His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 360 Little Victories

Ella

Sitting alone in my hotel room, surrounded by plush furniture and golden accents that gleamed in the soft lighting, I felt a pang of homesickness. The luxuriousness of the room was stifling in an odd way, as though constantly reminding me of my charade with a mobster.

Shaking off the momentary melancholy, I decided to call Moana to calm my frayed nerves.

Taking a deep breath to compose myself, I dialed her number and waited for the ring to connect. The familiar sound of her voice, warm and comforting as always, came through within moments.

“Ella, my love! How was your flight? Did you make it to the hotel?”

“We did,” I said, faking a sense of enthusiasm in my voice. “The place is…well, it’s something.”

“Where is your fiance?” Moana asked. “I’d like to say hello, if you don’t mind.”

The word ‘fiance’ made my body stiffen. I glanced at the empty space next to me, where Logan would have been if we were an actual couple. But we weren’t. He was in a room of his own, doing his own thing.

I couldn’t quite decide if I preferred it that way or not, the logical lawyer part of me knew that it was for the best, but the sleepy, scared-of-flying Ella with the yellow stuffed duck almost missed his company already.

“He’s… in the shower,” I stammered, hoping that Moana bought my lie.

“Well,I hope you know that we’re all excited to meet him tomorrow,” Moana said, blissfully unaware of the tension her question had sparked.

“I’m looking forward to it too,” I said, though in truth, I wished that tomorrow would never come. Meeting my family, particularly my discerning father, would be the make-or-break moment for this intricate lie that Logan and I had entangled ourselves in.

alright, Ella?” Moana’s voice broke through my thoughts, her soft voice brimming

see it. “Yeah, Mom, I’m just tired from the

on cue, my eyes landed on the stuffed duck perched on my bed-the gift Moana had given me when I was a little girl. I held it up in the frame, so she could see it over our video call. “Look, your gift

would turn out to be so precious

the duck that’s precious, Mom. It’s you,” I said, my voice filled with emotion for reasons I couldn’t explain. “I’m so glad

a bit when she spoke again.

either,” I said, my own eyes misting over. I

had a nice ride

his way of snooping, making sure everything was as it should

hotel you’re staying at, it’s

they had snooped, just as I expected. “That

mused. “You’ve always been so down-to-earth. It must be strange being

than she could ever imagine. A mobster from a world that clashed with everything

my hunger. “I’ll see you tomorrow, Mom. I

Ella. Can’t wait to see

around the room, taking in the opulence that suddenly felt so incongruent with who I was. And in an unexpected way,

browsing the room service menu on the nightstand,

delightful. Maybe Logan had purchased some sort of package that included special treatment, which I figured wouldn’t be

opened the door, it was Logan, leaning

he said with a

meeting his for

starving, Ella. But I’ve got no idea where

weighed the question, noting the careful casualness of his tone. Was he really just asking for recommendations? Or was this an invitation? My wolf whined at the possibility,