[Gabriel]Shutting Ava's door, I leaned against her doorframe, digging my finger into my hair."Fuck!!" I groaned, this was not the fucking plan, I know I already pictured such a reaction from Logan, not like I expected him to take it in so easily but the way he just fucking found out just messed every damn thing upI ruffled my hair, my hand slipped into my pocket, I took a deep breath and walked down the hallway, heading for the stairs. Walking down the stairs, I walked into the sitting room, but there was no sign of Logan. I walked straight to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water, gulping it down to quench the anger and frustration I was feeling right nowI walked out of the kitchen and headed for his room, pushing the door to his room open, Logan's voice rang out, making me halt in my tracks. I stared up at him, he was leaning on the wall, hands crossed over his chest, and I could see from where I stood that veins were bulging out of his forehead."How long has this been goin
[Gabriel]"I'm fucking asking you a question? Have you forgotten you are talking about love to your best friend of eleven years?" Logan took a step backward, slipped his hand into his pocket, and rested on the wall, staring at me."Logan I know it is hard for you to believe me, but I love Ava. I would never go after her if I didn't sincerely care about her,""Gabriel, you make me want to laugh so hard right now and also hold your neck and strangle you to death. What fucking love are you on about?" "You and I know that for the past eight fucking years since Sasha left you, you fucking swore in my presence not to ever have anything to do with that word love, listen to me, I don't care what kind of lust you think you are feeling that you have mistaken for love, but don't make me angrier than I am right now, get the hell out of my house." Logan roared.How can he judge me based on what I said years ago, and will he fucking blame me? After a woman I loved with everything in me betrayed me
[Ava]My eyes snapped open, I blinked repeatedly, struggling to adjust to the light seeping through my curtain. I stood up and sat on my bed, my eyes darted towards the clock, I rubbed my eyes with the back of my palm to get a better look at the clock, 6 a.m. I looked down at my clothes and rubbed my eyes repeatedly. "When did I sleep off?""Hold on?" My eyes widened as the memory of last night flooded my mind, I stood up instantly, my heart pounding hard against my chest"Fuck!! I must have slept off!" I picked up my phone, my heart skipped a beat as I glanced at the missed calls from Gabriel, what the fuck happened? Did they sort everything out? I ruffled my hair in frustration and dashed into the washroom to brush my teeth while dialing Gabriel's number back.I stormed out of my room and headed downstairs, looking at my phone one last time, Gabriel Is not taking my calls? What happened? I need to know what the hell happened.I walked into Logan's room and it was empty, I walked st
[Ava]"What do you mean by that?" As I stared at Logan, my voice dropped to a whisper. What the hell is he talking about? What does he mean by Gabriel is not all I think he is? How? Is he saying this just to make me back off? Well, that's not going to happen because I can't imagine my life without Gabriel,"I have told you what you need to know, I don't want to be in a situation where I have to do something I shouldn't do, so stay away from him, I don't want him anywhere near you again, there are so many guys out there, you can find any man...""Logan, that's not happening, fucking stop talking!!!" I yelled at Logan, clutching my hand on my chest as tears rolled down my cheeks. I stiffened it back and stared back at him, "Logan you are my elder brother and I respect you so much, but for this, I am sorry, but I will not listen to you, I can't live without Gabriel, he is my life,""He's your life? Are you really that stupid? What stupid lies did he tell you that is making you make a foo
[Ava]"And where do you think you're going?" I paused on my track as Logan's intimidating voice rang out. Clutching my bag tighter, I turned from my direction and stared at him, his eyes were fixed on his laptop, his hands dancing across the keyboard."Work!!" I said the first thing that came to my mind."Work?" His hand paused on his laptop and he stared up at him, his blue deep eyes piercing into mine. I nodded at his words, feeling a shiver run down my spine, seeing my brother bring out the coldness of his again was something I thought he had stopped, I knew Logan was as strict as my father, but he hardly brings out this side of him to me unless I had done something extremely wrong."Did you check what day and time it is?" He asked, making me gulp down hard, how am I supposed to pay attention to any of that when the only thing on my mind is to be in my baby's arms, look at his face, and have him assure me that he loves me and that no matter what Logan says to him about letting me g
[Gabriel]My heart skipped as Ava's question hit me, what the hell did Logan say to her? Logan you better not cross the line"You are not saying anything, so I am guessing there's something," Ava's voice snapped me out of my thoughts. I stared back at her, my hand dancing across her thighs. "What did he tell you?" I asked her"Just tell me, is there anything you are hiding from me? Is there a part of you that I know nothing about?" Her lips pressed into a thin line as her hand moved over her thighs stopping my hand from moving upward into her skirt. Of course, there's a part of me that is hidden from you baby and it will stay hidden forever. I know she would not be here if Logan had told her anything about her best friend, he wouldn't even dare"No, baby, there is none, and I am not hiding anything from you, so tell me what Logan said to you," My fist clenched into a ball as I studied her face, she nodded, which immediately answered my question, he must have spoken to her in parables
[Ava] "I am all ears so let me hear it all," I said to Gabriel, staring deep into his gray orbs. His lips twisted into a smile and he held me closer to his body. "I didn't have a good history with women after my last relationship which ended In a very bad way," Gabriel shut his eyes and snapped them open in an instant, I stared up at him wanting to hear more of it "You mean your ex?" "Yes," "Oh, I mean what... what happened? Do you mind talking about it?" I asked, curiosity taking the better part of me He stared at me his brow knitting together as if contemplating if I wanted to hear him talk about it "I'm good, I want to hear it," "Alright so Ten years ago, I met a lady during a business event, at first glance she caught my attention, one thing led to the other and we clicked so well that I ended up taking her home," Gabriel rubbed his temple, and I saw his lips twitch into a painful smile. "Maybe it was the worst mistake I made that night," he chuckled at his words,
[Ava] My heart thumped hard in my chest as I asked Gabriel the question, he rubbed his temples and averted his eyes from me, his eyes fluttered close before he snapped them open and stared back at me. "Not anymore, it was hard to take her off my mind that at some point even after all she did, I wanted her back but yeah maybe because she was around at some very low moment of my life and stood beside me but no I don't care for her anymore it's all in the past," "So do you love me as much as you loved her, or she has a special place in your heart following that you let her go after all she did?" Gabriel's lips twisted into a smile, and he chuckled and held me up, making me straddle him, his hand moved over my back as he caressed it gently "What I feel for you can't be compared to hers, so don't even go there, I love and will always love you more," he leaned in and brushed his lips against mine. "Maybe you are saying it not to make me feel bad, who knows." I scoffed resting my
[Gabriel]I watched as the warmth in her gaze dissolved giving way to a frightened expression that seemed to whisper a thousand unspoken terrors. My heart ached as I watched the look of terror in her eyes.I couldn't take it any longer, the fear in her eyes, the way her body trembled like a watered leaf, and how the first look in her eyes when I walked all vanished, replaced by hatred. My fist clenched into a ball as I turned on my heels and made my way out, halting in front of Caleb, I looked up at him, and he furrowed his brow. I could see a look of amusement dancing in the idiots' eyes. My hand ached so much to pin him to this wall and unleash all of my fury, but I bottled it up and moved much closer to him."Make sure to keep your hands to yourself, if you try anything funny, you will not last another hour on this planet!" I snapped at him, his lips stretching into a smirk that he quickly concealed before walking out on meI wanted to go back there, grab her, and walk out of this
[Ava]Caleb had asked me to eat something for the third time, but I refused, eating was the least of my concerns right now. I had turned on my phone earlier for no stupid reason, I should be hating myself so much right now that I am concerned about a man who murdered my best friend. Why do I have to turn on my phone to stare at his picture? And then Ashley's call came in. I didn't want to talk to her because I was still upset about what she said at the studio, so I asked Caleb to pick up and tell her I didn't want to speak to anyone"Thank you!" I muttered to Caleb as he handed me back my phone. I took the phone from his grasp and switched it off, putting it aside."Sunshine!!" Caleb called out, taking a seat next to mine where I was seated in the dining room. I stared up at him. I had been crying for hours nonstop since we stepped into his house, and Caleb had been trying to ask what the problem was, but how could I say a word to him?"I don't like the way you are, it's breaking my h
[Gabriel]"Where the fuck is Ava? Put my woman on the phone right now if you don't want me to burn you alive! What the fuck are you doing with her damn phone?" I snapped, and I heard a slight chuckle on his end. Was my mind playing tricks on me?"She's in my house and like I said before, she's not in a good state to take calls right now," the idiot repeated."What the fuck do you mean by that?" I cursed loudly, and within seconds the phone beeped and immediately went dead on his end.I groaned, raking my hand on my hair as I handed the phone back to AshleyI marched towards my car ignoring Ashley who was asking me what was wrong, I stepped into the car and Ashley ran over to the passenger seat, sliding in"Gabriel, what's wrong? Who picked up her call?" Ashley gripped my hand, her finger digging into my skin as she quivered slightlyI ignored her, dialing Jaxon's number, I'll fucking skin that dude alive. I groaned pressing the phone to my ear and on the first ring Jaxon picked up"B
[Gabriel]I was pacing back and forth in Logan's sitting room, it was 9 p.m., and Ashley had called me making me drive as fast as I could over here when she said she had not heard from Ava, and if I said I was not on the verge of losing my mind, then I must be lying. Where has she gone? Ashley said she left her at the studio during break hour and she had not heard from her since then.I paused on my track, turning to Ashley, who was seated beside Logan, tears streaming down her cheeks."You didn't hear her mention going anywhere at all? Is there anywhere you think she might be? Or a place she normally goes?" I asked Ashley, and she shook her head."She angrily left when I tried to talk to her, I could have just stayed by her side, I shouldn't have said what I said, this is my fault!" Ashley said, bursting into tears"Nothing is your fault here, will you stop blaming yourself?" Logan scolded Ashley, pulling her closer to his body. I dug my fingers into my scalp, staring at the countle
[Ava]We got out of the car, and every breath I took felt like a suffocating weight crushing my lungs as we walked slowly into the cemetery. I knew my way around because I always visited her.We walked slowly, and I tilted my neck to look at Caleb, who was holding the cake box while I held the bouquet. As we got closer to Remi's grave, I noticed Caleb's forehead creasing into a big frownTime seemed to warp and distort, stretching out seconds into agonizing minutes as we got closer. We paused in our tracks as we stood before her grave. My heart skipped a thousand beats as my eyes wandered up to her name elegantly etched into the granite headstone.The entire environment spun around me like a carnival ride, making me disoriented and dizzy. I felt as if my entire being was leaving my body as pain and guilt coursed through my body"Are you okay?" Caleb's voice almost made me jump, jolting me out of my reverie. I stared up at him, seeing that he had placed down the cupcake he had in his
[Ava]"Hey, are you okay?" Caleb glanced at me, his eyes darting between me and the road as he extended a hand in my direction. I nodded hastily, waving him off but he persisted, handing me a bottled water. I uncapped it and gulped down half of the contents, exhaling deeply as the cool liquid soothed my parched throatCaleb's eyes locked onto mine for a second, his expression concerned. "I'm sorry, are you okay now?" He asked softly, I offered him a reassuring smile and a gentle nod, tucking the bottled water between my legs as I released a slow deep breathThat was unexpected, God!! Not here, what am I supposed to say? I could feel heat coursing through my cheeks as I wished he would just forget whatever he asked right now, but my hopes were dashed when his voice came once more. "Did I say something I shouldn’t have?" Caleb asked, my brows furrowing as I turned towards him"No...I mean..." I cursed myself inwardly as I stuttered. Put yourself the fuck together Ava"You don't seem ok
[Ava]"Hey sunshine," I froze and felt my heart sink, even without looking I already knew who it was. I slowly looked up, putting down my coffee, and there he was standing in front of me with a smile on his lips, dressed in a tuxedo with his silver orbs fixed on mine. "Hi... hello," I stuttered, swallowing the sudden lump that formed in my throat as I stared at Caleb."Are you okay?" Caleb asked, taking a seat opposite mine and reaching out to take my hand in his. I stared directly into his eyes. My heart stung as his hand touched mine. Of course, I'm not fine, I'm seated right here trying to clear my mind because I just found out that my boyfriend is behind your sister's death."I'm...I'm okay, how are you... I mean, why are you here?" I stuttered, biting down on my lower lip, trying to calm the turmoil brewing inside of me."Sunshine what's wrong? You don't look good, please talk to me is everything okay?" Caleb asked again, a look of concern etched on his forehead. I nodded at hi
[Ava]"Princess!!" Gabriel held his hand on the table, trying to regain himself. I stood still, staring up at him."Baby!!" My heart skipped as Gabriel began walking towards me. I had all the opportunities to leave and run back upstairs, but my legs had a mind of their own and remained glued to the floor as Gabriel hovered over me.I took a deep breath as I slowly looked up and met his gaze. His eyelids dropped, weighing down the corners of his eyes like anchors. He caged me up, his hand on either side of the counter as he stared deeply into my eyes. The memory of the video immediately flashed before my eyes again, and a heavyweight crushed my chest, making it difficult for me to breathe."Move!!" I cursed myself inwardly for how weak my voice sounded just having him so close. I reminded myself repeatedly of who he was and what he had done. He killed her, he killed my best friend."Please, Princess!" Gabriel whispered, his eyes fixed on mine as he tightly shut his eyes before snappin
[Ava]"Ava, please stop, where are you running to!!" Ashley ran after me as I dashed out of the house, I needed to be anywhere far away from those two strangers that I thought I knew. My entire body tensed up, my heart pounding hard in my chest. This is so messed up."Ava!!" Ashley yelled my name, her hand grabbing my shoulder to keep me from running. I stared back at her, I just needed to be alone right now "Ashley!!" tears streamed down my face as I stared back at her"Please, I'm begging you, calm down let's go in, it's freaking cold out here!!" Ashley pleaded, but I shook my head, pulling my arm from her grasp."Ash, I can't go in there," my lips quivered as I stared at the flash drive in my hand. I just want to be anywhere away from this house and the two men in there."It's almost midnight, please I'm begging, I understand how you feel right now, and I am as speechless as you are, but we need to go in!" Ashley held my hand, tears welling up at the corners of her eyes, but ther