Chapter 194: I Needed To Finish What I Started

Gabriel's POV

My chest heaved as I tightened my hold around her waist, locking her deeper against me when she tried to wriggle free. I wasn't letting go-not now, not when every part of me was burning for her.

I needed to finish what I'd started. Her nipples were still taut, brushing against my chest like they were silently begging for my attention.

I was tempted to take one between my lips, circle it with my tongue, tease and torment it until she arched into me, moaning that wild, familiar sound that always shattered my control.

God, I wanted to kiss, caress, and taste every inch of her skin.

I wanted to slide my hands lower-beneath the waistband of her pants.

Would I find her wet and aching for me?

I wanted to lose myself in her—again and again—until nothing else existed but us.

Why couldn't she see it?

Why did she keep fighting what was still burning between us?

Why stop now-why deny us this moment?

God... I knew I'd been harsh these past few weeks, but it wasn't entirely my fault.

What was a man supposed to do when the woman he loved with every fiber of his being was also the love of his son's life?

The situation was fucked up-twisted and wrong-but none of that stopped me from wanting her. Craving her. I'd thrown every ounce of caution to the wind.

"Why?" My voice came out hoarse, uneven. I didn't let go of her waist.

"Why should I, when your body still responds to me like it always has? Your nipples are practically begging to feel my tongue pleasuring them. We both know you don't want me to stop."

Her eyes dropped to her chest.

Her peaks were visibly hard, straining through the fabric.

She gasped, cheeks heating as she crossed her arms tightly over her chest, trying to shield herself. "You've clearly lost it," she hissed, eyes blazing.

"You made me sign that contract-offering me to your son. Have you forgotten that? So none of this matters."

Her words knocked some serious sense into me.

I let out a ragged breath.

She was right.

The damn contract.

And my son?

muscle in my body screamed in protest, but my

of the desk, needing distance, needing clarity- needing anything to stop me from pulling her back into my arms and kissing her until she

now, feeling guilt wash over

back. "No touching.

opened my mouth to respond to explain what I'd just

her. Held her. Breathed her in

the words never came. My throat was dry. My

no excuse for

let emotion overtake logic. Let desire speak

away, I would've

a second thought about what it would've meant if

hell would I have said to

Loved her-in whatever messy, confused way he

pretending to let her go, convincing

But now?

wasn't so

if I

purge her

And now, somehow, I still wanted her to surrender herself to me-willingly, completely-as if I hadn't torn

her body still responded to

then that darkest little thought crept in-I could use that. Use it to reach her

Pull

Make her mine again.

No.

are you

you'd never go there

to fight your own

couldn't.

looked up, needing to say something-anything-to shift the

to lead the Randolph project. He presents to the CEO in

pulled

him. You wanted this over, didn't you?" I

fast-track the funding, and your contract ends. You're free. Fail... and

me like I'd just said something ridiculous-impossible to carry

be over, Kve poured too much into that project. My team has.

with him." I leaned back in my chair, steady and measured. "And

skepticism written all over her

I own the company, Clairessa. I know everything that happens- whether

you know Adrian's still nervous. He's not ready

my head. No-she didn't get

ending whatever this tangled relationship between

keep doing this-watching her pretend not to care, watching my son

her, pretending like

needed it over. For her sake.

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