Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 225: Pulling the Rug

Moana

I woke up after a night of dreamless sleep to the sound of someone rushing around the room. When I cracked open my eyes, I saw Edrick pacing back and forth. He had a pile of shirts in his hand, and I watched in a state of shock as he walked over to a suitcase and quickly shoved the shirts inside.

“What are you doing?” I asked, sitting up.

Edrick didn’t even look up at me. “We have to go,” was all he said.

My eyes widened. “Go where?”

“We’re going back to the mountain estate for real this time.”

As Edrick spoke, I felt my heart sink. My limbs still felt too heavy from the sleeping meds to move quickly, and as I threw the covers off and swung my limp legs over the edge of the bed, it felt as though I was moving through a thick mud.

“Why?” I asked. “You didn’t mention that we would be leaving before. Was it because of last night?”

Edrick didn’t answer. I watched with wide eyes as he stuffed more clothes into his suitcase. “Come help me zip this up?” he asked. I nodded slowly and walked over, then pushed down onto the top of the suitcase so he could zip it up.

“Edrick,” I continued, “please tell me what’s going on. Is it because of last night? I’ll be okay, I promise. We don’t need to leave—”

bag. “It’s not that,” he said. “It’s for your own safety. And that’s all I’m going to say.

sink even further. “But,

intensely at me. His gaze wasn’t mean, but it was stern and his eyes were still glowing silver, as though he was on edge. “Just do it, Moana,” he demanded. “Selina already packed your bags. Just

with him, and it was unfair. But even if I told him how unfair I found it to be, it didn’t seem to matter anyway. Edrick clearly had made up his mind, and there was no way to get around it this

wolf said as I painfully made

It

Edrick said, Selina had already packed my things. Only a single outfit was left out for me on the bed, and a few toiletries so I could get ready for the day. Other than that, my other necessities were all packed up. Everything except my valuables and sentimental items were packed

over to see her tugging on Selina’s skirt with tears streaming down her cheeks.

replied, sounding quite defeated herself. “But we

yanked her skirt away so she could continue to pack Ella’s bags and Ella, in a childish fit, plopped down on

leave!” Ella wailed, sobbing loudly. “I don’t

because I knew that this was my fault. “Here, love,” I said.

my own tears as I wiped hers away, and then led her to my room with

to leave with no say in the matter. But I, unlike Ella, had a pretty good reason why. It certainly had something to do with my dream and my sleepwalking episode from the night before, but

that, I was a

how she wanted to go home or how she needed to go

estate, it was for a lovely vacation. That time, the mountain air felt fresh, the view was beautiful, and the trees calmed me.

we arrived, Ella sprinted inside with one of the maids on her heels to keep an eye on her. Edrick immediately started unpacking the car, and I