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.

watched 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 were heavy and useless. Was I

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

as the door clicked shut behind us. I stayed by the door, watching as Edrick casually walked over to one of the plush chairs by the fireplace and sat down. “I didn’t know that you would be the employer.

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

scrunched my eyebrows together. “What

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

a beggar. Like I was a…” I lowered my voice so Ella couldn’t hear. “…a prostitute. And now you give me a job opportunity? What’s the catch

rent. I may seem like an arrogant asshole to you, but I do not owe anyone and I know a desperate person when

and square,” I said. “Why are you making

was tossed into the reject pile the first day you sent it.

example of someone who was just supposed to be grateful that the all-knowing and powerful Edrick Morgan gave me a chance

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

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

and I both looked up to see Ella standing in the

steal my daddy away,” she snarled. Even from where I stood, I

“Ella–”

little girl turned on her heel and ran away, sobbing. 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 Edrick’s office and found Ella’s room, but the door was

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