A Broken Contract (Alpha's Secret Regret)

I could feel Nick's eyes on me and was starting to feel warm from his annoyance. Yet I didn't spare him another glance as I walked away. The lady's mouth hung open like she wanted to say something, but I didn't have the patience to wait and hear whatever she had to say.

I laid Alex on the bed in the room Nick decided would be his. Nick was behind me. I could feel him. When I turned around, he stood by the door, glaring at me.

I tucked my son in and was pulling a stool close to sit beside the bed when he took two strides, grabbed my arm and dragged me out of the room.

I yanked myself free once we were out the door.

""Let go!"

"I hired that nanny to help," he said.

"Help with what? Taking care of my son once you separate me from him?"

"I thought we have an understanding? It's all in your hands, I already told you this. You keep to my terms and there'll be no separation," he replied.

"Is your mother part of this understanding?"

His eyes flashed with an emotion I couldn't quite name. Then he spoke in a gentler voice. "Sara, what happened today... wasn't supposed to happen. My mother flew in unexpectedly... Anyway it won't happen again."

I was stunned. Was the almighty Nick Reign offering an explanation to the lowly me? Was he apologizing?

"She kidnapped the child," I said, not meaning for my voice to be that soft. If that was an apology, I shouldn't be making it too easy for him.

"That's over now," he said. "So let's move forward -"

"By move forward, you mean let's groom someone to take my place in my son's life. No, thanks! He doesn't need a nanny. He has me!"

"Fortunately, Sara, it's not for you to decide what he needs. At least, you don't get to do that alone, anymore," he moved closer, leaning forward to look me in the eye. My knees grew weak.

"The nanny stays," he said in his calm, authoritative tone.

Then he walked away, leaving me staring at his back.

Feeling tired from the day's ordeal, I retired to the room he assigned me to peel off my sweaty clothes.

The house grew quiet as I freshened up. The only sound I could hear were that of soft voices downstairs. Jake was talking with the nanny.

I dozed off soon after my shower. A soft knock woke me up later and I jolted up.

"Alex!"

I scrambled out of the bed, prepared to go to him. But it was one of the hotel staff, waiting by the door with a food tray in front of him.

I opened the door wider to let him

roll it in. As soon as he was gone, I went to check on Alex. He was still asleep. My dear baby. The day must have truly worn him out. He would

им

be hungry as soon as he woke up.

After rushing to eat my food, I quickly joined him in bed to be there when he woke up asking for food.

Nick was nearby. I could feel him. At some point, I fell asleep again beside my little one. It was he who woke me up at dawn the next day.Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

*****

It was 7:15. My son and I were ready

to begin the new day. Nick was sitting in the living room looking at the screen of his Ipad when we

climb down the stairs on our way out

He lifted his chin as we descended the stairs, eyes moving over me before settling on his son.

"Say good morning, sir," I instructed Alex gently.

"Sir?" Nick cut in with a raised eye brow and a half smile.

"Good morning, sir," Alex said to him.

"Come here, little wolf." Nick set the ipad down and motioned for the child.

Alex looked up at me first and I caught the smirk in Nick's face before he hid it. When I gave no protest, my child walked over to meet his father.

"Good morning, my child. My heir,"

he said, shocking me. "When you greet me, you say good morning, father... or daddy, if you like. You can also call me alpha when it's just us family around."

What the hell was he doing? Was he suddenly ready for the child to address him like that? What if the boy said that in front of the wrong people?

"Are you my daddy?" Alex asked in a soft voice.

"Yes, I am. Uncle Jake was right. Now say your good morning to me," he said.