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Belonging to You 058
Abigail’s POV The music was louder down the hall, muffled by thick walls and distance, but I could still hear it—laughter, glasses clinking, the low hum of a party settling into itself.I knocked once before pushing Alberto’s door open.“Just me.”Alberto sat in his favorite armchair by the window, looking every bit the patriarch in his tailored tuxedo. A half-full glass of water rested on the side table beside an open book he had probably already skimmed three times.He looked up the moment I stepped inside. His expression shifted from relaxed to suspiciously amused, but the amusement faded almost instantly as his sharp eyes scanned my face.“There you are,” he said. “I was wondering how long it would take before you came to check if I’d escaped.”I shut the door behind me and moved toward him. My chest still felt tight from the hallway, from Christian’s words echoing in my ears. “It’s your party. Escaping would be a bit dramatic, don’t you think?”“For a man of seventy-five?” he sh
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Abigail’s POVThe Oak Jubilee was nothing short of spectacular.I arrived early, just as the first guests were filtering in. The Castillo ballroom had been transformed into white and gold. Crystal chandeliers sparkled overhead. Long tables held silver trays of hors d’oeuvres. A live string quartet played softly while servers moved quietly through the crowd, keeping glasses full and conversations uninterrupted.It wasn’t just family. The entire Castillo Group had turned out—executives, board members, partners, politicians, and a scattering of celebrities. Laughter and clinking glasses filled the air.I smoothed the front of my emerald-green dress, simple yet elegant enough to blend in. I had chosen it hoping Christian would notice. Hoping he would look at me the way he had last night in the library, when his hands had been everywhere and his voice had been rough with need.“Abigail!” Lola called, hurrying toward me with Carmen right behind her. Both wore designer gowns that made them
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Christian’s POVMy cock strained painfully against my zipper. If Abigail rocked her hips one more time, I was going to embarrass myself and come in my pants like a teenager.I pushed her skirt up until the fabric bunched at her waist. The sight of her pink thong made my already hard dick throb even more.“Did you wear this for me, Davenport?” My voice came out husky as I hooked a finger under the thin strap and tugged lightly.She didn’t turn around, but I could hear the eye roll in her reply. “Don’t get ahead of yourself, Castillo.”She kept swiveling her hips in slow, teasing circles that drove me insane.“You know what I think?” I murmured, dragging my fingers up and down the backs of her thighs.“Feel free to keep it to yourself.”“I think you hoped something like this would happen.”“That’s some heavy assumption.”I teased the damp triangle of fabric between her legs, pressing just enough to make her breath hitch, then pulled away.She whipped her head around, glaring at me over
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Abigail’s POVI glanced at the phone screen. Luke’s name flashed across it. My jaw tightened. I didn’t reach for it.“Ignore it,” I muttered, picking up the shrimp Christian had just cleaned for me.I put it in my mouth and chewed, but the taste barely registered.The phone buzzed again.My fingers curled against the table.Christian leaned back, wiping his hands on a napkin, but his eyes stayed locked on my face. “Abigail.”I met his gaze, irritation prickling hot under my skin. “It’s nothing important.”“You’ve been letting it ring,” he said calmly.The buzzing didn’t stop, and the constant sound scraped against my nerves like sandpaper.Why wouldn’t he stop?“Take the call,” Christian said.I shook my head. “No.”“Why?”“I don’t want to.”It buzzed again.My patience frayed another inch.Christian’s voice remained even. “Then make it stop.”I looked at him. He sat so composed, sleeves rolled up, like the interruption hadn’t cut right through the fragile peace we’d built in the last
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Christian’s POVThe last conference call ended at six-thirty.My shoulders ached. My jaw felt tight.Too many calls. Too many moving parts. Too many people expecting everything to run like clockwork.The Castillo way.I dragged a hand down my face and leaned back in my chair for a second.Silence never lasted long in this house.Even now, I could hear the distant clatter of dishes, footsteps crossing marble floors, someone calling out instructions down the hall.The estate had been chaos all week.Not the careless kind. The controlled, orchestrated kind that came with too many people trying to make one thing perfect.Abuelo’s oak jubilee.It had been planned like a state event. Meetings layered over meetings. Schedules revised, then revised again. Deliveries at all hours. Florists, caterers, decorators, security.At some point, I had stopped keeping track.And somehow, in the middle of it all, I’d still been dragged into back-to-back conference calls.I exhaled and pushed to my feet.
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Abigail’s POVI stood across the street from the café for a full minute before realizing I’d been staring at the same couple through the window the entire time.They were laughing about something, heads tipped together over a slice of cake, completely unaware that my life was currently paused like a buffering video.I dragged a hand down my face.This was ridiculous.It was just coffee.Just a conversation.Just the woman who left me when I was fifteen.No big deal.I glanced down at my shoes and immediately regretted it.There was something on the toe of my sneaker that I was ninety percent sure was puke. I tried to wipe it against the curb, which only smeared it in a way that somehow made it worse.Fantastic.I reached up to scratch my head and my fingers brushed against something sticky in my hair.I pulled my hand back slowly.Dried blood.I stared at my fingers.“Great,” I muttered under my breath.Typical.You ride the bus once in this city and suddenly you’re an unwilling spect
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Abigail’s POV “Just fucking kill me,” I muttered, squeezing my eyes shot and wishing he would grant my request.My hands were shaking. My entire body felt hollowed out, scraped clean and left trembling. Sweat clung to my skin, cooling too fast and making me shiver.Christian stayed crouched in fro
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Christian’s POV“Tell me I’m hallucinating,” Miles’ voice cut through the line the second I picked up. “Tell me you didn’t just leave Chicago when we were this close to closing the Harrington deal.”I stepped into the kitchen and shut the door halfway so it wouldn’t carry. Abigail had just drifted
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Abigail’s POVThe aspirin didn’t help.It had been two days since we returned from Cancun, and the headache still hadn’t loosened its grip. It had settled deeper, like it had unpacked and decided to stay.Now it came with a cold.The curtains were drawn tight, shutting out the afternoon. My apartme
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Abigail’s POVThe drive to the villa felt longer than it should have.I sat stiffly in the passenger seat, hands folded too neatly in my lap. My knees stayed pressed together like I was holding something in place.Christian drove with both hands on the wheel.He didn’t look at me.I didn’t look at
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