His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 6

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.

gestured for me to follow him; as I did, it felt like I was swimming through mud, like my limbs were heavy

and into 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

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. If I had known, I wouldn’t have applied.

“I knew it was you when I hired you. I did

eyebrows together. “What

may be stubborn, but I’m not completely detached from the hiring

my voice so Ella couldn’t hear. “…a prostitute. And now you give me a job opportunity? What’s

he replied coldly, standing. “After 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 did the next best thing since you don’t seem to like handouts, and I gave

took a few steps toward him, clenching my fists. “I passed that interview fair and square,” I said. “Why are you making it

arms across his chest. “Oh, please. Your application was tossed into the reject pile the first day you sent it. I decided

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

was just after him for money, it’s awfully convenient that you would suddenly want

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

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

you wouldn’t try to steal my daddy away,” she snarled. Even from where I stood, I could see her little fangs

“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 yourself,”

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

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