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.

for me to follow him; as I did, it

his study; I remembered it from my tour with Ella earlier. It had enormous bookshelves lining the walls that rose all the way to the ceiling, with a large carved stone fireplace and two tall, arched windows. There was a mahogany desk in the middle of the room and a small seating area by the fireplace. At the time that Ella showed me this room, I had found it stunningly

one of the plush chairs by the fireplace and sat down. “I didn’t know that you would be the employer.

his tired eyes. “I knew it was you

scrunched my eyebrows together.

I’m not completely detached from the hiring process,” Edrick replied. “I wanted to give

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

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 did the next best

interview fair and square,” I said. “Why are you making it out like

you sent it. I decided to give you a second chance, when there

Edrick spoke. Was this all I was? A charity case? A pathetic example of someone who was just supposed to be grateful that the all-knowing and powerful Edrick Morgan gave me a chance to work for him

that his one night stand was just after him for money, it’s awfully convenient that

his steely gaze on me. “You know the stipulations of the clauses. And I highly doubt you

open. Edrick and I both looked up to see

snarled. Even from where I stood, I could see her little fangs poking out and her claws

“Ella–”

I whipped back around to glare at Edrick, whose gaze had shifted from cold to concerned in a matter of moments. “You should be ashamed of yourself,” I said, walking

office and found Ella’s room, but the door was locked when I tried

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