All Chapters of A Nanny For Hire: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Erin’s PovTwo million and an Advance payment.I keep repeating it in my head like maybe it will sound less insane the more I think about it. Two million for a nanny job? Nobody pays that much for watching some kid. Unless the kid is a prince or cursed or maybe both.But right now do I even have a choice?Maybe it’s a trap. Maybe it’s human traffickers waiting to throw me in a van. But even if it is… isn’t that better than the loan sharks? At least traffickers keep you alive long enough to sell you. Loan sharks don’t waste time. They’ll cut you open, take what they want, and leave what’s left rotting in an alley.I laugh under my breath, the sound shaky and ugly. This is my life now, measuring which death would hurt less.I crumple the edges of the poster in my hand and stare at the address printed at the bottom. My chest tightens. My legs want to move, but they also want to collapse. I don’t know which urge will win.But then I think about the faces of the men chasing me, their gold

Erin’s POVThe gate creaks open, and for a second I wonder if I’m walking straight into hell. The man—Michele, I think that’s what the woman called him—stands there with his kid on his hip, looking at me like he’s already decided whether I live or die. His words still cut through my head.Follow me.I don’t think twice. I step forward. My knees are weak, dust clings to them from when I dropped down to beg, but I don’t care. I can’t afford pride. Not when a bullet could end me faster than hunger or debt collectors.The air inside the gate feels different. Heavy. Like the walls hold secrets that don’t ever make it out alive. The gravel crunches under my worn-out sneakers, and every step feels like someone else is deciding it for me.Two men in suits flank the yard. They don’t blink. Their eyes track me, cold, sharp, and I can almost hear what they’re thinking: one order and he’s dead. I swallow hard and keep my head low, but I feel their stares burning holes in my back.Michele doesn’t