[Gabriel]My left hand gripped the steering wheel, my right hand resting on Ava's lap. I couldn't stop the smile that spread across my lips as I stared at her. She was staring out the window, and I could see how she bit down on her lower lip. I'm not sure what was going through her mind, but how could she possibly think I would let her go? I made a stop at my office lot, killing my engine. I turned towards Ava, but her eyes were still glued to the window"Princess!!" I squeezed her thighs tighter, drawing her attention back to me, she knitted her brows, batting her lashes"We’re here!" I said softly, and she bit back on her lower lip"Okay!" Her voice was barely audible as she unhooked her seatbelt. I stepped out of the car and walked towards the passenger door, pulling it open."Thanks!" Her voice remained low, making me hold up her chin as she walked right out of the car."What's wrong?" She shook her head dismissively, as she wriggled out of my arm and stepped aside. I shut the do
[Ava]"How dare she call you a whore? If anyone deserves to be called one, it's her!" Ashley snapped as we entered my new studio She was fuming as I explained her how Sasha insulted me at Gabriel's office yesterday"She can say whatever she wants, but the fact is that she can't have Gabriel and that's on period!""What even gave her the idea that she could use the kid to win Gabriel over again? Where does that happen?" Ashley scoffed, her jaw was clenching and unclenching as she spoke"So Gabriel asked her to call him when she is ready to talk?" Ashley asked as we made our way up the stairs, heading over to one of the spaces upstairs that I had selected for the gym section."Yes, and she immediately contacted him last night and said she wanted to meet today, but Gabriel declined due to an important meeting he had!" My gaze shifted to the workers who were setting up the gym section."She can keep dreaming, and even in her dreams, she still can't have him!" Ashley rolled her eyes, movi
[Ava]"And if I don't!" I snapped, watching Sasha take steady steps toward me, leaning closer to my ear."You would not want to leave this world so soon, so I would advise you to get the hell out of Gabriel's life, he belongs to me!" Sasha snapped I could not help the shiver that ran down my spine at her words, but I kept my chin high and stared back at her."Don't you have more important things to do with your time than stalk me, which is obviously what you're doing!" I saw her jaw clench hard as if she was about to snap, but Ashley chimed in."You should be ashamed of yourself, hold on so you drove your stupid self in here to warn another lady about a man who doesn't want you. And listen, that you have a daughter for him, shouldn't give you any right to think you have a place in his life, and I'm being calm for a reason, better get your ass off her property and take that thing you call a car out of here!" Ashley snapped"I said what I said, baby girl. Back off when you can!" Sasha s
[Ava]"As you wish, princess," his grip on my ass tightened, his fingers digging into my waist. "You know you drive me fucking crazy, right?" Gabriel gritted out, his voice thick with desire.Before I could respond, his lips met mine, claiming me with a hunger that sent heat coursing through my veins. His tongue pushed through my lips, tangling with mine in a relentless manner"Urghh!" I moaned into his mouth, my fingers trailing through his hair as I pushed my finger right into it, bringing him closer. I fucking needed more of him. Gabriel rumbled as he slid his hands down my back, grabbing my ass roughly. He pushed me closer, pressing my body against his rock-hard length. "Feel that?" Gabriel groaned. "This is what you do to me, princess!"I whimpered, my eyes rolling deep into my head as I rolled my hips against his hard length, craving more. His hands squeezed my ass, kneading the flesh, I groaned as he pushed me against the wall. His thumb brushed against my hardened nipples.
[Ava]“Logan!!Logan!!” I screamed, my voice echoing through the hallway, I know you can hear me! You've started again right, Logan!! Give me my AirPods or else I'm going to go over to your room and pack all your new clothes, Don't dare me,”“You're my elder brother for crying out loud!!! I should be borrowing from you, not the other way round,” I screamed at the top of my voice as I slowly climbed down the stairs.“I hope this is not one of your games. You're hiding right, I'm going to catch you, and if I do, you're dead Logan you are!!!”I stormed into the kitchen, my heart racing with frustration. But my anger vanished the moment I saw him. Gabriel, my brother's best friend. The man I'd been secretly lusting after for years. The one I'd been too afraid to face since I moved down here in Switzerland, fearing my feelings would be exposed.And now here he was standing in front of me, shirtless, his chiseled body glistening with a bit of sweat that made him look like he just walked out
[Ava]I watched as he walked in, gently coming towards me, his eyes burning with a passionate yearning , I don't know if I was seeing right or if it was my imagination.But I wasn't ready to make him think I'm such a loose girl that is lusting over her elder brother's friend who is about eight years older than her.I was about to tell him to leave, when his voice broke the silence, reducing the tension in the room.“Here, Logan said he has been calling you and you're not taking his calls,” he said, handing me his phone while he unmuted it.What was I thinking, that he would want to have a thing with me? I am such a fool“Hey little demon, why are you not picking up your call?” My brother Logan screamed on the phone.“Brother to a little demon, do I owe you any explanation on that, meanwhile I've warned you, Logan, stop calling me that name, I swear one day I'm going to behead you,” I screamed back at him.I looked at Gabriel with my side eyes and noticed how his lips curved up to a sm
[Ava]I shut the door immediately, staring at the door frame like a lost sheep. I felt my legs weaken. Gabriel was stepping out of Logan's bathroom with nothing on his body, his eyes locked in mine, he didn't even bother to close the monster that he had down there that was staring back at me.I was able to put some strength back in my legs and rush back upstairs, I was still storming up the stairs when I felt footsteps following behind me, I increased my pace, my thoughts swirled in a jumbled mix of emotions, making it hard to focusWas he mad at me that I saw him naked? Shouldn't he have locked the doors, knowing he's not the only one in this house? I would have just respected my brother when he said I should always knock on his door before barging in.What Gabriel had down there was not what I was expecting or imagined, it looked way huge, fuck…I was about to push my door open when a hand held me back and pinned me against the wall with my hands raised above my head.“Why are you ru
[Ava] “Gabriel,” what is this? Logan asked him stretching the phone to his face, his eyes scanned the item and he grabbed the phone back from Logan and then suddenly turned towards me I'm very sure it's the test Gabriel sent me, but I was confused as to why Logan wasn't looking in my direction. I picked up my spoon which fell earlier and started picking on my food slowly while still trying to understand the situation. “I thought you weren't seeing her again, how come you guys are still lovey-dovey on the phone,” Logan finally said. Gabriel's eyes narrowed, his gaze fixed on him with a cold intensity that made me wonder what was going on, he turned his eyes back to his phone without responding to him, but Logan continued. “So she was the one you were with on Friday night that made you avoid my calls huh?” he furrowed his brow at Gabriel and smirked. I felt a knot tightening up in my chest, he was actually texting some other girl and here I was feeling excited that he kissed me, I
[Ava]"As you wish, princess," his grip on my ass tightened, his fingers digging into my waist. "You know you drive me fucking crazy, right?" Gabriel gritted out, his voice thick with desire.Before I could respond, his lips met mine, claiming me with a hunger that sent heat coursing through my veins. His tongue pushed through my lips, tangling with mine in a relentless manner"Urghh!" I moaned into his mouth, my fingers trailing through his hair as I pushed my finger right into it, bringing him closer. I fucking needed more of him. Gabriel rumbled as he slid his hands down my back, grabbing my ass roughly. He pushed me closer, pressing my body against his rock-hard length. "Feel that?" Gabriel groaned. "This is what you do to me, princess!"I whimpered, my eyes rolling deep into my head as I rolled my hips against his hard length, craving more. His hands squeezed my ass, kneading the flesh, I groaned as he pushed me against the wall. His thumb brushed against my hardened nipples.
[Ava]"And if I don't!" I snapped, watching Sasha take steady steps toward me, leaning closer to my ear."You would not want to leave this world so soon, so I would advise you to get the hell out of Gabriel's life, he belongs to me!" Sasha snapped I could not help the shiver that ran down my spine at her words, but I kept my chin high and stared back at her."Don't you have more important things to do with your time than stalk me, which is obviously what you're doing!" I saw her jaw clench hard as if she was about to snap, but Ashley chimed in."You should be ashamed of yourself, hold on so you drove your stupid self in here to warn another lady about a man who doesn't want you. And listen, that you have a daughter for him, shouldn't give you any right to think you have a place in his life, and I'm being calm for a reason, better get your ass off her property and take that thing you call a car out of here!" Ashley snapped"I said what I said, baby girl. Back off when you can!" Sasha s
[Ava]"How dare she call you a whore? If anyone deserves to be called one, it's her!" Ashley snapped as we entered my new studio She was fuming as I explained her how Sasha insulted me at Gabriel's office yesterday"She can say whatever she wants, but the fact is that she can't have Gabriel and that's on period!""What even gave her the idea that she could use the kid to win Gabriel over again? Where does that happen?" Ashley scoffed, her jaw was clenching and unclenching as she spoke"So Gabriel asked her to call him when she is ready to talk?" Ashley asked as we made our way up the stairs, heading over to one of the spaces upstairs that I had selected for the gym section."Yes, and she immediately contacted him last night and said she wanted to meet today, but Gabriel declined due to an important meeting he had!" My gaze shifted to the workers who were setting up the gym section."She can keep dreaming, and even in her dreams, she still can't have him!" Ashley rolled her eyes, movi
[Gabriel]My left hand gripped the steering wheel, my right hand resting on Ava's lap. I couldn't stop the smile that spread across my lips as I stared at her. She was staring out the window, and I could see how she bit down on her lower lip. I'm not sure what was going through her mind, but how could she possibly think I would let her go? I made a stop at my office lot, killing my engine. I turned towards Ava, but her eyes were still glued to the window"Princess!!" I squeezed her thighs tighter, drawing her attention back to me, she knitted her brows, batting her lashes"We’re here!" I said softly, and she bit back on her lower lip"Okay!" Her voice was barely audible as she unhooked her seatbelt. I stepped out of the car and walked towards the passenger door, pulling it open."Thanks!" Her voice remained low, making me hold up her chin as she walked right out of the car."What's wrong?" She shook her head dismissively, as she wriggled out of my arm and stepped aside. I shut the do
[Ava]"So, what happens now?" My gaze was fixed on Gabriel's as I asked. I saw how Sasha looked at him, and I'm not a kid to notice that her desire for him was clearly written all over her face, and there's clearly a child in the middle, so what happens now?"Princess, what do you mean?" Gabriel asked, his brow furrowing together"Gabriel, don't act like you don't understand what I'm saying, the mother of your child is back with your daughter, so what exactly happens now, and where does that put me?""Princess!!" Gabriel called, trying to reach for my hand, and this time I didn't stop him, I let him hold and squeeze my hand tightly. I stiffened back my tears, my heart was pounding hard as I stared at him. He opened his mouth to speak but shut it back as if trying to let out his words without hurting me.What now? Will he go back to her? Because she now has a child for him? Would he want me to understand because they have a child together?"Why are you not saying anything!" I drew away
[Gabriel]My heart pounded like a drum in my chest, I couldn't breathe. My whole body tensed, wired, spiraling into a kind of headache I couldn't control"Listen to you? Alright, go the fuck ahead I'm listening, Gabriel bring on the lies" Ava snapped, tears streaming down her face"Princess it's not what it looked like I...""You've been saying the same fucking thing over and over!" She cut me off her voice shaking. "It's not what it looks like? Then tell me what the fuck it was! So everything you told me about your ex were all lies? What the hell was all that back there!" Her voice rang out, drawing a few glances, but I didn't give a fucking damnThis was bad - fucking bad, but one thing was certain, I wouldn't let her leave here, I need to clear this up!!I never lied to you about my ex, and I won't deny what you saw back there, but it's not what it looked like. I promise to explain everything little doll, I just need you to come with me,"Ava let out a sharp laugh shaking her head,
[Ava]"I told you it might be a late period!" I smiled as I side-hugged Ashley. She nearly screamed in the doctor's office when the test came back negative. The doctor reassured her that there was nothing seriously wrong, just a minor issue along with a fever, and prescribed her some meds. That explains why she'd been wearing that bright, relived smile since we left the office "Well you did say so," Ashley beamed at me and I shook my head, my lips stretching into a smile at how happy she looked "So I hope you're now..." I trailed off, my eyes darting to the other end of the hallway. Isn't that Gabriel? I blinked, watching as he strode past, his eyes fixed ahead, heading for the exit"Gabriel!!" I called out watching him halt in his tracks, my brow creased together as I exchanged glances with Ashley, I held her hand and we walked towards him watching Gabriel turn, his eyes widened as he stared back at me, his hands fisting into a ball. Confusion flashed across my face as I stared fro
[Gabriel]I parked right in front of my office, my eyes darting to my watch. It was still 11 a.m. and I had a very important meeting with a client that I shouldn't missTaking a slow deep breath, I messaged my aching temples—I barely got a wink of sleep last night—Logan's words kept lingering in my head—what if the kid happens to be mine?I made my way out and headed inside my office, walking directly to my elevator carI walked out of my elevator, and my secretary, who spotted me, immediately followed behind me."Good morning, sir. Sir, you have... I cut her off, halting in my tracks."Apart from my meeting with Novastra Holdings, reschedule all other meetings!""Yes, sir, I will do exactly that!" She gave me a firm nod before walking straight back to her desk. I walked into my office and headed straight to the bar, grabbing a bottle of whiskey and a glass. My heart was pounding for no fucking reason - what-ifs were creeping into my head but I refused to let them draw out the fact t
[Ava]I'm not sure if it was my instincts, but something was not right with Gabriel.He zoned out twice while we were in a meeting with the interior designers, but he said it was work and he was fine so why was my mind telling me something different, like I couldn't put my finger on what it could be, but something was not right?I walked over to Ashley's porch, and pressed on her doorbell, I bit down on my lower lip, pressing the button again, and in seconds the door swung open, my brows knitted together as I stared at Ashley, she was wrapped up in her duvet, her hair scattered all over the place, with droplets of tears in her eyes."Ash!" I pushed the door wider and walked inside the house. She hummed, her eyes fixed on mine as she took a deep breath."What's wrong? Are you okay?" I tried to pull the duvet away from her body, only to find out she was naked underneath. "What's going on?" My brow creased even more as I held her, dragging her to her bedroom.I walked over to her closet