Chapter 153: What If This Ruined Everything

Gabriel's POV

Tina moved like she'd been here a hundred times. And honestly? She had a few

times in the past, during nights I didn't care to remember.

"Come on, sit," she urged, easing me down onto the edge of the bed.

I slumped back with a groan, the world tilting slightly. Tina was right-I was drunk.

No, fuck, I was wasted.

My pride didn't want to admit it, but my blurry vision, spinning head, and the way

my limbs felt too heavy to move?

Yeah, I was gone.

Moments later, she returned. Music played low from the speakers-sultry, slow,

seductive.

The lights dimmed.

Tina stood in front of me now, one hand resting on her hip. And for the first time

tonight, I actually looked at her.

She wore a nude-colored gown, so close to her skin tone that for a split second, it

looked like she wore nothing at all.

"I remember you liked a striptease," she purred, swaying her hips to the rhythm.

"Let's see if you still do."

I watched her move-confident, sure of herself. She let the dress slip off her

shoulders. It slid down her body and pooled at her feet like silk. Her bra was lace,

matching her panties, hugging her curves perfectly-designed to entice.

And then... It happened.

Her face blurred.

And in its place-Clairessa.

Fuck.

It was her dancing now.

My Clairessa, moving the way she did that first night, her slender body like silk,

meant just for me. The innocence in her eyes, until passion took over. I could still

remember the taste of her skin, the heat in her breath as her hands slid lower,

caressing her breasts, tugging at her nipples, driving me wild with pleasure.

No. This can't be happening.

I blinked, shaking my head, trying to erase the vision, but it lingered. Still her.

Still Clairessa.

Tina-no, Clairessa-climbed into my lap, straddling me. Her perfume hit me-

sweet and heavy-but it was wrong. Too strong. Too artificial. She didn't smell like

and strawberries. She didn't smell like rose petals-soft, sexy,

smell like

Tina whispered against my ear, her lips grazing my jaw, "let me

you tonight. You need

on her waist. They should've pulled

stayed still.

neck, and tried to draw me

Gabriel," she breathed.

close to hers, squinting through the

I needed to be

cheek, tucked her hair behind her ear... locked eyes

her face, but

"Clairessa..." I groaned.

Tina froze.

"What

a moment. "What?

just said Clairessa," she hissed. "You

I lied, dragging a hand down

got off me fast, arms crossed, fury

hell is

know about," I

"You can't fool me. I knew something was off the

drunk? That's not you. This

She

heart," I muttered. Who was I

was

say that. I believed

up names in bed.

choked in my throat. "She

me. Not anymore."

me like she could see straight through

are you here with me, thinking about

looked away.

she retorted, stepping toward me,

is obvious. So why

if I find out she really

my mind.

I wanted to spill

sound in the room was the low beat

couldn't avoid.

sat

on my

you focus only on me?

had

again tonight," she

I'm here to

her. Let there be

me."

her eyes, the desperation in her

she could take Clairessa's place. But she

who

my lap.

her."

down, her body pressing against

planting hot, wet kisses

this?" she whispered. "My

to

she

slid it off my shoulders.

explored the bare

tracing lazy

my chest.

going," I forced out, desperate to feel something-lust,

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