Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 123: Decisions

Edrick

“What if I fall in love with someone someday?” Moana asked, her green eyes full of fire and fury. “What then?”

I froze at her words. My eyes widened as what she said settled in fully, and already I felt a little bit of anger and jealousy beginning to bubble up inside of me.

Even though I partially understood what Moana meant, and that she didn’t know yet that she was my mate, what she said just then angered me. The thought of her being with anyone else, despite the fact that I knew I would never be able to get married, made me feel almost sick. I didn’t know how to respond for the longest time as a million different things whirled around inside my head.

Finally, I was able to speak.

“You’re free to make any decision you want,” I replied, feeling my blood run cold as I spoke. “But you had better be prepared to pay the price for a decision like that.”

Moana’s face fell. She glared at me intensely for several long moments, almost as though she was in disbelief, before she spoke. “Is that a threat?” she asked, instinctively placing her hand over her belly and instantly making me feel guilty for my choice of words. Of course I wasn’t threatening her; I only meant that she should be prepared to face the consequences if she chose to be with someone else. If she was going to have an issue with me being with someone else, even if it was only a fake relationship with another woman, then I felt as though I had every right to set my own boundaries as well. If she was going to fall in love with another man, then she could also leave my house to go and be with that other man.

In fact, I was frankly appalled by her sudden double standards. I wanted to tell her all of these things that were on my mind, but I was suddenly reminded of what the man in the baby supply store had said about not fighting with the mother of my child. Moana had already dealt with enough stress this early on in her pregnancy, and I wasn’t about to cause more stress by arguing with her.

All I could do was sigh. “Listen,” I said, passing my hand over my tired face. “What’s done is done. For now, you need to just go along with it and pretend to be my fiancee. We can cross those bridges when — or if — we come to them. It’s best for everyone right now if we just go through with this.”

also soothing herself by holding her stomach. Then,

the sash tied around her waist tightly, accentuating her small waist and round hips. Maybe it was just because it had been so long since I’d been intimate

slammed shut behind her, I let out another sigh and sank

sure if I was willing or ready to commit myself to a mate bond. Would it be best if I just cut her loose so she could be in a normal relationship with someone? If

attention. If I announced my fake relationship with Moana and then she moved out and we

only thing on my

her in, or she would feign innocence too easily, and

though it was late,

He was a businessman just like my father, and rarely slept. He was in his office until all hours most nights, poring

his usual

Mr. Anderson,” I

owe the pleasure

hated to be the bearer of bad news, especially when it came to Kelly; she was his pride and

said. “You went silent. It’s about Kelly, isn’t

another thing about Kelly’s father: he was

“…Yes,” I replied.

did she