I was floating outside of my body and watching from a distance. The intense pain, not just in my wrists but a deep- seated ache in my skull, snapped me back to reality.

“You should have fought,” Ema’s voice growled within, fierce and primal. “I was so close to giving you my power until he pulled out Daisy’s picture. But your fear held you back.”

Maybe Ema was right; maybe I should have fought, and maybe my fear of the masked men did hold me back.

But the rational part of me, the human side, knew better. It would have been pointless, I responded internally. Even with my rigorous training, confronting a group of Alphas single- handedly would have been suicidal.

“This was the best outcome,” I assured both her and myself out loud, “for now, at least. I could be dead right now, but I’m not.”

wolf bristled. “We don’t run. We

too high. If I challenged them and lost, the repercussions would be catastrophic not just for me, but for Daisy. I

to fight. But all that matters right

resolution was there, clear

her voice dripping with contempt. “After everything you’ve worked for, everything you’ve

nights at the office, of grueling cases, of courtroom victories, of the respect I was finally garnering in the legal arena. But as potent as those images were, they were instantly overshadowed by the

worth it,” I argued back, my voice choked with emotion. “Not if Daisy’s safety

spoke, her voice was subdued, understanding. “You’re right. She’s our family.

turned off the tap, watching the last

this new chapter of fleeing and hiding, but first, I needed to

the familiar number. As the dial tone droned, each ring spiked my anxiety, filling me with a sense of foreboding. I needed to hear their voices, needed the reassurance that they were safe, untouched by

persisted, every heartbeat a painful reminder of the dangers that lurked in the shadows. Still, as I waited for Moana to pick up, I willed myself to keep it together. Falling apart

mother’s voice, always so warm and reassuring, flowed from the other end. “Hey, Mom.” I tried to infuse my voice with

concern in her

I couldn’t bring myself to worry her with the truth. “It’s been a

softened, a mother’s intuition keen as ever, “you’ve always been

diverted the topic. “How’s everyone? Is Daisy

chuckled. “Always looking out for her, aren’t you? She’s doing

she added, “And speaking

how our wolves had intertwined. But I wasn’t ready for that conversation, not

quickly. “I’m not in a

lingered for a moment. “Alright, honey. But just know, life’s too

I shifted gears. “Can I talk to Daisy for