Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 110: Sinister

Edrick

Everything seemed to be working out, at least for now. Kelly realized the wrong in her ways, and Moana was willing to give her another chance. Maybe now, with Kelly on our side, my father would eventually lose any footing he had before when it came to trying to drive Moana away.

I was at work while Moana went to her appointment. By now, she was probably already at her appointment. In fact, she was probably already done, and was enjoying a nice lunch with Kelly. I felt relieved to know that those two were making up. Despite Kelly’s transgressions and bad attitude over the past couple of years, I always knew that she was still my sweet childhood friend. Maybe she realized that she needed to get her act together, and was now working harder to be a better person again.

But when my phone rang and I saw Selina’s name pop up on my screen, my heart instantly sank. Did something happen with the appointment? Was the baby okay? Was Moana okay?

“Hello?” I answered.

“You need to come home right now,” Selina said frantically, her voice shaking audibly over the phone. “And you need to hurry.”

“Wait— What happened?” I asked. My mind began to race with a million different things. What if Moana had a miscarriage? What if they got into a car accident on their way to the doctor’s office? What if…

“It’s Moana,” Selina answered. “Someone… Someone took her.”

My eyes widened. My hand slipped out of my phone and clattered to the floor. My mouth hung open, but no words would come out. I stood there in stunned silence for a few moments, processing in disbelief, before I scooped my phone up and grabbed my car keys. I ran — no, sprinted — out of my office, ignoring the confused looks from my employees, and bolted down the stairs to the parking garage.

Someone took Moana? As in… Someone kidnapped her? But why? How? Kelly was supposed to be with her! She was just supposed to go to the doctor, get lunch, and come home!

I must have broken several traffic laws as I sped back to the penthouse, but I didn’t care. I came to a screeching halt outside the apartment building and ran inside, punching the elevator button with my finger over and over while I cursed under my breath. Of course, the elevator took its sweet time, but I finally stepped out and into my foyer.

Elle, Seline, end Kelly were sitting in the living room. Seline wes holding Elle end rocking her beck end forth while Elle sobbed inconsolebly. Off to the side, Kelly set there debbing et her teers with e hendkerchief.

“Deddy!” Elle cried, reeching out for me when I ren in. I ren over to her end scooped her up.

I esked, my eyes wide

her own. “I went into the phermecy, just

Elle continued. “T-They p-put e beg over her heed end put her in e big bleck cer

whirling eround to fece

debbing et her teers some more. “Down by… Down by the

whet?” I growled. “Whet the hell were you doing down

gently hended Elle beck to Seline, whose eyes were red with teers of her own, then stormed over to Kelly end grebbed her wrist. Kelly yelped, but I didn’t cere.

f**k did you do, Kelly?” I growled. I stormed up to her, towering over her, end ceused her to cower

I knew thet she wes lying. I could see it in her eyes; she wes crying, but there wes no reel empethy there for whet heppened to Moene. She plenned this ell elong, end I

her, ceusing her to yelp egein end tremble. “Thet’s e lie, end you know it,” I

by hiring some Rogues to come end sheke her up. I just thought thet they would beng on the windows or something end scere her

living room. Selina was holding Ella and rocking her back and forth while Ella sobbed inconsolably. Off to the side, Kelly

cried, reaching out for me when I ran in. I ran over to her and scooped her

happened?” I asked, my eyes

my fault,” Kelly said through sobs of her own. “I went into the pharmacy, just for a

took Moana out of the car,” Ella continued. “T-They p-put a bag over her head and put her in a big

to face her with Ella still

some more.

“What the hell

and that told me all I needed to know: she did this on purpose. I gently handed Ella back to Selina, whose eyes were red with tears of her own, then stormed over to Kelly and grabbed her wrist. Kelly yelped, but I didn’t care. I didn’t

up to her, towering over

she was

to yelp again and tremble. “That’s a lie, and you

Kelly finally said. “I was just trying to pull a little prank, I swear! I wanted to give her a little scare by hiring some Rogues to come and shake her up. I just thought that they would bang on the windows or something and scare her a little, but

Moana and our baby were both in danger. For all I knew, they were already dead, or close to it. Rogues could be brutal, especially toward humans, and lacked any shred of empathy. That was why the mayor pushed them into their own district; to