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.

rare good mood. He stood up. “I haven’t had breakfast yet, so I can drop you

me to walk out of here

with that? Are

“Of course! You wouldn’t like walking around in nothing but a

said, “Let me

buy me a set of clothing? I

don’t run errands.” He turned her down

I can call a friend and have her bring me

too pleased with this. “Do you think any

other options are there?” Erin was getting

eyes, but his tone was as calm as ever. “I have an

of his office with Erin in his arms. Kyle saw this as he walked past,

the elevator, she asked softly, “Are you sure no one saw me?” She currently had Chandler’s suit jacket wrapped around her head and was wearing a pair of his pants. They were too long for her, making her

doubt your parents would recognize you in

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

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

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

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

find you. Come and take her away!” He hung up after that. Erin cursed him in her

Her heart jolted, but she merely glanced at him without a word. He

basement parking lot and 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

“I have to collect some payment for driving

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

seconds later, she shivered when her bare skin

unscrupulous ways infuriated her. He was nothing more than a male escort—what right did he have to take advantage of