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.

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

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 fireplace. At the time that

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

said, rubbing his tired eyes. “I knew it was you

my eyebrows together. “What

detached from the hiring process,” Edrick replied. “I wanted

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

rent. I may seem like an arrogant asshole to you, but I do not

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

and folded his arms across 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

A pathetic example of someone who was just supposed to be grateful that the all-knowing and powerful Edrick

I growled, taking another step 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 me

on me. “You know the stipulations of

Edrick and I both looked up to

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

“Ella–”

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,” I said,

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

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