Filed to story: The Alpha and His Nanny Luna (Tiffany & Asher) Book PDF Free
“Where is she?” I asked, letting out a heavy sigh and passing my hand over my face.
Kelly took my hand and began to pull me toward the corridor. “She’s this way,” she said, intertwining her slender fingers with mine. “I’ll show you.”
The worried parents and I followed Kelly through the corridors and out into one of the further gardens, where, just as she had described, Tiffany was standing behind the big oak tree while the two pups stalked around the garden, looking for her. She looked up when she saw me, and then, with a smile, raised her finger to her lips… And jumped out, spooking the pups.
Kelly, the pups’ parents, and I all watched in awe as Tiffany played with the pups, rubbing their tummies and letting them chase her around the garden.
“I thought you said they were fighting,” I said, turning to Kelly.
Her eyes were wide and fixed on Tiffany. “They were.”
When the pups saw their parents, they both immediately shifted back into their human forms with sheepish looks on their faces. Maria rushed forward, inspecting each child for injuries before turning to Tiffany.
“My, you certainly have a knack with children, don’t you?” Maria said, making Tiffany blush. “What was your name again?”
“Tiffany.”
“Well, Tiffany,” Maria continued, “I’d love to have your contact information, should you ever be interested in working as a nanny for my boys.”
There was a bit of a silence. I felt somewhat appalled by Maria’s attempt to steal my employee away from me and opened my mouth to protest, but before I could, Ella’s tiny voice shouted from behind me. It seemed that she had followed us here.
“No way!” Ella shouted, running up to Tiffany and throwing her arms around Tiffany’s legs territorially. “Tiffany is my nanny.”
Ella’s sudden burst of defensiveness made Tiffany and I both look at each other with shocked expressions.
“Sorry Madam, I am her nanny.”
Tiffany
The night was finally over. By the time we all returned to the banquet hall, many of the guests had left. Ella, following her territorial outburst in the garden, seemed to have completely exhausted herself and now slept soundly on my shoulder as I carried her.
“Oh, tired little thing,” Verona said in a hushed tone as she came up to us.
“We should get going.” Asher’s voice was cold and stern; I could tell that he wasn’t particularly happy with me, although I wasn’t sure if it was because I was spending time with Ethan earlier that night or because I got involved with the two wolf pups. I wasn’t particularly happy with him, either — not after what he supposedly said to Kelly about me.
Verona frowned. “Stay the night,” she said. “There’s no need to drag a tired little girl home when we have plenty of space here. You can leave tomorrow, after breakfast.”
Asher glanced over at Ella, then back to his mother and nodded reluctantly.
Verona showed us to our rooms. Ella’s was situated next to mine in a lower level of the house, while Asher’s room was directly upstairs. After I put Ella to bed, I returned to my room and wondered if Asher still expected me to fulfill our sleeping arrangement even though we were in his parents’ home. As I was wondering this, as if on cue, I received a text message from Asher asking when I would be coming upstairs.
I let out a deep sigh, wishing that it wouldn’t have to be my responsibility for us not to get caught, before changing into the silk pajama set and slippers that Verona had laid out for me, which was incredibly kind of her. As I felt the cold, smooth silk on my skin, I wished that I could keep the pajama set.
Cracking open my door, I poked my head out of my room to make sure that the coast was clear before sneaking out. I took extra care to walk quietly as I made my way toward the stairs.
“Looking for something?” a familiar voice said from behind me.
I spun around to see none other than Ethan standing in the hallway. He had a thick book tucked under his arm and was in his own pajamas.
“Um– I was just going to check on Ella,” I lied.
Ethan slowly nodded. I felt as though he could tell that I wasn’t being truthful, but he didn’t say anything about it. “Alright,” he said. “Well, goodnight.”
“Goodnight.”
Without another word, Ethan walked past me with his book. I slipped into Ella’s room for a few moments in case he was still watching, and once I counted ten of her deep breaths as she slept, I snuck back out and bolted up the stairs to Asher’s room.
He was sitting on the edge of the bed when I arrived. His shoes were placed neatly on the floor and he was working to loosen his tie.
“Took you long enough,” he said.
“It’s a bit more difficult to not be seen when there are so many other people in the house,” I replied as I walked over to the bed. I pulled the blankets back to get in, but just then, there was a knock on the door. My eyes widened; Asher silently pointed toward the closet, indicating for me to hide. I quickly ran over to the closet and quietly closed the door, staying in the shadows while I peered through the slatted door.
“Come in,” Asher called out.
The bedroom door opened, and in came Verona. She was carrying a tray in her hand, and on it was a glass of milk and an orange bottle of pills.
“I thought I heard you talking to someone,” she said as she walked over to the bedside table to set the tray down.
Asher shook his head. “Nope. Just me.”
Verona sighed and reached out to help Asher take off his tie. “Well, darling, these pills should help you sleep. Has your insomnia improved at all?”
There was a long pause before Asher nodded. “Yes, actually. I hardly need the pills anymore at all.”
Verona let out a small gasp. “Really?” she said. “Oh, that’s wonderful! What changed?”
I half expected Asher to reveal our sleeping arrangement to his mother. The thought of it made my heart race, but thankfully, he didn’t. “I’m not sure,” he replied. “Less stressed, I guess.”
“Well, perhaps you have that au pair to thank,” Verona said. I watched, stunned, as the old woman’s gaze flickered over to where the blankets were pulled down on my side of the bed. Did she know I was here? I pictured her walking over to the closet and yanking the doors open, revealing my secret with Asher.
