Andy remembered coming home tired from work before her life became such a hurricane, but nothing could compare to the exhaustion she felt every day these days, whenever she set foot in the Vamcap mansion. Well, maybe she shouldn't be working so much overtime lately, but she needed to gather the evidence in the case against Alphonse, meet the immense business demand that Gabriel's company had, and now also plan a foolproof settlement for Lynn's divorce...
The only thing she was sure of was that skipping dinner for a day just so she could get some more sleep didn't seem like such a bad option, as her heavy eyes threatened to close.
“Aaron…” Andy heard the sound of Rose's muffled laughter as he passed the informal dining room, which was the one they used most “Stop it. Alec just went to bed. You know any noise outside and he might come bac
"Girl's night! I missed this so much! We haven’t done anything like this since college!” Harriet cheered, as she opened the door to her apartment to let Andy and Lynn in “Has it really been 3 years since we graduated? God, when did we stop being young and energetic?”“Young people, I don’t know, but I don’t remember us having energy even when we were freshmen and the subject of Criminal Law hadn’t yet consumed our soul.” Andy laughed, stretching after a long day at work “We've never stayed past midnight at any Brotherhood party, even the ones that, once in a million years, served acceptable food and not just vodka mixed with any liquid possible.”“I might have partied more if the apartment my grandmother rented for me back then didn’t have such a comfortable bed.” Lynn snorted,
"What do you mean?" Andy asked, confused about what she had just said about Gabriel.“Like I said, I really think he's a good person, but he can be pretty scary most of the time.” Lynn said, clearly intimidated just thinking about it. “I've never seen him in a business meeting or talking to people who owe him money, but everyone says it's scary. Furthermore, he always had a gloomy expression on his face when I met him. That’s been changing lately, but I’ve heard comments that in the office it’s still the same.”"That is true. I've seen him with a literally murderous look and I thought I was going to faint from fear. That’s because he was staring at Walter and not me.” Lynn added, however, upon seeing Andy's incredulous expression, she raised an eyebrow “Andy, there's no way you haven't noticed this unt
“And then, we realized that the stock was all right and she had confused the expiration date on the milk cartons.” Cameron said, making Andy laugh.“Jane really needs to get over this aversion to wearing glasses.”“Good luck convincing that old owl of that.” he joked, until the two stopped in front of the entrance to the Vamcap propert. “So… You're home. Hey, today was pretty cool, wasn’t it?” Cameron asked, with a hopeful smile.“Yeah…” she smiled, feeling guilty for not being able to say that with the same enthusiasm as him “You’re right.”It was the purest truth. Everything that night had been nice and... Nothing more. No matter how hard she tried, all the words that came
“I…” Gabriel seemed to be trying to apologize as he approached where she was sitting, although not even he seemed to be able to find the words that could justify the fact that he was there at that moment.“Of course you would be here chasing me.” she complained, even though she wasn't that surprised."Sorry." he sighed, standing before her with that guilty expression and slumped shoulders that made it difficult for her to imagine that he was the everyone-feared billionaire that Harriet and Lynn had told her about “I know I shouldn't be here, but... I paid a visit. I quickly went to the Institute this week and I heard Jane talking to her son about the two of you meeting and how she would love to have you as her daughter-in-law…”"And then? Did you think Cameron was da
“Great…” Andy laughed, without any humor “If forgetting me is something you can't do, then where does that leave us? Are you going to keep insisting on forcing yourself into my life, until I lose patience with you and start hating you again?”“No… That’s not what I want.” Gabriel sighed “But, I don't want to lie to you either. I don't want everything that happens between us to be in a distorted way. And most of all, I don't want to promise you something, only for you to find me walking close to you, or trying to intervene when I see you're in danger, like on your last two dates. Even if you decide you'll never forgive me... I can't imagine a scenario in which I would stop wanting to care for you.”"What do you mean by that?" she panted, frustrated. “That doesn't even make sense! If this is all your fault, then just go get help or live a little! You will get over it eventually. I was just a girl from
So a totally irrational and carnal part of Andy wanted to have sex with Gabriel.If the first step to solving a problem was admitting it existed, then she couldn't deny it, no matter how embarrassing it was. Well, there was nothing to be ashamed of, was there? She had researched some articles about how love and hate could become confused in the head of someone who had been through a traumatic episode and sexual desire certainly entered into that. It wasn't like she was blind, after all. Gabriel was very handsome since high school. And the bastard had had the audacity to become not only more attractive in the last ten years, but also sexy. He could easily star in the romantic or the naughty dreams of anyone who is even remotely attracted to men...But what the hell did fate have against her to do with the fact that the first guy to make her think about sex was h
“Half an hour to go, Andy.” Harriet warned her, placing her hand on her friend's shoulder, but Andy continued analyzing her many notes, which she had distributed on the table in that court waiting room.“Thank you, Harriet.” She took a deep breath, trying to expel the nervousness that was making her blood run cold, before starting to collect the papers from the table. “Tell the others that they can gather at the support lawyers' seat. It'll make a good impression on Judge Roberts if we're on time. I’ll be there in a minute.”“Uh… Also… I think there’s something you should see.” Harriet warned, clearly nervous."What happened?" Andy finally looked up, praying that Hazel hadn't caused some disaster so soon.
“The trial will begin.” the bailiff announced to everyone, as the judge now took the podium “All stand to receive Judge Roberts.”Sitting with her colleagues in the lawyers' seats, Andy ignored the murmurs of Alphonse's lawyers nearby and the venomous gaze of Hazel, who no longer seemed so busy pretending to cry, to strike the pose of a poor suffering wife. Instead of wasting his attention on them, Andy just followed the movements of her old college professor, who hadn't changed much after almost four years. She still had a stern expression, cold eyes and imposing posture. However, when their eyes suddenly met, Andy knew that she had recognized her, although Mrs. Roberts obviously wasn't going to show it or even give her any special treatment because of it.“Sit down.” Judge Roberts ordered, barely looking at the people who w
In the Calibur Pack, no one was satisfied with the Alpha's wedding, especially himself. Hunter had spent the last few years being told by everyone that he should find a woman, even if she wasn't his fated mate, and produce an heir for the pack as soon as possible. And now, as he stood at the altar, wearing a suit so old it seemed to be squeezing even his soul, he could hear the agitated murmurs of his wolves, scattered around the small chapel honoring the Moon God, but not quiet enough to his Alpha's keen hearing could not hear. “Oh, our poor Alpha…” one of the older women in the pack whispered “We prayed so hard for the God to send him a good Luna and now this… What did Hunter do to deserve a woman like that?” “I heard she once had a maid cut off her own finger so she could eat it.” one of the teens said to his friends, as if telling a horror story. "This is ridiculous. But the rumor that she has a collection of whips and names them all, so she knows what punishment to give to tho
“And lastly, the case Miller vs. Jones will be under the responsibility of Miss Matthewson.” Andy announced to his colleagues, turning off the tablet screen that was under the meeting room table, “Any questions? Well, they're dismissed. Have a good weekend, everybody.” she wished with a smile, causing all the lawyers to stand up, starting to get out of their chairs and take their folders and cases with them, but one person approached her chair before Andy could turn around to talk to Harriet “Is there a problem, Miss Matthewson?” she asked, looking at the young woman with short blonde hair and blue eyes that looked almost scared. “It’s not that, Mrs. Ferrars, it’s just…” she swallowed hard “Are you sure it wouldn’t be better to put this case in the hands of a more experienced lawyer?” “You did well being my support in the last trial.” Andy explained “I think
“Ian!” Harriet stopped her scream from spreading throughout her parents' entire house when she buried her face into the pillow, the only thing she could do as she felt Ian's body moving against her, making the pleasure all that was in her mind. “Harriet…” he growled against her ear, still holding her shoulders in front with one arm and using the other to pinch her nipples, keeping her where he wanted as he continued slamming that thick, long cock into her mercilessly, making her pussy leaking everywhere onto the white sheets “My angel…” Ian called her nickname, with his accent appearing between the syllables in a way that always warmed her heart, even when she wasn't able to realize it “That tight pussy is even better than I imagined…” “Ian…” she whined, rubbing her cheek against the sheet as her entire body swayed from his fierce thrusts.
“You don’t have to go in if you don’t want to.” Nathan muttered, although his attention was still fully focused on the car window, where he could see the main door of McCoy's mansion, just a few meters away from where they were parked. "I can get the things you want."Lynn didn't even know why that behavior bothered her so much. It was always like that between them. When she was still married to Henry, Lynn remembered wishing that something could happen to break the awkward tension that always existed between them, that made them smile awkwardly and avoid contact as much as possible, just so that an accident would never happen that would force them to to admit how attracted they were to each other. And now, she was officially divorced and had said out loud, and in the middle of an entire nightclub, that she wanted to sleep with him... But in the end, as much as they had agreed to be
“Grandma, I don’t think we have to put up the crests of the spouses of everyone who married into the family.” Alec sighed, discreetly moving his shoulders as if to push his grandmother away from his computer screen.“You’re already twelve, kid. It’s time to get to know the roots that form your family, even if it’s through school work.” Adele grumbled, again trying to reach her notebook, even though she probably had no idea how she could insert an image into the document.“I'm eleven years old, Grandma…” Alec snorted “Besides, this job doesn't need anything too special… This family tree thing doesn't even matter anyway…” he muttered and, even from where they were, sitting with Andy on a sofa a little away from the table where Alec was writing his work in the Vamcap libra
“Are you sure it wouldn’t be better to wear a suit?” Gabriel asked, looking at his sweater “I loved your gift, but I don't want your brother to think I'm being too casual…” “Gabriel, it’s a family-only Christmas dinner.” Andy laughed, hugging his arm even more tightly, while guiding Luca by the collar with his other hand and pulling them both into the Vamcap mansion, still seeming extremely familiar with that place even though it hadn't been her home for four months to be casual "And don't worry about Aaron's ugly face. He growls but doesn't bite. Only I can do this with you.” She released Luca, who ran free through the house in the direction where the food was coming from, and discreetly squeezed his ass, causing Gabriel to stop on the way just so he could hold her ass too and kiss her, moving his tongue in her mouth like his dick was doing in her pussy, just a few moments earlier, in the car.
“And then, as you can imagine, the doctor said everything was fine with me. I just need to ice the bruises and take some painkillers every now and then. Nothing that surprises me, since it's literally the fifth doctor to tell me this, but my family and Ian keep insisting... Mom, I'm talking to Andy! Will you stop doing that?!” Harriet snorted on the other end of the line, making Andy laugh softly. “You have to take care of that swelling in your ankle! You don’t want to be limping in your wedding day, do you?” Ms. Bloom complained and the cell phone started to sound strange and squeaky, as if it was being passed quickly from hand to hand. “How many times do I have to repeat it, mom? Ian and I being together now doesn’t mean we’re getting married tomorrow, no matter how much you and him insist on it!” Harriet complained, “Sorry, Andy, the people in this house are all crazy about marrying people off without their consent. Even when their own daughter was kidnapped less than a week ago.”
The sound of the shot hurt her ears, but even so, Andy forced herself to keep her eyes open, watching Mark's shoulder explode with blood, throwing him backwards, as the bullet she had been waiting for finally was fired.“Harriet!” Andy shouted, running towards where Mark had fallen, dropping the gun in one direction and Harriet in the other. “Run!”With her hands tied, her best friend rolled over on the floor, anxiously trying to get up even with her legs clearly wobbly, while Mark grunted in pain and anger on the floor, holding his injured shoulder as he screamed and tried to reach the gun that had slid away.“You fucking bitch! You’re all going to die now!”While he finally managed to reach Harriet and managed to help her try t
"Breathe deeply." Gabriel told her, when he finally parked the car in front of the abandoned gas station in the middle of the dark night, with only a streetlight in the distance illuminating the entire highway very poorly “It's going to be okay, I promise.”“Let's get out of the car slowly and without making any sudden movements…” Andy advised, reaching for his hand one last time, trying in vain to control her racing heart “And, please… Promise me that you won't put yourself in danger. No matter what he says, make sure you don’t get hurt, will you?” she begged, making him smile that smile she loved so much.“The same goes for you, my love.” he reminded, before, clearly unwillingly, taking his hand from hers “Now, let's go.”“Slowly