Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 184: Escape Plan

Moana

After I saw the video of Edrick putting something in my coffee, I knew that I needed to get out.

It both broke my heart and made me sick to think about leaving. I had been falling deeply in love with Edrick, and yet this entire time it turned out that he was secretly plotting something against me; I didn’t know what it was exactly that he was planning, but whatever it was certainly wasn’t good. I needed to get myself and my baby out of there, and I planned on returning Ella to her rightful mother, too. Even though I knew that taking Ella and returning her to her mother could land me in prison, I was willing to take that risk for the sake of getting little Ella out of a household with a father who was dangerous and up to no good.

That afternoon, during my lunch break, I made my escape plan. I called Olivia as soon as I could and explained everything.

“Okay,” she said, taking a deep breath after I had told her all about the video evidence I had. “We’ll get you out of there.”

“And Ella, too,” I said.

Olivia fell silent. I thought I heard her sniff, and it made me wonder if she was crying. When she responded, she didn’t mention anything but her voice was shaking.

“Okay… Okay.” She was repeating herself, like she was thinking deeply. Then, after a few more moments of silence, she seemed to have come up with something. “Here’s what we’ll do…”

…

and I up again as usual. It pained me to see his smiling face as Ella ran up to him. He picked her up and put her on his shoulders, and as we began to walk home he slipped his arm around me.

wolf asked, sounding unsure.

in time. “Yes,” I replied. “It’s for the best. I’d rather be alone forever than put

“Alright.”

upset, but she was understanding of the

got home, I feigned sickness and went straight to my room. I locked my door and then spent the remainder of the afternoon planning,

hired; she told me that she had changed her identity, purchased a fake ID, and that the “original” Olivia had essentially dropped off the face of the earth. She still called Edrick to check on her daughter, but she always called from different phones that would hide her number so she couldn’t be tracked. Apparently, that was what was going to happen

as though I had no other choice, and it was the only way to protect myself, my baby, and Ella. Edrick and his family were far too powerful and dangerous, and I was more willing to put my trust in a woman who I hardly knew

pretended to be asleep or I said that I was too sick to come out. Finally,

to bed in her room next door. I stayed quiet, listening through

sweet Ella was with Edrick, knowing that this was their last time that they would see

voice

you too,

the room, followed by the sound of Ella’s bedroom door closing. There was a pause, and then

my door and pause there. He didn’t move for a long time, but he didn’t knock or try the door. Something about it was almost terrifying, as though he was watching me