[Gabriel] I arrived at my mansion, I had to drop Ava off earlier than planned and had to postpone some of our dates because Logan had asked her to come home for a crucial matter. I rubbed my temples repeatedly, my fist tightening into a ball as I stepped out of the car.The tears that slipped from Ava's eyes flashed through my eyes, the way she held my hand and told me to do everything I could to ensure that we bring the killer down together, that she wants to keep the promise she made to her friend by bringing her killer to justice. My eyes darted to the diary in my hand, I felt a bead of sweat forming on my forehead, my heart skipped a beat, I shut my eyes and took a deep breath.Three of my guards approached me and bowed slightly, I gave them a slight nod and headed into the house, I walked over to the wine shelf and took out a wine and a glass cup, I paused as my hand came in contact with some dust on the wine shelf, I gritted my teeth and I pulled out my phone and quickly diale
[Gabriel]I was still pacing around the room. What the fuck did she see, and who the fuck was after her? Fuck!!! If I had arrived at the fucking guest house about an hour earlier, I could have fucking stopped anything that happened.My phone rang, and I dashed over to see if Jaxon was already here. My heart skipped a beat as I saw my Little doll's name on the caller ID, can I speak with her in this state? I returned to my study chair and picked up her call."Hi," Her soothing voice rang in my ear, I took a slow deep breath, rubbing my thumb on my temples."Gabriel, are you there?" "Little doll, how are you?" "Is everything alright? Why are you sounding that way?" She asked, and I shut my eyes, knowing that no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't sound calm to her right now, I was about to say something when she beat me to it."Are you upset that I left early and we could not continue our date?""Yes I'm a little upset," I sighed slowly, relieved that she brought it up, I could just p
[Ava]I extended my hand above my head, attempting to stand up, but was pulled back by the heavy bang on my head, what the fuck? I laid back down with my hand solely on my head, what kind of headache is this so early in the morning? "Knock!! Ava!!!" Logan called out, knocking at my door."Yes, please come in.""Ava, are you there?" He banged louder, God!! Did he not hear me?"Logan, come in." I raised my voice a little more, and the impact landed hard on my head, making my head throb even more. The door pushed open, and I slowly opened my eyes."What's wrong, Ava? Are you okay? It's almost 9 a.m, are you not going to work?" He asked, and I stared at him, unable to say anything "What the matter?" Logan asked as he approached my bed."Holy Christ!! You are burning, what the fuck!!!" He stood up immediately and rushed out of the room.I closed my eyes and sank into the warmth of my pillow. The door was pushed open again, and I opened my eyes slowly, I could see Logan holding a bowl of
[Ava]I can't be pregnant, this must be a mistake, I made sure to use the after-morning pill whenever Gabriel poured his seed inside me, oh God!! But hold on! I seem to have forgotten one time, or did I not? Fuck, I can't even remember, this can not happen!! Please, dear lord, Logan will kill me, this is not a good state for him to find out about us."Ava, what is the problem? Are you okay?" Ashley asked, still staring from me to Gabriel. I turned to face Gabriel, his lips parted to say something, but I slightly shook my head giving him a sign to keep shut and he pressed his lips together, Ashley is here, and I can't risk her hearing anything.Beads of sweat formed on my forehead, my pulse quickened, each beat pounding in my ear, the pain in my head felt ten times worse, and I felt like I was drowning, unable to catch my breath.I was about to walk out and head into the washroom, but Gabriel stopped me. I turned to face him, my gaze focused on his gray orbs. His eyebrows remained stil
[Gabriel] I walked into Logan's bathroom, splashing water on my face, my nails dug into my scalp as I ruffled it hard. How could I be this careless? Fuck!! I could have tried to make sure she took a contraceptive, it must have slipped her mind I looked at her phone for the umpteenth time, staring at the calendar that clearly stated that she was two days late. She was not sick last night, and there was no sign of illness, so it could only mean one thing, fuck!! How would I fucking tell Logan that I was in a relationship with his kid sister and kept it from him, having unprotected sex with her? I looked at myself in the mirror for the last time, adjusting my ruffled hair to sit properly. I heard Logan's voice and knew Ava must be down now, I can't let him take her to the hospital, I will have to do it myself, fuck... I gritted my teeth, recalling the fear I saw in her eyes. I walked out to the sitting room and noticed Logan staring at his watch. "You seem to be running late, Ma
[Ava] The doctor's question left my heart racing, Jesus Christ!!! What do I tell Logan? That I am fucking his best friend behind his back and having unprotected sex with him? Oh, God!! Can the ground open up and swallow me? I had the urge to twist my head and look at Gabriel, who was leaning against the wall opposite us. But am I that stupid? Why should I look at Gabriel when the person who asked me the question is right in front of me? Would that not complicate things? With Logan's intelligence, if I make the mistake of casting a glance at Gabriel, he will realize that something is not right. God, this is not how I wanted to tell Logan about us, I was not even ready to tell him yet. "Ava!!! He is asking you a question, when was the last time you saw your monthly cycle?" Logan snapped, and I flinched, lowering my gaze. I felt a lump in my throat and swallowed hard, trying to gulp it down. "What is the matter? Can you talk to the doctor? You are making me very uncomfortable. If
[Ava]My heart was racing as if I had just run a marathon, I rubbed my two hands together to reduce the sweat that had formed on my palms. I took a deep heavy breath as I walked in after Gabriel and Logan. Gabriel pulled out a seat for me, and I sat down, he leaned in the same direction he had before, and Logan sat beside me.My gaze was fixed downward as I fidgeted with my hands, my legs felt like jelly, threatening to collapse beneath me, I took a slow deep breath and turned towards the doctor, who was opening an envelope, he cast a glance at me and smiled softly, my stomach twisted into nuts, churning with anxiety."Miss Ava," he called out, my breath caught in my throat, making each inhale difficult."Doctor," I responded, trying not to stutter. I chewed on my lip, a nervous habit I thought I had broken.The doctor continued, and I stared back at him. "With the results we have here, it shows that you have a minor case of gastroenteritis." I nodded at his words, even though I did n
[Gabriel]"What makes you think he was talking about you?" I stared at her as I started the engine of my car and drove out of the hospital lot."I know my brother Logan better than you do, when the doctor asked about my menstrual cycle, his expression changed instantly," "Can I ask you a question?" My hands on the steering wheel as I glanced at her before returning my focus to the road."What?""Don't you think it's right we let him know about us?""No, not yet, we will tell him eventually, but not right now.""So, what if the case with you was the pregnancy and he found out that way? How do you think he would react?""Gabriel I understand, I want to let him know, but I am just scared, I am afraid.""Scared of what?""Of everything, scared that he would not want me to be with you, scared that it would cause a fight between you both, I know the bond you share and I would not want to break that, I will tell him but at the right time, I am glad the pregnancy was not the case, because I
[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
[Gabriel]"Tell me, were you...were you the boyfriend Remi had five years ago?" Ava asked, her gaze fixed on mine. I opened my mouth to speak, but nothing came out. I shoved my hand into my scalp, my heart racing like a wild animal. I have never felt so helpless in my whole life."Princess, I—I..." I lowered my gaze, unable to form a complete sentence as tears pricked the corners of my eyes. My eyes snapped towards her as I heard her body thud forcefully to the ground. My legs tried to move on their own only for Logan to drag me back, and I watched as Ashley rushed towards her.I looked at my woman quivering like a watered leaf, her whole body tensing as she dragged Ashley down, whispering some inaudible words to her, and in an instant Ashley looked up at us, signaling us to leave. I shook my head at her, there's no way I'm stepping out of this room, not now or ever."Gabriel!!" Logan's voice came through as he held my hand, motioning with his chin for us to step out. Before I could p
[Ava] "Logan please!!" I muttered as I stared at my brother at the door, refusing to take my gaze away from Gabriel. My body quivered, ice-cold dread seeping into my veins, freezing my limps. My entire world was telescoping into a single, suffocating reality: Gabriel, Remi, the knife lodged in Remi's tummy, held up by Gabriel. Logan walked into the room before I could take another step, while I held my laptop tightly and clutched my other hand protectively to my tummy. I couldn't take my eyes off Gabriel, I was trying everything I could to read where his eyes would deny any of this, but all I could see was fucking guilt. "Gabriel, how are you here, and what the fuck is going on?" Logan snapped again, staring from me to Gabriel, and for the first time, I took my eyes off Gabriel and turned my attention to my brother, tears rolling down my cheek "Logan... who... who is this?" I asked my brother as I pointed at Gabriel. Logan looked at me with a furrowed brow, and before he could sa
[Gabriel]"Listen Ava don't insert any damn...." The phone beeped, cutting off my voice. Fuck!! I looked at the phone, only to see that the damn call had been disconnected.My entire mind has been a complete mess since we touched down Zurich just thirty minutes ago, and I don't think I have ever held onto the steering wheel while driving like a crazy person like I am doing right now! What fucking flash drive was she talking about.I groaned as I dialed her number only to have it go straight to voicemail. This is not happening. Please, it can't be what I'm thinking! Who the fuck is this? What fucking flash drive! I groaned as I stepped on the gas, throwing my phone aside"Get the fuck out of my way if you don't want both of us to end up in hell right now!" I cursed loudly, swirling my steering as I made a U-turn to avoid the fucking car that I almost crashed into.My hand dug into my scalp as I cursed loudly, just where the fuck is Logan, and why was he not picking up his phone too?M
[Ava] I swiped up redialing Gabriel's number but my heart sank as the word out of coverage flashed on the screen. I let out a frustrated sigh and turned to Ashley who was staring back at me with her brows furrowed"He seems angry!" I muttered as I glanced down at the flash drive in Ashley's hand, I reached out for it and placed it back into the envelope with the paper before dropping it aside"Gabriel can't stay mad at you and you know that he's just worried about your safety!" Ashley said and I nodded as I ignited my engine and drove off********"Hey!" I greeted Logan as we walked into the sitting room, clutching the envelope tightly in my handsLogan looked up, his gaze shifting from me to Ashley"Where are you guys coming from this late?" Logan asked "We went out for a drive!" Ashley replied swiftly before I could even say anything Logan's eyes darted from me to Ashley before settling back on mine"What's wrong? You seem a bit shaken?" Logan asked, furrowing his brows as his ey