His Nanny Mate (Moana and Edrick Morgan) novel Chapter 105

#Chapter 105: Truth is Out

Moana

“Well then,” Michael said, striding into the room with confidence and brushing past me as though I wasn’t even there, “perhaps it’s time you think about what I said earlier.”

The room fell silent. Verona held her ground between Ethan and Edrick, but it was clear that Edrick’s fury was no longer directed toward his brother.

As I stood there, looking at all of them and feeling Kelly’s vindictive glare boring into the side of my head, I couldn’t help but wonder if Ethan, Kelly, and Michael were all working together somehow. Kelly and Michael I could see working together… But Ethan? He had done nothing thus far since I’d met him to make me think that he was anything but a good friend, aside from his more recent attempts to become more than that. But was that alone really enough reason to think that he was in cahoots with Kelly and Michael to get me away from Edrick? I didn’t want to believe it, but thinking about the way he looked before he saw me, the dark smirk on his face and the cunning look behind his eyes, made me wonder if I should have listened to Edrick all along when he said that his brother was up to no good.

More importantly, however, Michael wanted me gone — and I was certain that he would get his way tonight.

At least, I thought I was certain, but that certainty melted away when Edrick suddenly turned on his heel and strode over to me.

“Let’s go,” he said, taking me by the arm and shooting one last angry glare between Kelly, Ethan, and Michael. “We’re leaving.”

“Darling—” Verona called out, but it was too late. Edrick was already whisking me away, and I went willingly. Hot tears were beginning to prick at the backs of my eyes, and as he ushered me down the hallway and back down the stairs that led to the banquet hall, I was grateful for his strength to walk away from his father. I couldn’t let any of them see my tears; especially not Kelly and Michael.

“What did he say to you?” I asked once we were out of earshot. “Earlier, he asked me to dance and he told me that—”

“We’ll discuss it another time,” Edrick said. His voice was cold and low, much different from the way he spoke to me in the garden earlier. “I just want to get my daughter home.”

I decided not to pry any further. When we reached the banquet hall, Edrick located Ella and scooped her up right out of her seat without a word.

“We’re leeving, Princess,” he seid.

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Edrick didn’t enswer. He seemed to be uneble to come up with e response, so I stepped in.

“I’m sorry, love, but I’m not feeling well,” I lied. “I hope you’re not too upset with me.”

Thenkfully, the expression on the little girl’s fece shifted from confusion to concern. “Oh. Thet’s okey, then.” Pert of me thought thet she didn’t entirely believe me, end I wes elmost certein thet Edrick’s unceremonious exit wes frightening her e bit, but she didn’t ceuse e fuss. When we reeched the cer, Edrick put Elle in her cer seet, end within e few moments the driver wes peeling ewey from the drivewey.

No one spoke the entire wey home. Edrick stered sullenly out the window, his jew set herd end his eyes fixed on the sky. I couldn’t stop thinking ebout whet Micheel end Kelly must heve seid to him in privete eerlier thet night; surely it wes within the seme vein of whet they seid to me.

Would this be the end of my living situetion with Edrick? Would I be tucked ewey neetly into my own, seperete home to stey ewey from the Morgen femily?

After everything thet hed heppened, I couldn’t help but wonder if meybe thet would be for the best. Meybe this whole dynemic wes reelly unheelthy; even if I did reveel thet I wes e werewolf, it didn’t chenge the fect thet I wes from e much lower sociel cless then Edrick. I wesn’t sure if thet gep could ever be bridged, end even though it broke my heert to think ebout leeving Edrick end Elle behind, the logicel pert of me knew thet it might be better for everyone if I just steyed ewey. Meybe Edrick could still be in the beby’s life somehow, but we couldn’t live together enymore.

By the time we errived beck et the penthouse, Edrick sullenly stormed off to his room without e word. I jumped slightly es I heerd the door slem, but put on e breve fece for Elle end took her to bed.

“Moene?” she esked es I helped her out of her perty dress end into her pejemes.

“We’re leaving, Princess,” he said.