Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

Nanny and the Alpha Daddy
#Chapter 27: The Invitation
Moana

The following morning, I woke up early to get Ella ready for training. She was tired after the party, but was cooperative, and her sweet disposition distracted me from the strange experiences I had at the Morgan residence.

While Ella ate breakfast, I sought Edrick out and found him in his study. Taking a deep breath, I quietly knocked on the door. He glanced up and gestured for me to come in before promptly looking back down at his work again.

“Did you need something?” he asked.

“Yes,” I replied, still feeling somewhat uncomfortable around the Alpha billionaire’s cold demeanor even though I thought I should be used to it by now.

“Well, spit it out.”

I swallowed. The last time I had done anything like I was about to ask permission for, it had ended horribly and completely stunted both Edrick’s and the servants’ confidence in me.

“I would like to take some time today to visit the orphanage while Ella is at her training session,” I said.

Edrick paused and slowly set his pen down, then looked up at me and leaned back in his chair. He folded his arms across his chest and looked down his nose at me, narrowing his eyes. I prepared myself for the inevitable.

“Are you planning on losing my daughter again?”

“Not at all,” I replied. “I was thinking, since the orphanage isn’t too far from there, I could get there and back before Ella even finishes her training. That’s how it would’ve worked last time, too, had I not gotten stuck in traffic.”

Edrick was silent again for a few agonizing moments. “Well… You can’t predict traffic in the city,” he said. “It could happen again.”

“So I’ll make sure the attendant knows that I’ll be leaving,” I replied, the words flying out of my mouth quickly this time as I became more desperate. “I promise, it won’t happen again. Really.”

looked like worry. “Alright,” he said

won’t,” I replied softly, backing out of his office. I often forgot that Edrick had feelings for anyone, but seeing such a strong emotion for his daughter flash across his face like that immediately reminded me that he wasn’t entirely cold to his core. Seeing the way that he interacted with his own father the night before also reminded

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the training facility. She nodded vehemently, and I ruffled her hair. “Okay. I’ll be here when you’re done. If I’m not, it’s just because of traffic, and I want you to go back inside and wait

nodded vehemently again, her little face hilariously serious as though I had just

werewolf friends. Once she

every activity with the children, playing outside was one of my favorites; I always loved helping the kids cross the monkey bars, playing hide and seek with them, and

was just getting ready to flag down another taxi to get back to the training

rolled down

buckling my seatbelt as Ethan pulled

from the training facility,” I

worries,” Ethan said with a smile. “I heard about what happened last time, and I’m sure Edrick is all

lightly,” I replied, looking out the window. “He’s like

a good dose of that last night. I’m sorry about that, by the way. I should’ve warned you that my relationship with my brother is… strained, to say the

looked out the

you mind if I ask why you don’t get along?”

of a wrench being thrown into a so-called ‘perfect’ family dynamic, when really, it’s not like the Morgan family has ever been even close to perfect to begin with.

“What do you mean?”

corner. “I’ll just say that… I came after Verona

looking down at my lap. “I

Ethan said, finally understanding why Edrick felt so