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

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

the door, watching as Edrick casually walked over to one of the plush chairs by the

tired eyes. “I knew it was

my eyebrows together.

detached from the hiring process,” Edrick replied. “I wanted to give you a

voice so Ella couldn’t hear. “…a prostitute. And now you give me a job opportunity? What’s

apparently your pride is more important than paying your rent. I may seem like an arrogant asshole to you, but I do not owe

fists. “I passed that interview fair and

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

pathetic example of someone who was just supposed to be grateful that the all-knowing and powerful Edrick Morgan gave me a chance to work for him after sleeping

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

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

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

steal my daddy away,” she snarled. Even from where I stood, I could see her little fangs poking out and her claws

“Ella–”

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

office and found Ella’s room, but

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