Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 82: Protective Alpha

Moana

“We’ll take all of the dresses that she just tried on.”

My eyes went wide and my face went pale. I knew that Edrick would insist on purchasing something for me today, but… Everything? I tried to protest, but he wouldn’t hear it. As I sheepishly walked back into the fitting room and took the expensive dress off, my heart was pounding.

Once I was dressed again, I came out and handed the dresses to the grinning saleswoman, who was likely more excited to get a large commission for this purchase than anything else. I still felt utterly shocked as we made our way over to the counter and Edrick paid without batting an eye. I didn’t know how I would make this up to him, but I knew that I would have to figure something out.

“I don’t know how to thank you,” I said quietly as we walked out of the store. “How can I make it up to you?”

Edrick stopped and turned to face me. Even through his mask, I could tell that he was frowning.

“You’re carrying my baby,” he replied matter-of-factly. “I’m the one who’s making it up to you.”

I didn’t know what to say. Edrick’s sudden, kind words sent a shock through my body. What happened to the cold, unfeeling Alpha CEO I had met just a couple of months ago? Suddenly, however, Edrick’s eyes narrowed a bit as he studied my face intently.

“You look a little pale,” he said. “Are you okay?”

trying on so many dresses took a lot of energy out of me, and I hadn’t eaten in a

and hooked his arm through mine — another unexpected display of affection that I wasn’t prepared for, but before I could think about it too much, he began to guide

so soon after the tabloid incident that was, in my eyes, entirely my fault. Even as we walked, I could feel some other shoppers’ eyes on us as they noticed the werewolf-human couple with masks on walking around, but it didn’t seem to faze Edrick in the slightest. He seemed so nonchalant that I was frankly confused as to why he didn’t appear to be very worried about someone looking too closely and recognizing us. Had he made some sort of deal with the tabloid CEO to not post photos of us anymore? It was a possibility, but there were other tabloids that could easily

there were a plethora of restaurants to choose from. Edrick gave me a chance to take a look at the other food being offered, but I

here,” he said, setting our shopping bags down beside me

glanced over my shoulder to watch him as he went; in his white polo shirt, I could

to close my eyes and take some deep breaths. Not even a few minutes passed, however, before I felt someone sit down next to me. I opened my eyes, expecting to

like alcohol, and he was staring right at

a

I said, scooting a little further away on

me. “What’s a pretty thing like you doing hiding your face?” he asked. As he spoke, the smell of alcohol only became stronger as his breath

I said. I stood then and grabbed my shopping bags.

his hand grip my wrist

be so coy,” he said with a sinister smirk as his eyes traveled down

a small cry of pain. I glanced over at the food court, but I could only see a sliver of Edrick’s form as he spoke to the food vendor. My

man said, pulling me so hard I fell back down to a seated position on the bench and causing tears to well up in my eyes, “a lowly human such as yourself should be grateful that a wealthy werewolf like me is even remotely interested in you. Come