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.

him; as I did, it felt like I was swimming through

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

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

eyes. “I knew it

scrunched my eyebrows together. “What

detached from the hiring process,”

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

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

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

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

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

closer, “for a man who complained that his one night stand was just after him for money, it’s awfully convenient that you would suddenly want

“You know the stipulations of the clauses. And I highly doubt you have the courage

looked up to see Ella

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

“Ella–”

cold to concerned in a matter of moments. “You should be ashamed of yourself,” I said, walking toward the door. “You knew exactly what you were doing when you hired

room, but the door

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