Chapter 184


    Chapter 184: Escape n


    Moana


    After I saw the video of Edrick putting something in my coffee, I knew that I needed to get out.


    It both broke my heart and made me sick to think about leaving. I had been falling deeply in love with


    Edrick, and yet this entire time it turned out that he was secretly plotting something against me; I didn’t


    know what it was exactly that he was nning, but whatever it was certainly wasn’t good.


    I needed to get myself and my baby out of there, and I nned on returning E to her rightful mother,


    too. Even though I knew that taking E and returning her to her mother couldnd me in prison, I was


    willing to take that risk for the sake of getting little E out of a household with a father who was


    dangerous and up to no good.


    That afternoon, during my lunch break, I made my escape n. I called Olivia as soon as I could and


    exined everything.


    “Okay,” she said, taking a deep breath after I had told her all about the video evidence I had. “We’ll get


    you out of there.”


    “And E, too,” I said.


    Olivia fell silent. I thought I heard her sniff, and it made me wonder if she was crying. When she


    responded, she didn’t mention anything but her voice was shaking.


    “Okay… Okay.” She was repeating herself, like she was thinking deeply. Then, after a few more


    moments of silence, she seemed to havee up with something. “Here’s what we’ll do…”


    …


    After work, Edrick picked E and I up again as usual. It pained me to see his smiling face as E ran


    up to him. He picked her up and put her on his shoulders, and as we began to walk home he slipped


    his arm around me. I felt myself instantly be tense under his touch.


    “Are you sure we should do this?” my wolf asked, sounding unsure. “He is our mate, after all…”


    I almost responded out loud on ident, but caught myself just in time. “Yes,” I replied. “It’s for the


    best. I’d rather be alone forever than put my baby in danger.”


    “Alright.”


    I could tell that Mina was horribly upset, but she was understanding of the situation. It was indeed for


    the best.


    When we got home, I feigned sickness and went straight to my room. I locked my door and then spent


    the remainder of the afternoon nning, preparing, and packing.


    Olivia had told me that she booked a hotel room for me and E all the way across town. Once E and


    I would get therete that night, the n was to change our clothes, wait for a couple of hours, and


    then leave. After we left, there would be a ck car with tinted windows waiting for us that would have


    Olivia inside. Together, the three of us would drive to the airport.


    Olivia purchased three ne tickets to Europe. Apparently, when Olivia was first kicked out by Edrick


    she kept getting death threats and was being stalked by people who Edrick hired; she told me that she


    had changed her identity, purchased a fake ID, and that the “original” Olivia had essentially dropped off


    the face of the earth. She still called Edrick to check on her daughter, but she always called from


    different phones that would hide her number so she couldn’t be tracked.


    Apparently, that was what was going to happen that night. I would withdraw all of my money, dump my


    phone and my wallet in the river on our way to the airport, and Olivia would give me a new ID. Once we


    were in Europe, I could convert all of my money and open a new bank ount there under my new


    name.


    Of course, I was putting a lot of trust in Olivia by nning all of this. My wolf kept reminding me of that.


    But I felt as though I had no other choice, and it was the only way to protect myself, my baby, and E.


    Edrick and his family were far too powerful and dangerous, and I was more willing to put my trust in a


    woman who I hardly knew at this point than to trust that Edrick’s intentions were good.


    All day, I stayed in my room. Selina tried knocking on the door a few times, but each time I either


    pretended to be asleep or I said that I was too sick toe out. Finally, it seemed as though they had


    given up.


    Eventually, I heard Edrick putting E to bed in her room next door. I stayed quiet, listening through the


    wall.


    It pained me greatly to hear how sweet E was with Edrick, knowing that this was theirst time that


    they would see each other. I listened tearfully as he read her a bedtime story.


    “Goodnight, daddy,” E’s tiny voice said. “I love you.”


    “I love you too, Princess.”


    I heard the sound of Edrick’s footsteps leaving the room, followed by the sound of E’s bedroom door


    closing. There was a pause, and then his footsteps came over to my door.


    I practically held my breath as I heard him walk up to my door and pause there. He didn’t move for a


    long time, but he didn’t knock or try the door. Something about it was almost terrifying, as though he


    was watching me through the door. But finally, he walked away and I didn’t hear anything after that.


    It was hours that I waited in my room. I watched in silence as the hours ticked by; first ten o’clock, then


    eleven, then midnight. When one o’clock struck, I knew that it was time.


    My bag was already packed. I didn’t pack much other than a few changes of clothes and some


    sentimental things. When I opened the door, I slowly looked around to see that the penthouse was


    completely dark before I quietly tiptoed over to E’s room.


    While she slept, I quietly packed a bag for her; once again, just some changes of clothes and


    sentimental things. My eyes were filled with tears the entire time, especially as I picked up pictures of


    E and Edrick that were ced in picture frames around the room. There was one picture of all three


    of us, taken by Selina one day while we were all ying in the living room. I had framed it a while back,


    thinking that I would be here forever; but now, I knew that the smiling Edrick in that photograph was


    nothing but a facade. However, I didn’t want E to forget her father regardless of what he had done,


    so I tucked the photo away into her bag.


    Once I was finished, I gently shook E to wake her up. I ced my finger over my lips as soon as her


    eyes opened, indicating for her to stay quiet.


    “Moana?” she whispered, yawning sleepily. “Did you have a bad dream?”


    “No, love,” I responded. I gently pulled the covers off of her, blinking my own tears away. “You and I


    have to go somewhere.”


    E sat up, looking confused. “Where are we going?”


    I sighed and tucked a strand of hair behind her little ear. “I’m going to take you to meet your real


    mommy,” I whispered.


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    E’s eyes widened. I held out my hand for her, and she took it.