Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 134: Losing Control

Moana

Hearing how sweetly Edrick spoke to Ella made my heart swell. And to hear him mention me, too, made my heart swell even more. Was my wolf right when she said that Edrick would come around? These past few days, did his attitude toward our relationship begin to shift in the right direction?

I heard Edrick kiss Ella goodnight and approach the door, so I quickly scurried away before he realized that I was eavesdropping. I wasn’t sure whether he actually saw me or not, but if he did, he didn’t say anything about it.

When we climbed into bed that night, however, I still couldn’t wipe the smile off of my face.

“What is it?” Edrick asked, watching me as I climbed into bed. “You’ve been smiling nonstop all night.”

I shrugged and laid down next to him, not sure if I wanted to openly say that I was smiling because our little pizza party made me feel even more strongly about him, and that I wanted us to be a real family. I wasn’t sure how he would take it.

It was a cool night out, and the balcony doors were wide open to let in the cool summer breeze. Outside, the city was noisy as always, and it felt even more noisy after our couple of days in the mountains.

“I just want to say thank you for everything you’ve done for me lately,” I finally said. “You’ve been giving me such a nice time.”

his old self, but much to my surprise, he didn’t. It really did seem as though the Alpha billionaire was changing for the better lately —

soft, and the way he spoke gave me instant butterflies in my stomach. “I’m glad you’re comfortable

to say. His words were so sweet and seemed so heartfelt that it

at all. I felt Mina react even more strongly than ever at Edrick’s words, as

gray eyes glowing a bright silver like I had never seen before. The air between

pressed its way into my mouth

him more now than ever, as though he was the one thing I needed in life, like oxygen. I kissed him back with the same amount of passion, our lips never parting, and I pressed my hands into his chest. My fingers worked open the buttons on

Rogues. When he picked me up and all I saw was him looking down at me, his eyes fixed unwaveringly on me. I knew I loved him then, and I loved him now. I didn’t want a fake relationship with Edrick; I wanted a real one. I wanted this all along, and now it was finally becoming a reality.

ended almost

me with wide eyes. I propped myself up on my elbows while I watched him quickly button his shirt back up, my own eyes wide

I whispered, my throat

shook his head. “I’m sorry,” he said, standing suddenly. “I got carried

quiver as he stormed over

door in disbelief, wondering if I did something wrong. Even if I went after him, I knew that I wouldn’t even get an answer. Was being intimate with me really such a mistake that he couldn’t even look me in the eye afterwards? Even though he knew that I was a werewolf now, were our differences in social status and all of

caught in my throat, I heard my wolf’s voice echo inside