Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 83: Forgotten

Moana

We returned to the penthouse after the incident with the creepy man, which unfortunately put a bit of a damper on the trip. However, I tried not to let the man get to me, and was instead grateful for Edrick’s quick thinking and protective demeanor. The entire ride home, I kept glancing at him by accident. I wasn’t sure if he noticed, but if he did, he didn’t say anything about it.

After parking the car, we took the elevator up to the penthouse and finally took our masks off once we were on the elevator. I was relieved to finally take the mask off after wearing it all day and let out a deep sigh as we set down our things.

Unfortunately, it seemed that our relief was short-lived. Selena quickly came into the foyer not long after we arrived with an expression on her face that was a combination of both concern and mild frustration.

“What’s wrong?” I asked before she even said anything. Already, just from the look on her face, I could tell that something happened.

She sighed. “It’s Ella,” she said. “She’s been moping in her room all day. I tried going in, but she even barricaded the door with toys. I’m not sure what to do.”

Edrick and I exchanged quick glances. We both seemed to be thinking the same thing. “We’ll check on her,” he said with a sigh. “Go and take the rest of the night to yourself, Selena. I’m sure you’re exhausted.”

Selena managed a weak, but surprised, smile. Without another word, Edrick walked off in the direction of Ella’s room. Selena shot me a brief glance that conveyed her shock at the Alpha billionaire’s suddenly generous demeanor, to which I merely shrugged, before I followed him to Ella’s bedroom door.

door. “Princess?” he called out. “It’s

the door. “Go

at me with a confused expression on

her game, “please let us in. We’ve been sent

a tiara from her costume chest, and had arranged all of her pillows and sheets into a makeshift castle on her bed. All of her toys were scattered around the room arranged in various scenes — a battlefield, a tea party, and a throne room — and her clothes had all been ripped out

Edrick said, sounding disappointed, “why

were showing and her tiny fangs were protruding

meant to say was that he only wants to know what happened here in your kingdom,” I said gently, crouching to the little girl’s level.

closet, where a suitcase laid open on the floor. It was full of toys and other costumes. “This land is

mouth to say something, then shut it again. When he looked at me, I could see a sense of pleading behind his eyes. “Maybe the King and the Princess should have a royal meeting,” I suggested, urging him to play along with Ella; I knew from years of experience with children that playing along was

sighed, then cleared his throat

he said, dropping to one knee and bowing, “would you… um… be so kind as to explain why you’d like

her chin up and stared angrily down her nose at Edrick, causing her tiara to flop backwards a bit on

land,” she said

nodded my head toward her, indicating for him to address his daughter, and not me. He slowly looked back at Ella and cleared his throat