His Nanny Mate (Moana and Edrick Morgan) novel Chapter 134

#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.”

Edrick fell silent for a few moments. I thought 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 billionaire was changing for the better lately — or maybe he was just more comfortable being open these days.

“I only want to make you happy,” he said finally. His voice was low and soft, and the way he spoke gave me instant butterflies in my stomach. “I’m glad you’re comfortable here.”

I didn’t 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 come out.

However, it seemed that I didn’t need to say anything at all. I felt Mina react even more strongly than ever at Edrick’s words, as though the way he spoke almost made her go feral. And then, in that same instant…

Edrick suddenly rolled over to face me. He pushed himself up on 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 was electrified, and I felt somehow attracted to him and nervous at the same time.

I opened my mouth to ask him what he was doing so suddenly, but before anything could come 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 sensations to shoot through my body like lightning bolts.

I wanted him so badly. I couldn’t explain it, but I wanted 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 his shirt and slid beneath the fabric to feel his smooth skin, and at the same time, I felt his hand slide lower on my hip, onto my thigh.

So many emotions took over me then. Passion, heat, desire… but above all else, love. It was the same way that I felt when I saw his face in the alleyway, saving me from the 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. I could tell from the way that he gently yet firmly touched me, and the way that his lips worked their way across my jaw and down my neck, that he felt the same way.