Alien Architect Needs a Nanny (Alien Nanny Agency 1)

He let go of her wrist, and the strange moment was broken.

“I have to take this,” Ra’as said, indicating the holo-call on his desk, without meeting her eye.

“Of course,” she said, feeling flustered. “Thank you again for everything.”

She scrambled out of the room as quickly as she could.

When she reached the hallway, she closed the door carefully behind her and then leaned back against the wall.

She shut her eyes, took a deep breath, and let it out slowly.

I’m not going crazy. There is something between us.

But she knew better than to think either of them could afford to pursue it.

She was a professional nanny, here for his children.

And Ra’as Drayven would not be seriously interested in a silly Terran nanny anyway.

Crushing on her boss was a sure way to get her heart broken. And the Drayven kids needed her too much for her to let that happen.

She shook her head to clear it, and then smoothed down her skirt and marched off to the kitchen to find Mimi.