Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 108: A New Woman

Moana

The next morning, I reluctantly woke up and got ready in preparation for my appointment visit with Kelly. As I got dressed, there was a pit that slowly grew inside of my stomach, filling me with dread.

“I don’t like her,” Mina said. She had been surly with me since I made the decision to meet with Kelly. “I’m getting bad energy from this. I really don’t think you should go.”

“It’ll be fine,” I replied out loud with a sigh as I put on my makeup, not realizing once again that someone might overhear me and think that I was talking to myself. “It’s just a doctor’s visit.”

“It could be more than that,” Mina insisted. “It could be a trap.”

I fixed my hair then, pulling it back into a half bun, and shook my head. “It will be fine. She won’t do anything. Besides, if anything starts to get weird, I’ll just go home by myself.”

Mina fell silent. I knew that she was furious with me, but I couldn’t just live my life assuming that everyone was out to get me. This wasn’t just about me; it was about Edrick, Ella, and the baby, too. I needed to try my best to be diplomatic, because that would be the only thing that would potentially make Michael hate me a little less. Maybe, once it eventually came out that I was a werewolf, the fact that I had also been kind might sweeten the deal even more. That way, I wouldn’t need to worry about Michael trying to get me removed from Edrick’s home again. Over these past couple of months, the penthouse had become my home, too. I didn’t want to raise my baby in a home without its father, either.

Once I was finished, I took a step back to check my outfit. Kelly was always a bit degrading when it came to my body, so for that reason I felt compelled to put a bit more effort into how I looked today. I knew that it was childish of me to be worried about how she thought of me, but I couldn’t help it.

Satisfied with my appearance, I headed out of my bedroom to eat breakfast. Selina had promised to take care of Ella until I returned, and when I entered the dining room, there was already a plate set out for me. Selina, who was pouring a cup of coffee for me as I approached, offered me a weak smile.

“Are you sure about this?” she asked quietly, finishing up with pouring my coffee and handing me the pitcher of creamer and the dish of sugar. “I can go with you instead, if you’re not sure. Amy and Lily can watch Ella.”

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before I could even speek, Kelly

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seid, pushing the button on the elevetor. “Let’s

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eppeered in the doorwey, out of breeth, end wes fully dressed

really wasn’t so sure at this point if it would be fine. “It’s just

with my response, but didn’t bring it up

ate my breakfast; a bit too slowly, in fact, because the elevator doors slid open and Kelly stepped into the foyer before I

could hear the sound of her heels clicking on the wooden parquet floors, and I quickly put down my fork and wiped my mouth, swallowing my half-chewed

here,” I

of sarcasm or deviance behind it. Without a word, she scurried up to me and surprised me once again: she hugged me, and as she hugged me, she whispered

treated you. And I’m sorry that

didn’t know what to say, but before I could even

away. “We’re going to have a lot of fun today. I picked out this really cute lunch spot, and then I figured

I stuttered, throwing a glance at Selina, who only shrugged at me over

at my half-eaten breakfast. “Oh! If you’re still

I grabbed my purse off of the hook along with my sun hat and turned back to face Kelly, trying my best to act polite even though I was absolutely astonished by her sudden and dramatic change in

then,” Kelly said, pushing the button

a tiny

She appeared in the doorway, out of breath, and was fully dressed with

began, but

for her appointment.” Selina tried to pull Ella away, but the little girl wasn’t having it and folded her arms,

go with you!” she said. “Please! I need to

was a bit taken aback by Ella’s sudden insistence on going when she had been perfectly fine with it before. Why was she acting so serious about it now? It didn’t even seem as though she wanted to go because she would be missing out on some fun, either; she genuinely seemed distressed at the idea