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.

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

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 and sat down. “I didn’t know that you would be the employer. If I had known, I wouldn’t have applied. I promise this isn’t a ploy to get money

rubbing his tired eyes. “I knew it

my eyebrows together. “What do

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 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

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

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 dozens of other people with better experience and a better

my throat as Edrick spoke. Was this all I was? A charity case? A pathetic example of someone who was just supposed to be grateful

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

the stipulations of the clauses. And I highly doubt you have the courage to break

the door creaked open. Edrick and I both looked up to see

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

“Ella–”

I could stop 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.

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

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