[Gabriel]I ruffled my hair in frustration as I stared at Ava, her face pale, her body slightly trembling. I took a deep breath and walked towards her."Listen to me, relax, and calm down, I will handle it." I kissed her forehead and was about to walk past her when she pulled me back."What if he comes in here, he might see me? Maybe I should hide in the washroom, he can't see me here Gabriel," Tears streamed down her cheeks, shattering my heart. I reached for her cheeks and wiped her tears off"Little doll, listen to me and trust me, stay right here and let me handle it, he will not see you, I promise, so take a deep breath and relax, okay?" She nodded and slowly released my hand.I walked to my closet and picked up my pants. I slipped it on, my eyes darted to my bulge, I still had a fucking bonerI picked up my phone and headed to the door, I messaged my temple in frustration. I turned towards Ava, who was now lying down with the duvet over her head. A smile tugged at my lips, I sho
[Gabriel]I looked at Logan, who was on his phone, trying to call Ava, I cursed inwardly as I stood up immediately. I walked to the dining room, my two hands in my pocket as I tried not to make it obvious. I walked to the dining room and my eyes fell on her lace pant which was on the dining table, her gown and bag on the floor, and her phone lying on the table.I picked up the gown and her undies, and as I reached for her phone, it started ringing loudly."Shit!!" I ended the call and slipped it into my pocket as I walked out to the hallway, heading to one of the rooms downstairs. I pushed one of the doors open and walked in, closing the door behind me. I threw the clothes on the bed and pulled out her phone, I immediately turned it off and tossed it aside."Logan, what kind of bad timing is this, for fuck sake?" I ruffled my hair as I walked out of the room, clearing my throat, I slipped my hand back into my pocket and walked out. I fucking hate that I have to do this and keep hiding
[Ava]"Ava, when are you going to stop trying to give me high blood pressure? Where are you coming from, and why did you turn off your phone ?" Logan asked as I walked into the sitting room, pacing back and forth with his phone in his hand as he stared up at me, his brow knitting together.I told Gabriel to drop me off a little far from my house, he had insisted on coming in and finding a way to distract Logan, but I had to refuse, I know how intelligent Logan can be, and it might raise his suspicions, following that he had initially thought he heard my ringtone in Gabriel's house, just as Gabriel explained to me"I went out with a friend, why are you pacing around? Is everything okay?" I asked, attempting to sound as if I had no idea what was happening."A friend? What friend are you talking about, ma'am? Let me hear it." He asked, his two hands folded across his chest as he began walking closer to me, his eyes burning with intensity. I swallowed the huge lump that formed in my throa
[Ava]I stepped out of the cab and handed the driver a dollar bill. I took a deep breath as Logan's long hardened face flashed before my eyes. He did not say a word to me this morning after his questions yesterday, and when I greeted him this morning, he only responded with a nod. We had eaten this morning in the dining room like two strangers, and he did not even spare me a glance or talk to me when he was leaving for work.I glanced at my watch, it was 2 pm and I needed to see Remi's mother before heading to see Ashley, we discussed hanging out together since we were both off from work today, honestly, all I wanted was to be with Gabriel, I am getting so addicted to him that I just want to be with him every day, but what can I do when he has some meetings to holdI walked towards Mrs. Carla's door and pressed the doorbell, the door swung open, revealing that tall beautiful chubby woman with blonde hair and hazel round eyes. Looking at Mrs. Carla, I always picture my late best friend
[Ava]"Hello, baby girl." My eyes widened as I stared at the last person I expected to see in front of me, my gaze scanned her face down to her body hug top that clung to her boobs, she looks stunning, but what the fuck is she doing here?"Tasha, hi...hi," I stuttered as I stared at her, shifting my gaze to Ashley, who stared at me before turning her gaze to her."And you are?" Ashley asked, shifting her seat away from Tasha so she could look at her face very well. Did I forget to mention that Ashley is a no-nonsense type who does not tolerate shit from anyone?"I believe you just heard her call my name, shouldn't that make it clear to you that she knows me? Or are you dumb?" Tasha said to Ashley"Excuse you? I just asked a question, and that shouldn't give you the right to talk to me in that manner. If there is anyone dumb here, it should be you, and even if she knows you, does that give you the right to walk up to our table uninvited?" Ashley snapped"Ashley...I...," Ashley raised h
[Ava]"Are you sure you're okay?" Ashley asked me as we ate the food the waitress just brought to our table. I wanted to leave this place so badly, but I did not want to ruin our date."I am fine, Ash, let's just eat," I told her as we dug in and ate our food in silence. I had to slip my phone back into my bag to keep myself from looking at the picture Tasha sent me a while ago, Gabriel clearly stated he had a lot of meetings today. Did he lie to me?Could it be true that Gabriel will dump me whenever he gets tired of me? I messaged him, but he was yet to open my message. "Ava, you did not answer my question, what did that lady mean when she said you were fucking your brother's best friend? Are you two a..." I raised my hand to stop Ashely from saying another word, I didn't want to talk about anything right now, even if I had to tell her, it shouldn't be now"Ashley, I am not in the mood to talk about anything right now," I forced a smile, and she stared at me, her green emerald eyes
[Ava]"He should get lost for all I care, he is such a liar and a cheat." I sobbed loudly pressing my face down to the pillow 'It's enough already, Ava, it's not like he is the only man on earth or the only one you should love, you could fall in love with someone else,' my inner voice chimed inSomeone else? Is that even possible? Why does my fucking heart still yearn for him when I know he lied to me? Why do I still want to call him back and hear his voice? How could I love a man this way? I took a deep breath and sat up, my eyes darting around, trying to figure out where I had thrown my phone.My gaze landed on where it was, I stood up and walked towards it, I picked it up, turned the screen back on, there were scratches on the side, I made to shove it aside when the screen lit up and started ringing, why the fuck is he calling me again, I ended the call and tossed my it asideMy stomach rumbled, reminding me that I had not eaten anything today, the food at the restaurant, I ended
[Ava]"What the fuck is this, and what is she doing sitting on your laps?" I snapped. His brows knitted together"Where—where did you get this from?" I scoffed and shook my head, his gaze shifted from my phone to mine."Where did I get it from? Is that the question you should be asking me right now? You told me you had a lot of meetings today and that was it right? Being with another woman and ending my call just as soon as I called you," I snapped at him, tears streaming down my cheeks,He took a step towards me, I tried to push him off, but he grabbed me tightly and circled his hand on my waist, held my chin up, leaned down, and kissed off the tears that was streaming down my cheeks, my body stiffened at his mere touch on my skin, I heard him groan, and he pulled back staring back at me"Tell me where you got this from.""Why would you want to know? Can I have my phone back, and please leave this place I don't want to see you,""You know that's not happening right? I'm not leaving,
[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
[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