***Gael's POV***I felt so satisfied that the only thing I wanted to do at that moment was to stare at the sky. I was completely in a daze, staring at the full moon. This was my first time staring at the full moon at night and I must say that the moon was indeed beautiful. I smiled at the cool breeze in the environment. From what I noticed, I could tell that it was going to rain soon, but that's no problem. I love when it rains at night, it makes me sleep more soundly. But currently, the only thing that interested me was the moon. I was so lost staring at the moon that I didn't realize that I've got company. Not until I heard the clearing of a throat. I instantly jolted in fright and quickly looked behind me. To my greatest horror, it was no one else but Cole What the dick is he doing out here? It can't be that he's been watching my every move. I looked behind him, hoping to see Turstin or even Stacey around. “Stop looking, there's no one here. It's just you and me.”This made my
***Cole's POV***I hate him to my bones. But I found myself lost in his eyes and wanting to kiss him senseless for what he made me feel. I've been trying to hold it, ever since the argument began, but that seemed not to work. I know this was a disaster, but I needed to release myself. I deepened the kiss as I swam to the darker part of the pool where no one would notice us. He resisted at first, but when I bit his bottom lips to the point of bleeding, he suddenly stopped struggling and gave himself to me. I kissed him like a maniac. It felt like I've never kissed in my life before. While I kissed him, I felt my whole body set on fire. Not only that, I could feel my hardness becoming uncomfortable for me. Just then, Gael moaned into my mouth, and that was how I lost it. It felt like this was all the sexual push I wanted. I left his lips and attacked his ears, his neck. I sucked and kissed on every part my lips made contact with. The more I kissed him, the more I was sexually arouse
**Gael's POV***I was totally in a daze after what Cole did. What really happened to me some minutes ago? Did I really let myself get carried away by my worst enemy? How foolish could I have been? I hit the water angrily. I can't believe how easy I became for Cole to kiss as he pleased. All through these years, way before I met these brothers, it was never difficult for me to control myself. However, when it comes to these brothers, I seem to fail terribly. Cole was indeed my worst nightmare. We both did this together, but then, he had the nerve to blame it all on me. What a terrible coward he is? How am I even sure that he truly loves Stacy? From the look of things, it's possible that he never truly had deep feelings for Stacey. Come to think of it, his brothers are all into me. I mean they know my identity, still they are so into me. Cole, on the other hand, tries to prove that he's not the kind of person I think he is, yet, he kisses me so passionately like it's something so eas
***Gael's POV***Without saying a word, she instantly ran towards me and wrapped her hands around me. “Oh my goodness, Gael. I never thought I'd ever see you so soon,” she said with a tear filled voice.“I'm so sorry for only coming now, mom. I know I promised to come last Christmas but couldn't make it.”“Please don't say. I understand you fully well. I know that you've been quite busy. You have nothing to explain, my dear child,” she muttered as she held me even tighter. I buried my head on her little shoulder and shed some tears. I missed her so much as well. After our little emotional reunion, I helped her in trimming the flowers she was working on. “Where's Brenda?”“Oh, you just don't know this, but Brenda got married a few months ago, and she's left the country with her husband.”“Oh my God. I had no idea.”Brenda was my mom's sale's assistant. “I miss her, you know, and I know it will be hard finding a replacement.”“I know. By the way, have you found a replacement yet?”
**Gael's POV***That evening, my mom made me a hearty dinner with all of my favorite side dishes. “Mom…you don't have to do all this for me, you know. You're spoiling me.”“What do you mean spoiling you? You ought to be spoiled. Who else should I spoil if not you?”“Well, you can say that again. Then I'm going to enjoy a hearty meal.”“Of course you should, child.”“While in the middle of eating dinner, a thought flashed through my mind. “Uhm, mom, did you hear from dad, recently?”“Huh? No, of course not,” my mom replied with her gaze facing downwards. Why do I feel like she's hiding something from me? “Mom, you can't hide anything from me, and you know that, right?”“Gael, why would you bring up your dad, in the middle of a joyous meal?”“Right, I shouldn't be bringing that up. But then, I have a feeling that you're keeping things from me. Did he come to you and demand money again?”She quickly raised her head up to meet my gaze as if I had grazed a spot, but at the same time, sh
***Gael's POV***“I missed you, Gael,” he said without a second wait. “No, no, no. You can't be serious. I mean, you can't be here without informing. I understand that you must have thought of doing this to surprise me, but I'm seriously not liking this surprise at all.”“So, what do you want me to do? You want me to drive all the way back home in the middle of the night when it's raining cats and dogs?”“That's not what I meant. Oh, God!!” I quickly jumped out of bed and began pacing from one end of my room to the next. What should I do with Turstin!“Tell me, where exactly are you right now?”“I'm staring at your house right now.”“What?!” I exclaimed, wide-eyed. “Turstin, you can't be serious. How the hell did you even find where I live?”“I have your address right here with me. Gael, just so you know, there's not a place you'll go to without me finding you.”I bit my bottom lips nervously. This would have been cute if only he had told me about coming way before now. What he jus
**Gael's POV**I woke up only to find myself wrapped up in the arm of Turstin. I looked out of the window and noticed the rain had stopped. I breathed a deep sigh. Finally, the rain has stopped. I looked up at Turstin and found him soundly asleep with his hands wrapped around my waist. While I laid on his chest, a smile spread across my face, seeing him look so peaceful and unbothered. I wonder if he was telling the truth when he said he had to come see me because he missed me. I quickly searched for my phone, which I found on the floor of the car. I carefully reached for the phone, to avoid waking him up. I clicked on the phone to see what the time was, and behold! My mouth fell ajar when I noticed it was almost 6:am. Shit! I had no option but to get off of Turstin's chest. This made him stir. At this point, the only thing on my mind was my mom waking up to check on me at exactly this time to see whether I was still asleep or not. I'm done for. I'm so done for! Shit! Shut!“Gael,
***Gael's POV***As soon as I got into the house, I met my mom, who was about to go out.”“Gael, where did you go?” I was about to go out to see if you were outside?”“Oh, I actually went for a morning Jog,” I said, smiling at my mom.”“Oh, that's why I couldn't find you when I came into your room. It isn't that too early? I mean, you don't usually go jogging this early.”“Well, I adjusted the time I go out for jogging.”“Oh, that's why. By the way, I'm almost done preparing breakfast. You should go get yourself cleaned up and join me at the table.”“Alright, mom,” I rushed into my room and shut the door behind me, slowly. Damn! That was close. What if she had come and saw me coming from a different direction. She'll surely ask me more questions with a suspicious expression. Good thing I was able to make it on time. I quickly pulled off my shirt and shorts and got into the shower. While I scrubbed myself, I thought about Turstin. I'm sure he'll be on his way back home now. Though I
***Gael's POV***“You must be shocked to see me here, don't you?”“Well, I would like to believe that everything doesn't revolve around me, and for that, I will not ask questions that might not have anything to do with me.”“How so? Why don't you try asking so you can decide whether it's because of you or not,” she replied with a grin? This doesn't feel comfortable. There's this thing about Victoria I don't strike comforting, even though I do not know what that is. “So, why are you here?”“It's simple. It's because of you. How does that sound?” She answered with a smile. “You see, I find that challenging to believe, and I mean the fact that you're here because of me.”Victoria chuckled when I said this. “You don't perceive when to tell a joke, do you?”“Well, I'm sorry, but there's ever a little time for jokes in my life,” I replied, not impressed in the slightest. “Why don't I believe you? I mean, if there's nothing special about you, I don't see why the Barclays are all engross
**Cole's POV***When I heard Gael pleading with my brother's about going to a friend's party, at first, I didn't like the idea. I thought it was better that he didn't attend. But when they all refused him and seeing how sad he became, I felt troubled. I mean, why should I be troubled when they are only trying to look out for his safety. At that moment, an idea struck. If there's anyone Gael isn't interested in, it was no one else but me. I certainly do not want to do this if I truly wanted Gael to pay me any mind.When I finally agreed to him going to the party, I noticed there was a spark in his eyes. He must have truly wanted to go to his friend's party. “Alright. I should get dressed to leave,” just as he was about to leave, I quickly grabbed him by the hand and pulled him back.“Are you just going to leave?”“Huh?”“I thought you were going to, you know, appreciate me for letting you go to the party.”“Oh…" He muttered and stared at me for a few minutes, slowly he leaned in and
**Gael's POV***With Tracy being here with us, it seemed as though the table was complete. To be honest, Tracy is such a nice person to talk to and one reason I like her naturally. “Tracy, I heard Gael came over to your place. You know, I was just telling Gael about how stunned I was to know that he actually came.”“You're right. You had no idea just how happy I was that day. I never expected that he'll come, but he came anyway, and I'm still thankful that he came.”“This is good! Let's drink to it, guys,” Greg said, proposing a toast. We all drank to our hearts content and with a smile on our faces. I was glad that I was able to reconcile with my friends. This was something, I never thought, was possible. “Now that we are on the topic, I would like to extend my invitation for my birthday, which is coming up this weekend. I would be glad if you two could attend.”“Wow! Happy birthday in advance, Tracy,” Greg said. “Thank you…"“So you'll be a year older by the weekend, congratulati
**Gael's POV***“Gael, I'm so glad you finally decided to meet me,” Greg said in excitement. “Oh, please. I feel ashamed for not being the kind of friend you actually need in your life.”“Huh? What makes you say that?”“A lot of things. I mean, you're my friend and I don't check up on you as much as you check up on me.”“Don't be like that. I understand you man. You didn't check up on me because you were running from the big wolves.”When Greg said this, I froze. This was the reason I decided to see him. He still doesn't know that I've reconciled with them and that I'm living in the mansion once again. “Uhm, Greg?”“Yes.”“I have something to say to you. But first, I want you to promise me that you wouldn't freak out.”“Freak out? Wait, did you kill someone?” Greg asked wide-eyed. “The hell! No, I'll never do such a thing.”“Well, that's literally the only thing that can make me freak out as it is.”“Oh,” I muttered. Hearing him say this, I'm kind of confused if I should tell him a
**Victoria's POV**As soon as I was informed that I had a visitor, I quickly rushed to the visitors room. To my greatest surprise, it was no one else but Tracy. She seemed to be pacing around but stopped the moment she laid eyes on me. “Miss Victoria, for barging into you when you're busy,” she said, walking over to meet me.“No, of course not. That's not the reason. I'm actually here because I wanted to see you. Tell me, what's going on? You seem to be in a good mood.”“You're right, I'm in a good mood,” she said, smiling from ear to ear. I creased my brow, wondering what could have happened. “So, are you here to share the good news with me?” I asked, taking a seat. She took a deep breath and took the seat next to me. “You see, I want to thank you for the encouragement you gave. I actually took your advice when you said I can't give up on him just like that. I didn't give up and, you know I pulled some tricks. I'm still shocked that it worked for me.”“My goodness! Do you mean G
**Gael's POV*These brothers are so unpredictable, I swear. Who would have thought that Turstin will get us to do it in a garden. He's got no shame at all. He's totally shameless!“What are you thinking about? Do you think this is the wrong place as well?”“Well, it's all the shades of…I don't even know what to say.”“Let's be open to new things.”“Open to new things in the garden you mean?” Turstin nodded his head while staring at me. I could see a laugh in his eye and I couldn't help but wonder if he meant what he was saying. Just then, he began to walk closer to me, while I moved back. I don't know about doing it in a garden because that has never once crossed my mind. “Gael, don't be nervous. It's not like I'm asking you to die. I just want to spice things up,” he said in a deep voice, and he grabbed me by the waist.“Tell me, honestly, why do you want to do it out here?”“Okay, I'll say the truth. Now that I know my brothers have marked you, I also want to do the same. But I
**Turstin / Gael's POV***I was mad and this was because I came early just so I could spend time with Gael. Who would have thought that he would go out to be with a woman he knows full well has a crush on him. “Turstin, I know why you're like this, but let's be honest here. You know for a fact that I won't be able to do anything with her even if there's a possibility of what you're afraid of.”“Well, I don't care. The fact that I know she's in love with you disqualifies her from being your friend. Take Fred for an example, if you tell me you're with Fred, I have no reason to stop you even though I still wouldn't want to see you with anyone. But then, it's better than seeing you with someone I know likes you.”Even though I had said I wasn't going to disclose my feelings this way, I can't stop myself. “Turstin, I know I can't argue with you about this but all I'm asking is that you give me a little time with her. An hour will do.”“What are you talking about? So, you still have the t
**Gael's POV***Tracy and I chatted for almost an hour. From our discussions, I came to realize that she was actually a free soul. Maybe, just maybe, if I wasn't what I was then I'm sure that I would have considered her my girlfriend because she seems to have all what it takes. “So, let's talk about why you called me. Tracy, is there anyone bothering you perhaps?”“Huh?” She muttered, looking at me as if she didn't understand what I was saying. “I mean, when you called me earlier, remember you said you needed someone to talk to. Could there have been a reason why you were in that state.”“Gael, I'll be honest with you. I don't feel like talking about it now. You've made me so happy that I had forgotten what I was going through to be honest.”“If that's the case, then you don't need to tell me what happened then. My main purpose of coming here is to cheer you up. I do not wish to see you in a bad mood, if you understand what I mean.”“Oh thank you so much, Gael. You have no idea jus
**Gael's POV***The next day, I was supposed to meet with Turstin but he left the mansion to attend to an emergency in his company. Not only that, the others had all gone back to their businesses, leaving just me in the mansion. I wouldn't deny the fact that I felt useless. I wanted to do something worthwhile, but I'm not sure I'll ever have the opportunity to go back to my apartment any time soon. Well, it's not like they are depriving me of going to my apartment. I think it's just me and the fact that I missed them. Maybe I'm here in the mansion because I wanted to be with them for a little while. I sat on the patio, and drank a glass of fruit juice while staring at the clear sky. How I missed this place. It has always been my favorite spot to be. While I was basking in peaceful moment, I suddenly heard my phone vibrate in my pocket. I creased my brow, wondering who was calling me. Looking at the caller, I froze for a few seconds. Why was she suddenly calling me again? I thou