His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 10: Mina
Moana

Smiling to myself with closed eyes, I nuzzled deeper into the warm embrace of my bedmate, inhaling the smell of his chest.

Wait…

My eyes shot open, as did his at the same time. We stared at one another in disbelief for several long seconds before I felt my face get hot. There was no denying the chemistry in the air between us as we gazed at each other beneath the warmth of the sheets, but I knew deep down that this was wrong. Edrick was my boss, and I had signed a contract to not get romantically involved!

Blushing, I quickly pulled away and climbed out of the bed. I noticed that the cardigan I had worn to bed the night before now lay on the floor, so I picked it up and quickly put it on to cover myself while Edrick sat up slowly in bed.

“I’m sorry,” I said, my back turned to him as I buttoned my cardigan. “Maybe this isn’t the best idea.”

“Perhaps,” he replied. His voice was low and gravelly from sleep, and it admittedly made me feel even more attracted to him. “But I have to say that I haven’t slept that well in ages. Excluding our night in the hotel, of course.”

As I finished buttoning up my cardigan, I felt my face flush an even deeper shade of red. No response came to mind, so without a word, I quietly slipped out of Edrick’s room and hoped that no one would see me.

Unfortunately, that wish did not come true as I almost immediately bumped into Ella, who was standing outside of her father’s room.

“Oh! Good morning, Ella,” I said, trying to act nonchalant as I smiled at the little girl.

a few moments,

you doing in my daddy’s

the simple agreement was that I was only there to sleep

I tried to come up with an excuse. “…That he wants me to take you out

felt a wave of relief wash

excited voice

We can have crepes for breakfast at the bakery next door.

out a sigh of

went to my room and got dressed in something suitable for the summer heat: a comfortable cotton dress and a pair of sandals. I pulled my hair up into a ponytail, and by that point, Ella was already excitedly banging on my door and singing a made-up song about crepes. As we made our way downstairs and headed to the bakery, my strange new arrangement with Edrick

eating our breakfast together, however, something new came to my

nothing like my own inner thoughts. It was a woman’s voice, but it was fading in

said, sounding

dropping the forkful of crepes as I

just

wolf? But… I was human! Well, if you

awakened by someone close to you. I’m not sure who,

head, speaking with her mouth full. “Are you okay?”

fine,” I replied, reaching out to wipe a

after that, but what happened was real. I just realized that I never really knew who my real parents were. This ‘Mina’ said that someone near me had a close connection. I thought of Ella, of the housekeeper, the maids… Could it be possible that I was related

…

which meant that Ella had her weekly werewolf training today. As Selina informed me, Ella had to go to these training sessions every week along with other werewolf children to learn how to use their abilities, control their wolves, and to get the chance to shift freely in a safe space. I had attended

work to do in the meantime, and decided to take a taxi to the orphanage. Not only was I missing the children there, but I also wanted to speak to someone about my records… Maybe they would have some answers about my lineage, and could tell me

the children seemed preoccupied with arts and crafts, but a few of them perked up