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

the ceiling, with a large carved stone fireplace and two tall, arched windows. There was a mahogany desk in the middle of the

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 the employer. If I had known, I wouldn’t have applied. I promise this isn’t a

it was you when I hired you. I

eyebrows together.

be stubborn, but I’m not completely detached from the hiring process,” Edrick

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

paying your rent. I may seem

steps toward him, clenching my fists. “I passed that interview fair and square,” I said.

the first day you sent it. I decided to

pathetic example of someone who was just

his one night stand was

steely gaze on me. “You know the stipulations of the clauses. And I highly doubt you have

the door creaked open. Edrick and I both looked up to see Ella standing in the doorway, tears

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

“Ella–”

shifted from cold to concerned in a matter of moments. “You should be ashamed of yourself,” I said, walking

Ella’s room, but the door was locked when I tried to open

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