Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 6 Forced Depravity

“You’re shameless! Why would anyone possibly want to seduce you?” Erin pulled the shirt tightly around her to avoid exposing herself.

Chandler smiled faintly as he walked into the room and shut the door behind him.

“Where is this?”

“My office.”

Erin was shocked to hear this. What was she doing at his workplace? “Wait, this is where you work?” She felt her goosebumps rise all over.

At her disdainful expression, Chandler knew she’d misunderstood. He didn’t want to explain, though. He sat down and smirked at her. “What, can’t I have a proper job?”

The fact that he was looking down at her arrogantly reminded Erin that she was still sitting on the carpet like a fool. She immediately got to her feet and backed away from him. “You have a proper job?” Her curiosity was piqued now. So he was moonlighting?

Chandler rubbed his jaw thoughtfully. After a few seconds, he said, “I’m the president…president’s secretary.”

Erin nodded understandingly. “Oh, okay. Look, we can leave that for some other time. Where are my clothes?”

“At last night’s hotel.”

“What? Why didn’t you bring them here with you? How am I gonna leave this place?” Her face fell.

had breakfast yet, so I can drop

expect me to walk out of here in

with that? Are you

walking around in nothing but a shirt,

me think

clothing? I can pay you

errands.” He turned her

can call a friend and have her bring me

look too pleased with this. “Do you think any Tom, Dick, and Harry can just waltz in

options are there?” Erin was

eyes, but his tone was as calm

Erin in his arms. Kyle saw this as he walked past, and he gaped at them. When he

“Are you sure no one saw me?” She currently had Chandler’s suit jacket wrapped around her head and was wearing

smirked and said mockingly, “I doubt your parents would recognize you

arm as she clung to him tightly, afraid he’d

right outside the elevator. He placed her in the passenger seat. When he drove out of the parking lot, he said, “You don’t need to hide

up underneath it, and she looked adorable. It reminded Chandler of a juicy apple, and his eyes were dark as he glanced at her. At this moment, her phone vibrated. She pulled it out of her bag to see there were several text messages and missed calls. Currently, Ian was calling her. She answered it to hear him asking her nastily,

and relaxed slightly when she saw his apparent disinterest. “What do you want?” Her tone wasn’t

find you. Come and take her away!” He

couldn’t tell how he was truly feeling. Her heart

carried her to the suite. Once they were in the room, Erin leaped out of his arms and was about to search for her clothes when he swung her over his shoulder and carried her into the bedroom. Then, he flung her onto

smirked. “I have to collect some payment

have any money!” Erin was incensed. She hadn’t been in the right state of mind when she’d spent

pinned her arms above her head with one hand. A few seconds later, she shivered when her bare skin came into contact

nothing more than a male escort—what right did he have to take advantage of her so blatantly? How