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Nanny And Her Four Alpha Bullies: Relationships at the Start

Navis's Farewell Gift Contrasts With Moonriver's Welcome

Meet them in the first five chapters See the ebook edition

This opening note focuses on the first paragraphs of chapter 1. The free reading sample contains five complete chapters.

Relationships in the opening

Navis's Farewell Gift Contrasts With Moonriver's Welcome

Navis's goodbye combines envy, tears, an embrace, and a practical gift meant to keep Chloe safe. That messy but attentive friendship contrasts with the polished hostility Chloe encounters from Kathy and the limited guidance Wyatt provides on arrival. The opening does not make the old neighborhood uncomplicated or the new school uniformly hostile; it asks readers to notice where concern is demonstrated, rather than judging support by wealth or manners.

What does Navis know about Chloe's needs that the people welcoming her to Moonriver do not address?

Read the scene in chapter 1