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Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 25: Unexpectedly Smitten
Quickly, I severed where Levi's hand joined with mine, biting the inside of my cheek. It was over before we knew it. After a successful fundraiser, I went home in Kaloyan's vehicle. I knew he kept to himself always in his study or the arsenal, but he was unusually quiet now. "Did something happen, Alpha Kaloyan?" Master Kaine stayed silent. My gaze lowered to my hands in my lap. He wasn't going to answer. Yet he shocked me by taking my hand and intertwining our fingers. Mine felt warm against his big hands. I let out a deep sigh, getting used to it. I looked at him, confused as to why this brought me all the comfort in the world I needed. "Athena, I'm not used to sharing my possessions. Be it my throne. Be it you." He made me sound like I was a shiny BMW amongst his collection of favourite cars, like something non-living. Master Kaine fixated his eyes on me, and I couldn't escape. The back of his hand brushed against my cheek as he leaned in, resting his forehead on the side of
Last Updated : 2023-07-12Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 26: The Second Test
I blinked. My jaw slacked. I had a lot to say, but only incoherent words made it past my mouth. Was he doing this because I had refused to kiss him at the studio? He was big on not wanting to hurt me. I shouldn't have believed a word out of the devil's mouth. Kaloyan continued. His smile disappeared, but his eyes remained amused. "The rules of this job were explained in the job requirements." "Can—can you repeat the rules again?" He hissed in thought. "Well, you have to do everything I want. Everything, Athena." "That's it?" A look of horror crossed my face as I imagined being caged by him again. Kaloyan laughed, lowering his head a bit, but his voice did sound glacial like the winter. "Didn't you read them? Could I have gotten you so flustered with a silly joke?" "I'm sorry, Alpha Kaloyan. I guess I forgot them so quickly—" "No, Athena. The rules do state you have to do everything I want, but then, I find that ridiculous." Hope gleamed in my eyes. "So, I can refuse to have sex
Last Updated : 2023-07-13Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 27: Something's Wrong With The Princes
KALOYAN'S POV Lord Ezra knocked on my door too early in the morning, but I hadn't been asleep. I was lost in thought about what I had become. Everyone wanted me off this throne. If they had their way, they would behead me and burn my body in a fire. "What's the reason for this summon, Lord Ezra?" I climbed the stairs of the dais, meeting my dark coloured throne, inscripted with old Eastmoon language. It had tall, spear-like edges and a headrest shaped like the wings of a bat. I sat down, gripping its arms. The throne room was empty, save for the three wolves kneeling with their heads touching the ground, and the Lord still yet to unveil why we were here. "A few days ago, rumours sprang up about Your Majesty's bastard brother. When the beta brought that to your attention, I sent spies out to the city." I had forgotten about the rumours ongoing. The news bothered me because my throne was at stake, but I imagined I wouldn't be the only one affected by this news. Joseph put a leash on
Last Updated : 2023-07-14Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 28: Because You Aren't The Queen
CARA'S POV I'm still holding my heart even after closing my bedroom door behind me. I had just witnessed something so horrific I could never forget it. Taking in a rush of air, I struggled to control my breathing. A knock sounded on my door, and I jumped out of my skin.I walked to it, only to find Mattie and a few other maids on the other side. She spared me a smile in sympathy. It was a bad day in the Eastmoon palace, and I was the only one just getting used to things."What are you all doing here?""The Alpha has ordered for your things to be moved to his bedroom."My eyes popped. "Why?!""You passed the second test. It is only right that you start living with him now.""But we are not even married yet. It's anything but right!"No one was listening to me. I had no say within these walls when Master Kaine was involved. Mattie looked apologetic, but her hands were tied. They began carting my things away, one after the other.After a while, I stood inside his bedroom, feeling caged.
Last Updated : 2023-07-15Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 29: Darlene and I
Athena's best friend was a dog? What the hell is wrong with people? Dogs could be cute, but why not specify that a dog is a dog and not just a best friend that could be anybody but a damned dog! I took a step back as my heart skipped many beats, but Kaloyan's hand that had slipped around my waist kept me rooted to a spot.Everyone put up a smile except me. The guard left the little dog to run to me, and I couldn't tell if Kaloyan was holding me to a spot on purpose. I could have fled on instinct. My palms felt sweaty at my side. I had even shut my eyes, but then, nothing happened. I looked and saw Kaloyan petting the tiny dog calm. He was controlling the little animal with ease. Everyone held their breaths. First, it was with the princes, and now he was being soft with a dog. It was out of character. Something that had never been seen in the Eastmoon palace since he became king, weeks ago."Simon, give the dog a fine cage and place her in our bedroom." "Are you serious?" I half yell
Last Updated : 2023-07-16Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 30: The Swain's Table
Voices sprang to life inside the room. Shocked ones and angry ones. Many believed I was stupid to have put myself in harm's way. I started to believe that, too, after a few seconds of watching the anger reigning on Kaloyan's features. I had disrespected him more than once within the space of minutes.Suddenly, I remembered what Beta Reece had done to the woman who spoke out of line. Her head rolled off on the room's black marble tiles. But Beta Reece wasn't here now, and Kaloyan had said nothing yet.To my surprise, again, it was Lord Ezra who came forward first and said, "My King, do not pay Ms. Williams any heed. She's only acting up because of her relationship with the culprit."Lord Timothy added. "I agree with Lord Ezra. As for the necklace thief, she should be locked up as agreed, Alpha Kaloyan. The Lord in question is a high ranked Eastmoon wolf, and his daughter Ivy was once your betrothed. They shouldn't be treated any less important.""What do our laws state about elderly wol
Last Updated : 2023-07-17Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 31: Web of Lies
Khadeen had proposed something was wrong, but didn't exactly tell me what. Her eyes were reluctant to meet mine. Her words seemed like lies, but yet I still offered a smile in return.She explained. "The ball isn't friendly to newbies. You'd be the centre of attention, and you would never expect the drama that would come your way.""Is that all, Khadeen?" I cast her a wary look, but she was good at keeping a solid poker face. "Well, the Alpha requested my presence, and I cannot refuse him."She spared a barely-there smile. "Of course, you can't. He's the Alpha. What was I thinking...""Do you now see why I'm not to be hated?""Athena, whatever do you mean?" She feigned ignorance."Because whatever the Alpha does is solely on him. I have no hand in it, and neither would anyone say I'm in favour of it." I met her gaze intently. "Khadeen, you hated me from the moment I walked into the beach that faithful day.""Fine, I can't agree less. Forgive me for not giving you a chance to prove how
Last Updated : 2023-07-18Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 32: This is Not The Best Day of My Life
Five minutes later... My head hurt as I cracked my eyes open. I was still in the ballroom. The cluster of magnificent chandeliers still stood above the centre aisle. Everything sparkled like the flourscent lightings bathing the room, save for the flowers that brought a different kind of warmth to the space. I glanced at my side. My eyes popped when I saw Kaloyan sitting there, watching me. I quickly sat up straight, wondering how long I had passed out for. I remembered I had just been drinking before someone swiped the glass out of my hand. But who? My memories stopped there. I couldn't recall anything else; nothing about Kaloyan joining me on this table or even falling asleep. "How long have I been out?" He checked his watch. "Five minutes since I got here. I found you dozing off when we should be having fun. Your words." "I don't remember anything." "Alcohol: 1, Athena: 0." He smiled, and it spread across his face, genuine and beautiful. It made me think about how Master
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Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 134: Curse Breaker
I arrived at the Eastmoon palace a while later. The cab dropped me off and I wouldn’t be surprised if Miles was tailing me with how abruptly I had left the pack house. The guards at the entrance immediately recognized my face. “I have a message for the Lycan King from Xora, the moon goddess.”The moment they heard the moon goddess, they figured that I was here on important business and they let me into the palace. I didn’t walk, I ran for where I knew Kaloyan would be, his study.But just when I was about to climb up the stairs, the twins shouted my name, “Cara!”They screamed, rushing over to me and I hugged them back, ruffling their hairs although this loud welcome was not what I needed at all. “Where’s Shirley?” I whispered but it was too late.“Right here.” She surfaced at the top of the first landing on the grand staircase. “What are you doing here? Last I checked, the Lycan King had commanded you never to return.”“My business is not with Kaloyan. It is with you.” I glared at
Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 133: Two Days Later
“When is she going to get here?” I huffed and Miles rubbed a hand over my back, placating my impatient pregnant ass.We were receiving Ingrid at the airport. She had travelled to the North pack again and knew nothing about Xander’s arrest. “Just a little more. I know she’d come out next—“Miles hadn’t even finished talking when Ingrid surfaced with her many bags from the airport. I rushed for her, pulling her into a warm hug. “Ingrid!” I shrieked, “how are you, my darling?!”She hugged me tightly like we hadn’t seen each other in years which wasn’t exactly the fact. We helped her put her bags in the trunk, while we were in the car and she rode shotgun, she kept going on and on about her trip. “I can’t wait to see Xander. The last time I left things were pretty tense around here. Miles even had you locked up.” Ingrid’s eyes bulged as she realised she was touching a delicate subject.“It’s fine. He knows he made a grave mistake and is currently paying for it.”“Where’s Xander, Miles
Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 132: The Seventh Protector
I stopped breathing. He had run out and it was my fault because I had put that dagger in Joseph Kaine’s heart. I worried my bottom lip with my teeth, distraught.“You need to rest, Kal.” I held his arm, begging him to not dare leave me behind. He had to fight whatever this was, but I had seen what lacking Joseph’s blood did to him. I knew deep down that he was in grave danger. We had to do something fast. “I won’t die today.” He kissed my cheek tenderly. “Promise me you’ll show up for breakfast.”I thought about it for a second. Being at a table with Shirley made poop more inviting. Though I was eager to see Kal’s next move. Would he fight for whatever we have that we couldn’t seem to get over?“I promise.”He smiled at me, taking his time to let go of my hand until our fingertips parted. I smiled back and offered a tiny wave, wary of the hope I felt inside my heart. Kaloyan would choose me this time around. He had just made a mistake the last time. He just needed to see Shirley’s
Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 130: End of The War
I snatched the amulet from his neck while he fell lifeless on the ground. The mask wore off and Miles began to understand what was happening.“What were you thinking, Cara?! That was too dangerous—“I wore the amulet and breathed in power. It coursed through me. Miles stopped in his tracks because he could see it too, what was currently happening. I was becoming one with the gods item. And this had not happened before. “Cara,” he muttered.And I smiled, chest rising and falling hard as I declared, “It’s finally mine, Miles. I’m the rightful Queen of Arzdith Valley and Salems power flows through me!”“No!” Our head snapped to the piercing scream we heard. Reagan bounded over. She slid to the ground at Joseph’s side, shaky hands holding him close. It was weird seeing her this way.I didn’t know evil was capable of loving someone, but I guess it was true. In their own twisted way, they had loved each other. The rest of the protectors and the black guards and Dax’s army dashed over, so
Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 129: Darkness Has Become Whole
The moon goddess was right. I was in the wrong place. The back of the line was not meant for me. I should be looking for Joseph Kaine and cutting deep into his throat. If it was Reagan I found first, even better. I grabbed a sun sword from the ground. The black guard that had been carrying it was dead on the floor. His green eyes were open and lifeless. I said a prayer for his soul as I stepped over him.“Argh!” I screamed, fighting with all my might and casting the fire spell which consumed the blade of my sword. I was slashing through demons at a rate of knots. The fire was destabilising them, giving me the advantage of speed when it should have been the other way around. At the back of my mind, I knew there was something I had to do. Who led the demon army? That question was yet to be answered. I had seen Joseph, Xander and Reagan conniving at the Silver Eye pack, but it seemed I had missed out on the last piece in the band of evils. Two demons came at me. I used my eyes to con
Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 128: Queen Cara and The Six
Kaloyan and Miles got down, followed by Sky. I stayed in the backseat, holding the twins close as they approached the cloaked figure. The streets were dark and lonely. There was mist floating in the path ahead of us. A chill coursed through my spine. I didn’t want any more danger. I needed a breather. A moment with my family again—even though, technically, they were no longer mine. When I saw the three of them bowing to the cloaked figure, curiosity had me getting down from the car. I put Jared in charge. He was more mischievous than his brother, but Jardran could never control Jared.“Kal, what’s going on?”I gasped and lost a step when I saw the face underneath the hood. She was as magnificent as Reagan was back in the Silver Eye pack. I gaped at her glittering pale skin and blue eyes. There was no doubt who this was. The one whom only the six protectors were given the luxury of speaking to face-to-face.“Oh my God, you’re Xora. The moon…the moon goddess.” I bowed my head so low
Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 127: Fight For Us
I gulped, freezing for a long moment. There were a thousand and one ways this could go, but neither were about me escaping this unscathed. Reagan was here because he knew. “How did you know?” I sighed, pulling the mask off and switching back to myself.“I dated you. And even though you don't believe a word I'm saying, I loved you once—”“People who love me die, Xander. Stop lying to yourself.”He rolled his eyes and stepped forward to cuff my hands. “Either way, it was easy to tell that you were not my cousin. You escaped. There was only one place Cara would go and that would be to the Order, just to convince Miles that your Lycan King is innocent. Am I wrong?”I said nothing, just staring at the traitor he chose to serve. The evil that would be upon all of us soon. I had to think of a way to save the twins, but I could only come up with a miracle.“So you knew from the moment he texted you that this was going to be a trap?” I gaped at him. “Miles already suspected me the day he lock
Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 126: The Enemy's Den
CARA’S POVI headed out to meet Xander while wearing Miles’s face. It was highly dangerous because this could be a trap, but I could get to see the twins again and stall him from harming them. That was all that mattered. I drove his fast car, reminiscing the night of the accident when Athena died. It always flashed back to me whenever I sat in a car, but I had gotten used to the memories and the sadness that overtook me.There was a GPS tracker on the car. I carried his cellphone because everything had to be right. Xander couldn’t suspect a thing until we had him fooled. The Silver Eye pack laboratory was close. As I neared it, I said a silent prayer to Xora, begging her to save us all this once. I would protect the twins better if we got out of this mess. “Xander,” I called in a baritone Miles would use when I went down the stairs, leading into the underground laboratory.“You’ve always hated coming here.” His voice came behind me and I snapped my neck to him.He was right there,
Protecting The Royal Babies: Nanny For A Wife 125: Please Don’t Go
KALOYAN'S POVI moved closer to where they stood because I couldn’t keep myself far away from them any longer. I hated the way this wolf looked at Cara. Those eyes of his. I knew what it meant.He was in love with mine. I had no claim over Cara after everything that had happened, but I couldn’t help myself. My wolf still craved her. Her scent still drove me wild. I wished there was a way she would forgive me for the wrong choices I had made. But I wasn't yet out of those wrong choices. Shirley was my mate now.Miles glanced at me and stopped talking, turning away and leading us to where the rest of the Scarlet Order were settled. I walked paces behind Cara, not wanting to invade her personal space, even though my wolf was hungry to feed on her scent. Once we entered the camp, all four of them stood on their feet, their razor sharp gazes pinned on me, the enemy. Miles Kovani seemed to be crossing the line here with my presence.“What is the Lycan King doing here, Commander?” “Sky
