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 was swimming through mud, like my limbs were heavy and useless.

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

I said as soon as the door clicked shut behind us. I stayed by 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

it was you when I hired you. I did

together. “What

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

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

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 know a desperate person when I see one — so I did the next best thing since you don’t seem to like handouts, and I gave you

toward him, clenching my fists. “I passed that interview fair and square,” I said. “Why are you making it out

you sent it. I decided to give you a second chance, when there were dozens of other people with

spoke. 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 gave me a chance to

a man who complained that his one night stand was just after

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

looked up to see Ella standing in the doorway, tears

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

“Ella–”

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

of Edrick’s office and found Ella’s room, but the

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