Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 118: A Choice to Make

Moana

The morning after I finally revealed the truth about my lineage to Edrick, I thought that everything would finally be okay. I thought that maybe, we could finally be together without any issues now that he knew that I was a werewolf; or, at the very least, I thought that his family would hate me a little less.

But as it turned out, things rarely ever happened so easily.

I had spent the past two nights sleeping in Edrick’s room again. It seemed that our sleeping arrangement went back to the way it was before — only now, there were fewer barriers between us. When I woke up, the curtains were open to allow sunshine to come in. Edrick was already gone for work, so I laid in bed for a few minutes and looked at my phone while I woke up.

However, my eyes shot wide open when I saw the headline of an article with a picture of Edrick and I going into the hospital from the day that I was attacked by the rogues. Neither of us were wearing masks. As I read the headline, I felt my heart sink.

“WERECORP CEO SEEN WITH MYSTERY WOMAN ONCE MORE,” the headline read. Below it was an entire article of speculation on who I was and why I was going to the hospital with Edrick. Finally, at the end, the article seemed to hit the nail on the head: that I was the mother of an illegitimate child, and that Edrick was the father.

But that wasn’t all. If that had been it, I would have been able to move on. Instead, there was a second article; this time, the article had a photograph of Edrick and Kelly together. It wasn’t a paparazzi photo like the first one, but rather a family photo that appeared as though it had been taken at least a year or two prior. The article headline read: “WERECORP CEO, EDRICK MORGAN, ENGAGED?”

My heart sank.

it claimed that Kelly and Edrick were engaged; not only that, but that Kelly was possibly the mother of a

Ella.

to allow this? Was he finally going to choose Kelly as his fiancee, real or not, because he couldn’t bear the effect that my low

believe it. Edrick had been so close with me since the incident. Ever since our kiss in the kitchen, even, he had been close with me. I thought back to the night of the banquet, when we kissed in the fountain after playfully splashing each other. I thought about the childlike smile on his face as we splashed each other, and the way that his hands traveled along my body when I kissed him. I thought about how jealous

was he still so afraid to be true

…

a relationship with Kelly, then I needed to have some dignity. I decided, when he came home, that

Edrick didn’t come home until late that night. I was already in my own bed with the conviction that I would sleep in my room that night when

in,” I called, sitting

door open and quietly slipped in, already in his pajamas. “You want

the side of the bed, and although I did make room for him, I still felt uneasy. And Edrick, seeing this, stopped in his tracks and gave me a worried look.

to say at first. My throat clammed up so nothing would come out, and I only shook my head and laid back down, having lost the confidence to say anything about the situation

We laid there like that for several minutes, neither of us speaking but also neither of us trying to sleep at the same time, until I finally

to marry