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.

“I haven’t had breakfast yet, so I can drop you off at

walk out

wrong with that? Are you

You wouldn’t like walking around in nothing but a

said, “Let me

of clothing?

He turned

friend and have her bring me

with this. “Do you think any Tom, Dick, and Harry can

are

trace of amusement flashed in Chandler’s eyes, but his

Kyle saw this as he walked past, and he

me?” She currently had Chandler’s suit jacket wrapped around her head and was wearing a pair of his pants. They were too long

your parents would recognize you

a relief.” Her bag dangled from her arm as she clung to him

right outside the elevator. He placed her in the passenger seat. When he drove out of the parking lot, he

being cooped 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, “Where are

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

and take her away!” He hung up after that. Erin

feeling. Her heart jolted, but she merely glanced at him without a word. He didn’t bother

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 the bed and pinned her down before she

to collect some

when she’d spent millions on him that night, yet

easily pinned her arms above her head with one hand. A few seconds later, she shivered when her bare skin came into contact with the cool breeze. “I dare you to lay a finger on me!”

why wouldn’t I?” His unscrupulous ways infuriated her. He was nothing more than a male escort—what right did he have to take advantage