Page 45 of Nanny For Biker Wolf Daddy

“Savvy and the kids were playing outside, and Eva came out of the woods. She called their name. She managed to tell them that she was their mother before Savvy incapacitated her,” Colby reported.

“What do you mean, Savvy incapacitated her?”

“Well, it seems that Savvy is a witch. She put Eva to sleep and sent her familiar to get me. I was in the garden just around the corner from where they were.”

“The familiar wouldn’t happen to be a dragonfly, would it?”

“Yes,” Colby said.

“Okay. Don’t let Eva leave,” Rory said. “I’m on my way.”

A million thoughts raced through Rory’s mind as he broke every speed limit getting back to the house. Eva approached the kids from the backyard? Savvy is a witch?

He honestly wasn’t sure which one of those thoughts stunned him more. Rory’s truck screeched to a halt in front of the house and he ran into the house, slamming the door behind him. Amy met him in the foyer.

“Where is she?” he demanded.

“Sitting room,” she said.

He burst into the room like a tornado. Eva was sitting on the couch, hunched over, her face in her hands. She looked up sharply when she saw him.

Eva’s appearance stunned him. Her face was pale, and mascara ran in little black rivulets down her face. Her hair was a mess, and her eyes were red-rimmed.

“Rory,” she said. “It’s good to see you again. You look as amazing as ever.”

“Cut the crap, Eva. Why are you here?”

“I told you on the phone that I left the soap opera, and I’m going to be on a nighttime sitcom. That’s going to give me a lot more time for you and the kids. I was hoping that we could have another chance at being a family.”

Rory laughed without humor. “Eva, that ship sailed four years ago when you walked out on your babies and me. How dare you come onto my property like you did?”

“I didn’t mean to scare the kids. I just wanted to see them, and I wasn’t sure that you would let me.”

“We would have made arrangements,” Rory said. “I wouldn’t keep you from seeing them, although we would have to come to some agreement. There is no way in hell that I’m going to let you hurt them again by dropping into their lives for a while and then disappearing.”

“That isn’t going to happen, I promise,” she said.

“Your promises aren’t worth anything,” he said.

“I’m not the same person,” she said, her voice sounding as though she was begging for him to believe her.

“What brought on this sudden change?” he asked skeptically.

“It actually isn’t sudden. I’ve been thinking about you and the kids a lot lately. I saw other women with their families and my heart ached. I want that, too,” she said. “Can you ever forgive me?”

“I let it go a long time ago. I wasn’t about to let your actions eat me up inside.”

“Can I see Drake and Cat and talk to them? I know they won’t know me, but I still want to at least have a few minutes with them.”

“They know who you are. They’ve seen pictures of you, but you’re right. They don’t know who you are,” Rory said.

He thought about her request. She had approached them and she told them who she was. They knew that she was here and would probably want to talk to her, too.

Rory still wasn’t sure whether he made the right decision when he said, “Come with me.”

He took Eva to the playroom. Savvy sat on the floor with the kids, helping them to build a castle. There was a dragonfly on Drake’s head. He almost smiled when he saw that, and then remembered that Savvy hadn’t told him that she was a witch. That was something that would have to be addressed.

“Savvy, please excuse us.” He looked at the dragonfly and said, “You, too.”

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