The Alpha's Nanny - Sam Crescent Page 0,17
wanted to.”
“But, you really didn’t.”
He smiled. “I know. I guess I wanted to do something nice.” He put the flowers in her hand and bent down to kiss her cheek. “I’m going to go and get ready for dinner.”
Without waiting for a response, he turned his back and went to take a quick shower. Perhaps he’d overlooked a small thing. He was going to start treating Winter as if she had chosen to be here rather than forced by his hand.
He’d win her over, get his fill, and then he’d be able to let her go, move on with his life, and not worry about women invading his world again.
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They were only flowers.
Hand-picked, not even bought.
Not that it mattered. She didn’t care.
Even as they were beautiful, it still didn’t matter. They were just flowers. Nibbling on her nail, she kept on staring at them. Biting her nails was a nasty habit she’d gotten out of many years ago, but it would seem a wolf giving her flowers brought back all the worries and concerns she thought she’d put to bed a long time ago.
They were just damn flowers.
It was late, and said problem flora were now a couple of days old. When Rocko had brought them to her, she’d put them in a glass since he didn’t own a vase. The next day, a vase had magically appeared.
Of course, the next two nights, Rocko hadn’t been around for her to ask him a single thing. Now, she was stuck, alone, with her thoughts, wondering what the hell to do. This wasn’t how her life was supposed to be.
She didn’t know what her life was actually supposed to be like, but she had a feeling this wasn’t it.
This is your life. Get used to it.
The sound of a baby’s screams filled the air.
Drawing her attention immediately to Daphne, she rushed upstairs. She’d been worried about the little girl all day. She’d woken up in the foulest of moods and that hadn’t improved at all in the past hours. All day, she’d seemed to have a temperature and nothing would settle her.
“Hello, sweet girl, how are you?”
She got more screams.
Touching the baby’s forehead, she frowned. The temperature had spiked.
“This isn’t good.” She licked her lips, grabbed the thermometer she’d seen with the kit underneath the changing area, and quickly checked. She hated that she couldn’t comfort Daphne. The little girl’s cries grew louder.
Her temperature was too high. “I need to take you to the hospital. You’re not settling. I don’t like this.” They either needed to take her to the hospital or the doctor needed to come.
There was no sign of Rocko. He hadn’t been home until late the past couple of nights. It was now close to eight at night. If she waited too long, would it harm Daphne?
“Crap. What do I do?” He’d given her a specific instruction not to go outside. The guards were waiting.
His car was also parked outside. She hadn’t driven in a long time. Either way, if she left his home, she’d be breaking his laws. Did it really matter if she had to save Daphne? She truly believed there was something else wrong with her, and the temperature was just one thing. She needed professional help.
Another scream and a twist in her gut, and she’d had enough. She wasn’t going to put Daphne in danger just because she was afraid. If Rocko killed her for this, then so be it. She wasn’t going to bring any harm to the child.
Holding on to her, she grabbed the travel bag, which had never been used, and walked right out the door.
The instant she opened the door, the two guards had guns trained on her.
“Halt!”
“Stop right there.”
“This baby is sick, really sick. I need to take her to the hospital. Now, you can either help me by getting a doctor, or you can let me go. This is Rocko’s child.”
“Are you delusional?” one of the men asked.
“Get Rocko. I don’t care. I’m taking her to the hospital.” She took a step to the car and as she did a bullet went off.
She panicked, freezing in place.
“Don’t shoot at her,” the other man said.
“I didn’t, okay? It’s a warning shot.”
“I’m getting Rocko. Do not move,” the man who hadn’t shot at her said.
“This baby is in danger. Please.”
They didn’t listen.
“Lucas, this is alpha guard one.”
She rolled her eyes.
“We have a human female here with a child, claiming it’s Rocko’s. Come in. The baby has a high fever.”
“I didn’t tell