His Nanny Mate (Moana and Edrick Morgan) novel Chapter 196

#Chapter 196: The Way Home

Moana

As the police officer drove us home that night, I felt immense relief wash over me. We made our way out of the dangerous Rogue district and the city began to grow brighter and cleaner as we headed back to the penthouse. The city lights illuminated the inside of the car, and beside me I could see Edrick still cradling the sleeping Ella in his arms.

Seemingly without thinking much about it, Edrick saw me looking and reached his arm out for me. I hesitated for a moment, still feeling bad about the trouble I had caused, but I finally relented and scooched over to nuzzle down into the crook of his arm. How that I had marked him and my wolf had emerged, his scent overwhelmed me; it was so sweet and tantalizing, and filled me with a profuse feeling of peace.

But Edrick’s concerns about my wolf emerging too early weren’t unwarranted. I understood that now that Olivia, Ethan, and now Edrick had confirmed that I was the Golden Wolf. Although I didn’t know much about the story, I did know that people wanted to hunt the Golden Wolf. If I shifted, there was a good chance that people would come after me because of my scent; for all I knew, my scent had already permeated the city and poachers or bounty hunters were looking for me at that very moment.

I also knew that, once someone’s wolf emerged, they could shift fully at any point. There wasn’t much to be done to control it. Most people shifted immediately upon their wolf emerging, but I hadn’t shifted yet for some reason. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that I was a late bloomer already, or maybe it was because of the serum that Edrick had been giving me. Either way, even though I was still a bit hurt that Edrick secretly slipped the serum into my coffee and didn’t tell me that he found out that I was the Golden Wolf, I was glad that I hadn’t shifted yet. I only hoped that I could somehow manage to not shift until my baby was safely born.

“What will we do if I shift too early?” I whispered to Edrick, too curious to stay quiet any longer.

He was silent for a few moments before speaking. “We’ll take you to the Mother Witch first thing in the morning,” he responded. “She’ll know what to do.”

As Edrick spoke, I felt my heart catch in my throat. He didn’t know that Ethan had killed the Mother Witch.

“Edrick…” I swallowed nervously and rubbed my hand over my protruding belly, hoping that the baby inside of me was still safe and healthy after the whole ordeal. “The Mother Witch is dead. Ethan killed her. He told me so earlier, before you came.”

Edrick froze when I told him that the Mother Witch was dead. In the darkness, illuminated only by the city lights, I could see that his jaw was set hard as though he was clenching his teeth. His eyes flashed with anger, and his grip around my shoulders tightened slightly.

“Fine, then,” he said, his voice almost a growl. “I guess we’ll have to figure it out ourselves.”

I opened my mouth then to tell Edrick that there had to be someone else who could help us, but before I could, Ella suddenly began to wake up. She groaned lightly and yawned, rubbing her eyes. Edrick and I both sat up abruptly and watched her intently. Both of us let out an audible sigh of relief when her blue eyes popped open and she looked around confusedly.

“Daddy? Moana?” she croaked, her voice small from sleepiness. “Where are we?”