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?

in my body

needing anything to stop me from pulling her back into my arms and kissing her until she

more controlled now, feeling guilt

she shot back. "No touching.

opened my mouth to respond to explain what

Held her. Breathed her in like she still belonged to

came. My

excuse for any of

let emotion overtake logic. Let desire speak louder

pushed me away, I would've taken

thinking. Without a second thought about what it

I have

her back. Loved her-in whatever messy, confused way

let her go, convincing

But now?

wasn't

if I was

I could never purge her from my body-or my

now, somehow, I still wanted her to surrender

hated me. But her body still responded to mine

thought crept in-I could use that. Use

it. Pull her

Make her mine again.

No.

What are you

you'd never go there

about to fight your own son over

I couldn't.

needing to say

I cleared my throat. "I want Adrian to lead the Randolph

pulled

over, didn't you?" I leaned back in my chair,

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

like I'd just

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

my chair, steady and measured. "And I've been watching. He's stepping up-contributing

folded her arms, skepticism written all over her face. "And how

own the company, Clairessa. I know everything that happens- whether I'm present in the meeting

tightened. "Then you know Adrian's still nervous.

shook my head. No-she

wasn't about Adrian. It was about ending whatever this tangled relationship between

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

her, pretending like I

it over. For her sake. For

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