Chapter 6 Another One Bites The Dust

Moana

I stood frozen in the middle of the living room, my back turned to the door as I heard footsteps approaching. How did this happen? How did I wind up finally becoming employed, only for it to turn out that my new employer was the same person who I had a one night stand with just two nights ago?

The footsteps came closer. I felt like a deer in headlights.

“Good evening, Miss Moana,” that all-too-familiar voice said from behind me. “Can we speak privately for a minute?”

I slowly turned around to face Edrick Morgan, the handsome and wealthy werewolf CEO, the extremely well-known public figure, the man who I had slept with two nights ago… The man who tried to throw money at my feet like I was a prostitute.

He stood in front of me with Ella in his arms, the perfect picture of a loving father.

as he set Ella down, then gestured for me to follow him; as I did, it felt like I was swimming through mud, like my limbs

and two tall, arched windows. There

watching as Edrick casually walked over to one of the plush chairs by the fireplace

alright, Moana,” Edrick said, rubbing his tired eyes. “I knew it was you when I hired you. I did

my eyebrows together. “What do

the hiring process,” Edrick replied. “I wanted to give you

was a…” I lowered my voice so Ella couldn’t hear. “…a prostitute. And now you

that, you wouldn’t take the money I tried to give you after our one night stand, because apparently your pride is more important than paying your rent. I may seem like an arrogant asshole to you, but I do not owe anyone and I know a desperate person when I see one — so I

steps toward him, clenching my fists. “I passed that interview fair and square,” I said. “Why are you making it out like I’m a…

“Oh, please. Your application was tossed into the reject pile the first day you sent it. I

I was? A charity case? A pathetic example of someone who was just supposed to be grateful that the all-knowing and powerful Edrick

one night stand was just after him for

signed the contract,” he replied, fixing his steely gaze on me. “You know the stipulations

creaked open. Edrick and I both looked up to see Ella standing in the

where I stood, I could see her little fangs poking out

“Ella–”

shifted from cold

of Edrick’s office and found Ella’s room, but the door was locked when

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