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.”

for a second that he might make some sort of indifferent comment that would allude to his old self, but much to my surprise, he didn’t. It really did seem as though the Alpha

to make you happy,” he said finally. His voice was low and soft, and the

know what to say. His words were so sweet and seemed so heartfelt that it made me blush, and I opened my mouth to respond, but nothing would

even more strongly than ever at Edrick’s words, as though the way he spoke almost made her go feral. And

his hand and cupped my cheek with the other, his steely gray eyes glowing a bright silver like I had never seen before. The air between us

out, he suddenly pressed his lips against mine with a fervence that I had never experienced before. His sweet lips parted gently and his tongue pressed its way into my mouth while his hand traveled down my neck, over my collarbone and my shoulder, down my waist and landed on my hip, where his fingers squeezed gently and dug into my flesh, causing tingling

the same amount of passion, our lips never parting, and I pressed my hands into his chest. My fingers worked open the buttons on his shirt and slid beneath the fabric to feel his smooth skin, and at

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

then, it ended almost as quickly

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

what’s wrong?” I whispered, my throat choking

head. “I’m sorry,” he said, standing suddenly. “I

as

him, sitting up fully now; but he was already gone. I could only stare at the 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

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