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.

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

room and into his study; I remembered it from my tour with Ella earlier. It had enormous bookshelves lining the walls that rose all the way to the ceiling, with 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 Ella showed me this room, I had

of the plush chairs by the fireplace and sat down.

rubbing his tired eyes. “I knew it was

eyebrows together.

the hiring process,” Edrick replied. “I wanted to

Like I was a…” I lowered my voice so Ella couldn’t hear. “…a prostitute. And now

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 know a desperate person when I see one —

fists. “I passed that interview fair and square,”

tossed into the reject pile the first day you sent it. I decided

A charity case? A pathetic example of someone who was just supposed to be grateful that the all-knowing and powerful Edrick Morgan gave me a

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

know the stipulations of the clauses.

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

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

“Ella–”

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. “You should be ashamed of yourself,” I said, walking toward the door. “You knew exactly what you were doing when you

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

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