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.

Ella down, then gestured for me to follow him; as I did, it felt like I was swimming

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 door, watching as Edrick casually walked over to one of the plush chairs by the fireplace and sat down.

his tired eyes. “I knew it was you when I hired you. I

eyebrows together.

completely detached from the hiring process,” Edrick replied.

so Ella couldn’t hear. “…a

is more important than paying your rent. I may

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

scoffed and folded his arms across his chest. “Oh, please. Your application was tossed into the reject pile the first day you sent

just supposed to be

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

the stipulations of the clauses. And I highly doubt you

and I both looked up to see Ella standing in the doorway, tears streaming down

she snarled. Even from where I stood, I could see her little fangs

“Ella–”

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

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

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