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.

stammered. I watched as he set Ella down, then gestured for me to follow him; as I did, it

two tall, arched windows. There was a mahogany desk

walked over to one of the plush chairs by the fireplace and sat down. “I didn’t know that you would be the employer. If I had known, I wouldn’t have applied. I promise this

knew it

my eyebrows together. “What

be stubborn, but I’m not completely detached from the hiring process,” Edrick replied. “I

I was a…” I lowered my voice so Ella couldn’t hear.

tried to give you after our one night stand, because apparently your pride is more important than paying your rent. I may seem like

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

his chest. “Oh, please. Your application was tossed into the reject pile the first day you sent it. I decided to give you a second chance, when there were dozens of other people with better experience

A pathetic example of someone who was just supposed to be grateful that the

another step closer, “for a man who complained that his one night stand was just after him for money,

fixing his steely gaze on me. “You know the stipulations

the door creaked open. Edrick and I both looked up to see Ella standing in the doorway, tears

my daddy away,” she snarled. Even from where I stood, I could see her little fangs poking out and her claws extended. “You’re a

“Ella–”

gaze had shifted from cold to concerned in a matter of moments. “You should be ashamed of yourself,”

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

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