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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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Zane watched the sleeping Ava. She looked every bit an angel as she lay naked in his arms with her hair billowing in all directions and a serene look on her face. He loved these moments when he could relax and let go of all the masks he wore and all the pretence. He was allowed to adore his angel without limitations. Zane tried not to indulge in moments like these too often. He found that for each time, the thought of letting her go was becoming more painful. But tonight, he needed it. He needed to know she was safe. Zane played with the thought of keeping her with him forever. He could keep her safe, he could make sure she had everything she ever wanted. But she deserved more. She deserved to be with someone she loved, to be happy. If he was less of a bastard, he would have let her go already. But he wanted to keep her, for just a little longer, he thought and eased a strand of her hair from her face. His phone on the nightstand buzzed and he looked down at Ava. She was still sound
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Zane had a hard time believing Ava felt safe with him. From his point of view, he was the one who introduced danger into her life. She should be terrified around him, even if she wasn’t afraid of him as a person. “It’s because of my mother,” Zane told her. He froze, he hadn’t meant to say it. He didn’t talk about his mother, not even with Jax. This was the second time he had mentioned her to Ava.“Because of how she died?” Ava asked. “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t poke at old wounds,” she then said. “It’s okay, angel,” he told her. He picked up her hand which was laying on his chest and kissed it. He found himself wanting to talk to her about his mother. “She was so different from everyone else in my life when I grew up. My mother was sweet and kind, and she would almost always laugh. She always had time for me and Jax when we were grooving up, and she would take us on picnics in the garden and treasure hunts,” he told Ava. Then he needed to pause as he was flooded by memorie
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Ava sat in the backseat of the car and could barely keep her eyes open. Last night hadn’t given much room for sleep. But Ava wouldn’t have traded it for all the sleep in the world. The moments she and Zane had shared after he had taken care of James had been profound in a way Ava never had experienced, or thought she would get to share with someone. It felt like they had connected and forged a bond. Ava didn’t want to delude herself by thinking it was love. That was just her wishful thinking. But it was definitely a strong friendship.“Are you okay, Miss A?” Ryder asked from the front seat.“I’m fine, Ryder. Just a little tired,” she told him.“Did the boss keep you awake?” Carlos asked.“Carlos! You keep your mind on the road, mister,” Ava huffed. The two men laughed and looked back at her through the rearview mirror. “I would have suggested you sleep a little, but we will be there in two minutes,” Ryder then said.“I’ll be fine, but thank you.” Gabriel had
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A week later and Ava still hadn’t talked to Zane about selling her house. Every time she was about to, she found a reason not to. She had been down to the kitchen to get lunch for her and Zane. Sometimes she liked to do it herself instead of letting one of the maids do it. As she walked back into Zane’s office with a tray, he looked up and gave her one of his half smiles.“Come here, angel. I have something we need to talk about,” he said, holding out his hand. Ava put the tray down and rounded the desk and let him pull her down onto his lap. “It sounds serious.”“It’s nothing bad. Do you remember the first night we met?” he asked.“It’s hard to forget,” Ava told him with a smile. “I guess you are right. Do you remember when we were talking in my office, you asked what it meant to be my pet, if you would have to sleep in a cage?” Ava laughed at the memory, she had been really worried over that.“I remember.”“I told you, you wouldn’t have to, but I also
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