Falling For My Ex's Dad by Oma Green

Chapter 164: Confronting The Woman Who Seduced Me

Gabriel's POV

"Which part?" I growled. "Dating my son? Or crawling into my bed, moaning my name like it meant something?"

"No one sent me."

"Still lying," I hissed, gripping her arms-maybe too hard, but I didn't care. Not now. I needed the truth. I needed it like air. "You don't just fall into bed with two men from the same bloodline by accident. So who the hell sent you?"

She writhed in my hold. "I'm telling the truth! Gabriel, you're hurting me. Please..."

"Not until you tell me the truth," I bit out. "This is mercy compared to what I'll do if you keep lying."

My fingers sank deeper into her skin. I shut down whatever was left of my conscience. I was done being reasonable. The truth was coming out—no matter the cost.

"I know you planned this," I growled. "Every move. Every kiss. You made me fall while you played your sick little game. So tell me who sent you?"

"I'm begging you," she sobbed, struggling against me. "Let me go, and I'll tell you everything."

I stilled.

Her eyes met mine-wide, wet, and filled with something that stopped me cold. For a split second-just one cruel, goddamn moment I saw her. The woman I once imagined forever with.

Clairessa. My Clairessa.

Fuck.

I let go of her arms, backing off just enough to pull the rage from my face-but not the threat from my voice. "Start talking."

Her eyes widened in fear, lips parting like the words were stuck in her throat.

I didn't soften.

This had to be a performance. Another manipulation. Play the victim. Draw me in. Not this time.

threat returned to my

voice trembling. "I swear, I don't know where you

why the hell did you come after me?" I

point fingers," she muttered, rubbing the red marks on her arm, "maybe start with your

narrowed. "Don't you dare drag Adrian

him cheating-with Nicole. And I ended up finding

hell does that

I was so consumed by it... I

left my lungs. My chest

burned me. She hugged herself, trembling, her back pressed against the wall like it might shield her from what

better answer. Something redeemable. Something that didn't make me feel like I'd just been a pawn in her little game of

But no.

all a carefully crafted

goddamn distraction. A tool she used to get her pound of flesh from my

spilled your drink on my shirt and

That part wasn't. I'd gone there to drink and sleep with someone anyone. But then I saw you... and something pulled me in. I didn't know who you were. Not then. I spilled the drink because needed a reason

"Lies," I spat.

you were until my first day working at Storm Innovations-when you walked into the boardroom and introduced yourself. That's when it hit me... what I'd

the brink of

my hair.

But every word from her mouth felt like poison —and the

scoffed bitterly. "Let's say I believe you. It

You played

said

it would be one night. But I couldn't stop thinking about you afterwards. I couldn't fake

I barked, spinning around to face her. "Don't stand there and talk

I know I hurt you. But Gabriel, the truth is I fell in love with you. And no matter how much I tried to fight it, no matter how hard I tried to stick to

my voice breaking with anger. "Kept playing me? Kept using me? Made me

at her like I didn't even recognize the woman in front