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.

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

Sighing, I quietly shut the door behind him and turned to face him with my arms folded

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

going on?” Edrick asked, quickly looking away from my body. “You seemed fine with our arrangement. What

at the floor, not entirely sure how to best phrase it. Finally, I looked back up to face

have made this agreement with you in the first place. I’m your daughter’s nanny, not your sleeping buddy.

brow and shot me

hand through his dark hair. “What do

bedside table,” I said. “I’m afraid she misunderstood our

several moments before shaking his head. “You think

c****d my head, suddenly feeling confused. “Surely you two

maids,” Edrick said, rolling his eyes and walking over to the 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.

unsure of

finally. “The way she spoke to you, I

interrupted with a frown. “Maybe you should talk to me next time before you go and gossip

as I processed everything Edrick had told me. My

what if Edrick really got a

edge of my bed and sitting down. “If

folding his arms across his chest

I 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 week, and the responsibility