Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

Nanny and the Alpha Daddy
#Chapter 19: The Alpha’s Mistress
Moana

I decided not to go to Edrick’s room that night. I couldn’t bring myself to do it in good conscience after discovering that he had a girlfriend, and I wasn’t about to be his mistress on top of being his daughter’s nanny!

At the usual time that I normally would’ve been sneaking over to Edrick’s room, I instead crawled into my own bed with my sketchbook for the first time in days. It felt a bit strange already to be sleeping alone, but it was also a relief from all of the stress of our strange agreement, and it was nice to have the late night to myself to have some time to draw.

Like clockwork, however, my phone started to ring just five minutes after I picked up my pencil. I lifted my eyes from my sketchbook, letting out a deep sigh when I was Edrick’s name on my screen.

“Yes?” I said after picking up the phone.

“Where are you?” Edrick said. His voice sounded agitated.

“I’ve decided to unilaterally end our sleeping arrangement,” I replied. “You can reduce my salary back to the original amount. I’m sorry, but I’m no longer comfortable sleeping together.”

Edrick was silent. I could hear him take in a sharp breath on the other side of the phone before he abruptly hung up. Rolling my eyes, I shut my phone off and tossed it down on my bed, returning to my drawing.

A few minutes later, there was a knock on my door; no doubt it was Edrick. I decided not to answer and to just pretend that I was asleep, which seemed to work as he didn’t knock again…

Or so I thought.

He knocked again, this time louder. I set my sketchbook aside and pondered whether I should let him in or not, but finally jumped up out of bed and scurried over to the door when he knocked for a third time, even louder and more aggressively that time.

everyone up?” I asked in a hushed tone of voice as

on his face. Sighing, I quietly shut the door behind him and turned

that I realized I was only wearing my nightgown, thanks to Edrick’s glance down at my bare legs. I quickly grabbed my robe off of the back of my chair and put it on, pulling it tightly around

quickly looking away from my body. “You seemed fine with our arrangement. What changed so quickly? Don’t tell me

down at the floor, not entirely sure how to best phrase it. Finally, I

the first place. I’m your daughter’s nanny, not your sleeping buddy. Besides, if

brow and

running a hand through his dark hair.

the earrings I left on your bedside table,” I said.

before shaking his head. “You think Kelly is

feeling confused. “Surely you two would’ve been married

balcony, staring out at the city below with his back turned to me for a few moments before turning back to face me. “Kelly is my childhood friend. She’s like a little sister to me. I’ve never thought about her in that sort of way. Our families are close, and we had the chance to be each other’s chosen mates, but I decided against it. Yes, Ella also doesn’t like her, but I chose myself not to be romantically involved with

unsure of

way she spoke to you,

you thought wrong,” Edrick interrupted with a frown. “Maybe you should talk to me next time before you go and gossip with the

everything Edrick had

guess I overreacted, but what if Edrick really got a girlfriend in the

down. “If you want to

Edrick said reluctantly, folding his arms across

want to sleep in my own bed sometimes,” I said. “You can join me or you can not join me, but I should be entitled to sleeping in my own bedroom a couple of nights a