“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Wood,” he says after a while, giving me a blinding smile.“It’s a pleasure as well” I respond, shaking his hand. “And you can just call me Harper.”“Since that’s out of the way, Christopher, Harper will be working beside you. I need her to learn a few things, so pl
Chapter 28When Gabriel told me that we would be visiting his family during their weekly barbecue, I didn’t think it would be this soon.Yesterday was hectic at the office. It was clear that Gabriel had an entourage of female employees that wanted a piece of him. To be honest, I didn’t mind. He coul
I am in a trance as pick up the mug and bring it to my lips. Well, that is until its taste hits my mouth and I end up spitting the liquid out.“That’s disgusting. How do you even stand it?” I question, wiping my mouth.For the first time, I hear Gabriel laugh. It’s a deep and sultry laugh that does
Lilly was staring at us, her eyes shifting from me to her father. I see the questions in them. The curiosity concerning me and Gabriel.Like I said, this wasn’t supposed to happen. I wasn’t supposed to be attracted to Gabriel after all these years apart. I honestly thought that I’d with my attractio
Gabriel’s call has me moving from the same spot that Lilly left me. I still can’t believe that she would say that to me. When Liam was alive, she never seemed bothered that she didn’t have siblings. She never asked for one, so I’m curious where the sudden shift came from.Now I know you’re wondering
Gabe.“Mom!” I yelled and rushed to her.She was lying motionlessly on the floor. No one had to tell me that it was the shock of seeing Lilly that caused her to faint. Just like with me, she only had to take one look at those grey eyes to know Lilly was a Wood.I gently slap her cheek, but it does n
Chapter 32.I knew that their reaction would be explosive. It’s not every day that you’re told you have a daughter-in-law and a granddaughter you didn’t know about.My father starts pacing, and I just fucking know what he’s thinking. Dad trained both me and Rowan. We always know what he’s thinking b
Thanks to her brother, I knew she wanted me and it gave me the best weapon against her. I wanted to hurt her, to destroy and cause her pain for taking my freedom from me. It didn’t take a genius to figure out cheating on her would hurt her and so I did and I made sure she knew it. I wanted her to re