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

a large carved stone fireplace and two tall,

one of the plush chairs by the fireplace and sat

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

scrunched my eyebrows together. “What

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

treated me like a beggar. Like I was a…” I lowered my voice so Ella couldn’t

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

“I passed that interview fair and square,” I said. “Why are

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

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 powerful Edrick Morgan

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 to live with

signed the contract,” he replied, fixing his steely gaze on me. “You know the stipulations of the clauses. And I highly doubt you

Edrick and I both looked up to

to steal 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–”

her, the 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

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

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