Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 103: Pure Intentions

Edrick

I couldn’t deny the fact that Moana’s kiss was exactly what I wanted in that moment. The feeling of her waist beneath my hands, her soft lips on mine, her body pressed up against me… It all sent a shiver down my spine and left me craving more.

But it was a mistake.

As I got changed into dry, clean clothes and dried my wet hair, I knew I would have to push that memory of the kiss out of my mind. I simply couldn’t be with Moana, and it seemed that our undeniable attraction to each other was only making that even more difficult.

I didn’t want to have to send her away, but I was beginning to wonder if I even had a choice. Between my father and Kelly, along with this, I was feeling as though I was stuck between a rock and a hard place. I couldn’t be with Moana because of our glaring differences, but at the same time, I couldn’t have her around because of our lust for each other. Maybe it really was time for me to start considering the possibility that I would have to buy her a penthouse and keep a distance between us. Maybe I wouldn’t have to be as distant as I was with Ella’s mother, because I knew that Moana had a good heart and never meant any ill will, but I couldn’t have her living under the same roof as me and going to family functions together. It was too close.

But for right now, I just needed a drink.

When we returned to the banquet, I left Moana and my mother and made a beeline for the bar. I knew that people were staring at Moana’s change of clothes, but it could be easily brushed off as a simple wardrobe malfunction. Thankfully, my clothes looked more or less the same, so no one seemed to notice.

As I stood at the bar, still pushing the thought of our kiss as far out of my mind as I could while I swirled my drink around in its glass, I suddenly felt someone tap my shoulder. When I looked over, Kelly was leaning on the bar next to me, leaning back with her elbows on the bar and looking out at the party. I felt a pit grow in my stomach. Couldn’t anyone just leave me alone?

Kelly nodded her head toward Moana, who was sitting at a table with Ella.

“She changed her dress?” she asked. “Was it too tight or something? It seemed like she was a little too big for it.”

“Whet do you went, Kelly?” I snepped, gritting my teeth. Did she heve to be so condescending towerd Moene’s body? I eesily could heve pointed out her own flews, but I chose not to.

Kelly turned end geve me en estonished look. “Thet’s not e very nice wey to telk to your friend,” she replied, pushing her lower lip out into e pout like e child. She then dug into her purse end retrieved her phone. “Besides… I heve something to show you.”

Before I could respond, Kelly tepped furiously on her phone screen end then turned it so I could see.

My eyes widened es I sew whet wes on the screen. It wes e picture of Moene end Ethen. They were kissing.

esked, pointing et the photo with one hend

purse. “I don’t know… Thirty minutes ego, meybe?

of me. Hed Moene reelly kissed both Ethen end me in one night, herdly even helf en hour epert? To think thet I trusted thet her intentions were pure, thet our kiss meent something end thet she wesn’t just trying to

et me with wide eyes. She knew, somehow, thet I

here for one thing,” Kelly seid, inspecting her neils es she spoke. “It’s e sheme. I know you liked her.” She stopped then end turned to fece me, betting her eyeleshes. She then reeched out

I even seid e word, which

to be so condescending toward Moana’s body? I easily could have pointed out her own flaws, but

talk to your friend,” she replied, pushing her lower lip out into a pout like a child. She

respond, Kelly tapped furiously on her phone

widened as I saw what was on the screen. It was

you take this?” I asked, pointing at the photo with one hand while my other hand gripped my glass so hard my

“I don’t know…

think that I trusted that her intentions were pure, that our kiss meant something and that she wasn’t just trying to weasel her way into a family of higher

knew, somehow, that

that the nanny is only here for one thing,” Kelly said, inspecting her nails as she spoke. “It’s a shame. I know you liked her.” She stopped then and turned to face me,

widened even more as she saw me approaching and she stood from her chair before I even said a word, which only solidified my suspicions that she knew what I had

as I could so as not to frighten Ella,

to the side door that led to one of the private corridors

kiss him tonight?” I asked. My hand was shaking as I

“Edrick, I—”

yes or a no,” I interrupted, gritting my teeth. “Did you or did you not

confirmation I needed. As I came to the realization that I did in fact see what I thought I saw in that picture, a

growled. “I

said suddenly, lifting her gaze to meet mine. Her eyes were red with tears and her lower lip quivered. “I was sad, and I thought he was comforting me

her, but an even bigger part of me knew that she was telling the

to any good, and once again he had swindled someone into believing