LOGINGabrielle ran from her wedding to Jared… and woke up wearing Damon’s ring. He’s cold, wealthy, and dangerously irresistible — a man who swore he couldn’t feel anything. Until her. She’s the runaway bride he turned into his wife. Now she’s trapped in his penthouse wearing his shirt, his ring… and maybe, just maybe, teaching him how to feel again.
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I swirled around in my wedding dress with a big smile on my face. I was finally getting married to the love of my life, and life couldn’t be any better. We had met a year ago and he made me the happiest woman alive the night he proposed to me. “Wow, that’s the most beautiful wedding dress I’ve laid my eyes on, Gabrielle,” Emily, my identical twin sister cooed, breaking into my thoughts. I smiled at her. “Thank you, Emily. This feels like a dream. I can’t believe this is my life now.” “Jared doesn’t deserve you, sister,” she said. “Look how beautiful you are. No man deserves this.” I laughed. “Thanks, Emily. You’re the best sister a girl could ask for. You know that right?” Emily and I grew up with our single father who refused to remarry after our mother died during childbirth. Our father was the best man in the world and made sure we got the best of everything growing up. Now after getting our degrees at the age of twenty-three, I was finally getting married. I sighed. “I wish I could share this day with you, sister.” “Forget about me,” she said and wrapped her arms around me from behind while we held each other’s gaze in the mirror. “Today is all about you.” Her phone pinged on the dresser and my eyes caught the message. “Meet me before the wedding. I got you something sexy,” the message read by a contact saved as LOML. Emily snatched her phone but it was too late. I already saw it. “Oh my goodness!” I exclaimed. “Why didn’t you tell me you had a boyfriend?” Her face turned beet red. “We just started seeing each other and I was waiting until after you get married. The spotlight is yours, sister.” I held her hands. “You know I’ve always shared everything with you.” She nodded. “I know but I wanted today to be all about you, okay? So we will talk about this later. Your husband-to-be is already waiting for you on the aisle.” “And so is yours,” I winked at her as I pushed her out of the room. “Go to him now because I want you back before the wedding starts.” She laughed as she walked out. I picked up my phone and texted Jared, my fiancé but he wasn’t responding. He was still getting ready for the wedding. After waiting for ten minutes, I decided to pay him and the groomsmen a visit. The hallway outside my suite smelled faintly of roses and fresh linen. Every step sent my heart fluttering faster. I was getting married. MARRIED! I could already picture Jared in his tux. His sharp jawline, messy brown hair, and that boyish smile that made me fall in love with him in the first place. He wasn’t perfect, but he was mine. As I approached the lounge, the sound of muffled laughter drifted through the door. I grinned and gently pushed the door open without knocking. “Babe?” My smile faltered as I stepped in. The sound of laughter was coming from the TV. “Jared?” I called out. There was still no response. The hotel room looked like someone had been there but aside from that, there was no sign of the man I was marrying in less than an hour. I decided to check the bathroom. I wished I hadn’t. Because my jaw fell at the sight of Jared with my twin sister in the shower. She was wearing a black lace lingerie and he was plunging into her from behind while she leaned against the wall. “Oh, yes….” she moaned. “Jared…” The shower was turned on the water was running down on them as they fucked. I knew I should have walked away, maybe even run but I couldn’t. My legs were frozen in place. So her LOML was my LOML? “You like that?” he asked. “Yes… Jared. More…” my twin screamed. My heart was torn to shreds. I wanted to scream but it felt like my throat was on fire. “Tell me I’m better than Gabrielle,” Emily moaned as he thrust into her slowly. “You’re way better than her love,” Jared said, kissing her neck. “All I want is her inheritance.” “Our plan was smart baby,” she said, grinding on his cock. “But now, I want you to fuck me harder.” My eyes teared up as I watched him pound into her and kiss her so affectionately. Yes, I was still a virgin but that’s because Jared and I decided to wait until our wedding night. I was willing to share everything with my twin sister, but not him. I pulled out my phone and recorded a video of them because I knew Father wouldn’t believe me without proof. Then I backed up, trying to steady myself but I couldn’t. I ran out of the hotel, the staff turning to me with a confused expression on their faces but I didn’t care. I got into my car and drove out of the premises. * * * * “So, then I walked into the bathroom and caught them fucking,” I said, pausing briefly to take another shot. “Top me up, please.” The bartender stared at me, shock written all over his face. I had just spent the last hour taking shots after shots at a bar far from the heart of town. My phone was ringing nonstop so I picked it up and turned it off. The bartender came back with another six rounds of shots. “Ma’am, you’ve been drinking for almost two hours now. I won’t serve you anymore after this.” “Shut the fuck up, okay?” I snapped. “After what I just told you I can drink the whole goddamn bar if I please.” The bartender's expression turned into pity and it made me feel even worse. “Hey! Don’t look at me like that!” I snapped again. “I’m not pathetic.” Eyes were beginning to turn to the hysterical woman in a wedding dress but I didn’t care. The other bartender walked up to us. “Ma’am, please bring it down. Or we’d be forced to escort you out of the premises,” he said. “How dare you?” I spat. “Do you know who I am? I can fucking buy this pathetic bar.” The first bartender spoke. “She’s had a rough day.” “So have we,” the second one said, beckoning at security. “Suck it up or leave.” The bouncer got closer. “Is there a problem here?” “Please escort this lady out. We have VVIPs here tonight and she’s causing a ruckus,” the second bartender spoke up. “Come with me, ma’am,” the bouncer said. I frowned at him. “No and you can’t make me so don’t bother.” He held my arm. “Ma’am it’s within my job to get rid of you and by force if I have to.” “Get your hands away from the lady,” a voice said behind us. We turned and my eyes fell on the most good-looking man I’d ever seen in my life.DAMON’S POV I had never been desperate. At least, not since it all happened. But as I sat in this club, drinking and discussing a very important topic, I realized I was desperate to leave. Desperate to go home. Fiorella was sitting a few distance from me, drinking and dancing with some girls I didn’t recognize. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and checked the live camera footage. Gabrielle was in bed, going through her phone and drinking directly from a bottle of wine. Why was she drinking? Was it because of what I said last night? Fuck. Did she visit Emily again or did that bastard, Jared, reach out to her again? My fist clenched instinctively. I knew I should have killed that bastard when I had the chance. It was one of the things I regret. “I’m so sorry about that,” Antonio’s voice pulled me out of my head. I kept my phone back. “No, you’re not. Part of you hoped he had succeeded in killing Gabrielle.” He chuckled, taking a puff from his ci
GABRIELLE’S POV I pushed the door to Lila’s room open and I found her sitting on the bed with a small coloring book. She raised her head, saw me and sighed. “What do you want?” Her little sigh shouldn’t have hurt as much as it did, but it sliced straight through me anyway. I stepped inside slowly, keeping my voice soft. “I just wanted to check on you. That’s all.” She didn’t look back at me. “I’m fine.” Her crayon pressed harder into the page, the wax smearing into a mess of purple. Lila was angry at me because of whatever Anya planted in her head. It was obvious Anya was still hung up on Damon. She had no idea I could make him feel his emotions, so why was she bothered about my relationship with him? Did he say something to her? I moved closer. “I missed you while you were gone.” She paused for half a second, just long enough for me to see she heard me, then she shrugged. “Okay.” I sat on the edge of the bed, leaving space between us. “Did something happen? O
GABRIELLE’S POV I stared at my reflection in the mirror the next morning. My under eyes were a little bit swollen but aside from that, I looked perfect. Not glamorous or anything like that. I just looked normal. I made a promise not to dwell on what happened last night but I won’t forget it. I won’t forget how cold and nonchalant he sounded. I’d remember it every time I see him. Hopefully. When I went downstairs, Susan was already finishing up with her cleaning. I poured myself a cup of coffee, trying to ignore the tight knot in my chest. Last night replayed in my mind in tiny, jagged pieces—his lips, his hands on my skin, and the way his voice had been so cold. I couldn’t make sense of it, and I wasn’t sure I wanted to. Susan glanced up from the counter. “Good morning, Mrs. Gravari. Did you sleep well?” I forced a small smile. “As well as I could.” She smiled. “I’m happy you did because in a few minutes, Lila will be here. She has a lot of energy, that
GABRIELLE’S POV I wiped my face even though the tears were already dry. “You shouldn’t look at me like that. I’m a mess.” “You’re not,” he said quietly. I lowered my gaze. The exhaustion from crying made my voice small. “I didn’t think you would come home this early.” “I told you I’d be back,” he replied as he sat beside me on the floor. The warmth of his words hurt in a way I couldn’t explain. My throat tightened again as he took my hand and lifted it into his lap. His thumb brushed over my knuckles lightly. “Did you eat?” he asked. “No.” He exhaled. “You need to eat.” “I wasn’t hungry.” “You still need to eat.” He stood up and offered his hand. I sighed. “Damon, I’m tired.” “I didn’t ask if you were tired,” he said. “I asked you to get up.” I frowned a little, but I took his hand anyway. He pulled me to my feet without giving me a chance to hesitate. “You’re going to eat,” he said. “Even if it’s just a few bites.” “I don’t want—” “You w
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