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Ava listened to the sounds as she felt Zane get off the bed. She heard the soft sound of fabric against skin and the hard metallic noise of a belt buckle being undone. With each of the sounds her anticipation and need grew. She knew Zane was getting undressed and even though all she wanted to do was to run her hands over his skin and feel his hard muscles playing under her touch, all she could do was to lie in bed and listen. Ava couldn’t even look at him, but her mind summoned the image as clear as if she could see him. She tried to figure out what he would do next but had to give up when she realized that she didn’t have a clue. Ava heard his soft footsteps as he moved closer to the bed. She felt his soft fingertips as he caressed her right arm from the shoulder and up to her hand. “Open your hand, Angel,” he told her in a soft voice. Ava let go of the strap that tied her to the bed. Zane placed something in her hand. It felt like some sort of plastic box and he took her thumb and
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The night of the gala was approaching, all Zane had told Ava was that her dress would be black in a classic style. It wasn’t much to go on, but Ava had booked an appointment at Salon Noire. Gabriel offered to keep her company. It would give them time to catch up as well. Ava arrived, accompanied by Ryder and Carlos. She had asked Gabriel if it would be okay with him that Ryder came along as her bodyguard. Ava was worried Gabriel would feel uncomfortable to have someone he dated be in the same company as him, but not be able to interact in that way. She knew Ryder would never be unprofessional when he was on duty. But Gabriel had assured her he didn’t care. He knew what Ryder did for a living and he was used to him in that capacity when the two friends were hanging out. “So tell me all about your dress,” Tammy urged Ava as she started doing her hair. “I can’t say much about it, I know it’s black and that it has a classic look,” Ava told her.“Honey, how come you don’t know what your
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Zane looked at the man that was walking towards them. His instinct was to wrap his arm around Ava’s waist and pull her to him. But he controlled himself and let his hand remain on her back, enjoying feeling her naked skin against the palm of his hand. “It is you. What a pleasant surprise. You look amazing,” the man said. “Thank you. Zane, this is Dr James Lisowski. We used to work together. I think I mentioned him to you a couple of weeks ago. James, this is Mr Velky, my new employer,” Ava introduced them.“Amongst other things,” Zane said and held out his hand toward James. James gave him a questioning look. “Mr Velky? Any association to the Velky family?” James asked. At least the man wasn’t spineless, Zane thought. Most people would avoid the subject of his organisation.“I’m head of it,” Zane said. He wasn’t ashamed of what he did. He watched Ava for a reaction, but she didn’t show any sign of discomfort as he told this man she was working for the mafia. James, on the other han
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“And she just jumped straight into it. Started buttering him up and flirting like there was no tomorrow,” Jax said, sounding bitter.“Are you interested in her?” Zane asked.“Fuck no. Not as more than a onetime fuck. Sorry Ava,” Jax added. “Don’t mind me,” she said.“So you’re not interested in her. She used the mark’s attraction to her advantage to get you what you wanted. I don’t see the issue,” Zane told his friend. “There is no issue.” Both Zane and Jax turned to Ava when they heard her giggle. “What? Care to share what’s so funny, angel?” Zane asked.“He is grumpy because Jennie isn’t falling over herself to get his attention. Another man noticed her and she rolled with it instead of focusing on Jax and he doesn’t like to be treated like he treats women,” Ava said, still giggling.“I am not interested in her,” Jax objected.“I know you aren’t. That’s what makes it so much fun. You are just so used to women thinking you are god’s gift to them. Then when Jennie didn’t act like t
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Ava’s head was still a little foggy from the scolding fervent kiss Zane had given her when she walked over to James and the group of people he was standing with. “Ava,” he said with a smile when he saw her walking towards them.“Hello again,” Ava said, smiling at the other two people. “Ava, this is Dr Linda Walsh. She has just started at the hospital. This is Mr. Cleaso, one of the biggest donors for the new surgical wing. This is Ava Cobler. She used to work for us as a nurse,” he introduced her.“Nice to meet you,” Ava said. “You as well, miss Cobler,” Mr Cleaso told her. She could feel his eyes rake over her body and Ava forced herself not to take a couple of steps back. Linda just looked at her like she was trying to figure out where Ava fit into a puzzle. “Please, call me Ava,” Ava told Mr Cleaso.“Only if you promise to call me Marcus,” he said, firing off what Ava thought was meant to be a smouldering smile. Having been around Zane and Jax, it just looked comical to Ava. Bu
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Ava gasped for air when Zane’s lips travelled down her throat as his hand caressed down her leg, finding the slit in the dress and pulling her leg around him as he exposed it. “Zane,” she half-heartedly objected. Her body was, as usual, responding to his touch, but her mind was aware of the party that was going on just a few feet away. “I have needed to fuck you since you came down the stairs, angel. This dress is driving me insane, and that fucking idiot has every part of me needing to claim my ownership of you,” Zane growled in her ear, making her whimper. Ava felt the need in her grow alarmingly fast as Zane’s hand travelled up her exposed leg. She heard him swear as his fingertips felt the delicate lace of the stockings. “You are killing me,” he murmured against her neck as his lips tasted her pulse. “Someone might come by,” she pointed out.“I don’t care. Your body is singing to me. We won’t be here long, angel,” he said. Ava knew he was right. She could feel her body rapidly
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Ava was surprised that she wasn’t alone as she stepped into the bathroom. “Dr Walsh?” Ava said as she saw the dark-haired woman from before lifting her eyes in the mirror from her own lips as she was adding more lipstick to meet Ava’s. “Well, hello,” she said, smirking slightly at Ava. Ava caught a glance of herself in the mirror and felt mortified when she realised, she looked just as dishevelled as she felt. “I guess James got what he wanted after all,” the woman then said.“Pardon?” Ava asked. Her mind was still not back to normal. Then she realised what this woman implied. “You think I had sex with James?” she said, sounding alarmed.“You didn’t?” “Of course not,” Ava said, making it sound like it was the most disgusting thing she could think of. “I mean, no. No, I didn’t. Why would you think that, Dr Walsh?”“Please, just call me Linda. What else am I supposed to think? James has been obsessing over you since he saw you and now you show up looking like that,” Linda said. Ava l
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“You don’t get to tell me that. Not after what you said earlier. And when Zane does those things to me, at least he makes me come and makes the earth shake. From what I heard from the other nurses, they were lucky to start getting excited before it was over. Now move before I let Zane and Ryder do to you what they are itching to do,” Ava told him. James looked at her with rage. She was half expecting him to come at her. She felt Zane getting ready to make sure James didn’t see a new day. But luckily, James seemed to sense the same. He backed off, and Ava strolled past him without looking at him. She heard Zane’s quiet voice behind her as he passed James.“If you ever lay a finger on her again, I will show you just how much of a criminal I am,” she heard Zane say. A sharp intake of breath followed it. Ava felt Zane’s hand come to rest on her back as he guided her along. She heard James whimper a second time and was about to turn her head to figure out why, when Zane lowered his lips to
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