LOGIN“Odelia, I said no.” I growled glaring daggers at her and tossing the dress away. “And I said, you are going out tonight whether you like it or not.” She glared back throwing another dress at me. “I don’t care if I have to drag you by the hair or lashes, you are going out with me tonight.” “I’m not really in the mood for anything.” I sighed giving her a tired look all the energy left in me depleted from going back and forth with her. “Gemma, stop.” Odelia threw the rest of the dress on the bed and turned to face me, hands on her hips. “You’ve been holed up in this house for weeks. You need to get out, have a change of scenery. Trust me, a night in a club will do wonders.” “Can a night at the club make Levi want me-” “Jesus, will you quit it with that asshole!” She snapped. “He’s not the only guy with a dick in the world.” “I know-”
The sound of my closet door swinging open broke the silence again as Odelia walked in, holding up a number of dresses in one hand, her expression one of determination. “Odelia, I said no.” I growled glaring daggers at her and tossing the dress away. “And I said, you are going out tonight whether you like it or not.” She glared back throwing another dress at me. “I don’t care if I have to drag you by the hair or lashes, you are going out with me tonight.” “I’m not really in the mood for anything.” I sighed giving her a tired look all the energy left in me depleted from going back and forth with her. “Gemma, stop.” Odelia threw the rest of the dress on the bed and turned to face me, hands on her hips. “You’ve been holed up in this house for weeks. You need to get out, have a change of scenery. Trust me, a night in a club will do wonders.” “Can a night at the club make Levi want me-” “Jesus, will you quit it with that asshole!” She snapped. “He’s not the only guy with a dick in th
We pulled into the driveway just after midnight. And the moment Levi killed the engine, I flung the car door open and stepped out without waiting for him to say a word. The cool night air bit at my skin, but I didn’t care—I just wanted to be out of that car. Away from him. Away from his silence and that wall he always threw up the second things got too real. I stormed through the front door and straight up the stairs, skipping two steps at a time. My fingers were trembling as I shoved my bedroom door open, then slammed it behind me and locked it with a loud click. “That fucking asshole,” I snapped my heart hurting from how his actions, he should have just left me at the club to drink away my heartbreak, not mend my heart only for him to tear it into even more pieces than before. “Asshole!” I yelled grabbing the nearest throw pillow and hurled it across the room. It bounced off my vanity and knocked over a bottle of perfume, but
It’d been a month now since I finally stopped chasing after someone who didn’t want to be caught and for the first time in weeks, I was starting to feel okay. I poured myself into anything I could just to keep myself busy—journaling, sketching again, even volunteering at the local shelter on weekends. I was breathing again, and smiling genuinely. “Want to take a walk with me?” I asked Odelia over the phone as I grabbed my bag and coat before heading out of the house. “No thank you, I’m binge watching New Yorks Finest Bachelors.” She declined. “Come watch with me, Rafael refused to watch with me.” “I’ll stop by after my walk.” I answered getting into the car and mumbling a small thank you my drive before he closed the door. “No, no, we can go for your walk after, only a few episodes are remaining.” She whined. “Promise?” “Cross my heart, hope to die.” She swore and I imaged
Auto Saved Word Count 212771/70~Levi~The days had been moving painfully slow since the last conversation I had with Gemma. I wanted to check up on her, and see if she was alright, but I couldn’t, the last thing I wanted was for her to assume I was encouraging her idea.I was currently sitting in a meeting with Valentino and 2 other men, half-listening to them run through a list of people we were supposed to meet and shipments we were receiving next week, the meeting was very important, but somehow I didn’t care—hell I couldn’t get myself to care about anything aside from Gemma Laurent,Even without her doing anything, she was at the center of my thoughts, and I hated it.Half way through the meeting, my phone rang for the 4th time and like I’d been doing each time it rang, I declined without a second thought, I didn’t have the energy to listen to Madeline complain about her father like she did every time they had an argument.Minutes after declining the call, my phone buzzed this
My brain was in a haze, everything stopped moving for a long minute at the sight of the man that first ruined me and broke my heart 11 years ago, he turned me into the woman I am now. “Maddalena.” His rough yet smooth baritone voice reached my ears sending shivers down my spine. “Get out.” I spat using all the energy left in me to keep my emotions on a leash. Lennox, Delphine and Sloane stood there silently watching the entire scene unfold. “You and need to talk.” He retorted arrogant as ever. I guess that was never going to change about him. “I have nothing to say to you.” I bit out. “I disagree.” He responded stepping further into the room before turning to everyone else in the room. “Give us the room.” The 4 words rolled off his tongue with so much authority that Delphine and Sloane wasted no time to carry out the instruction. In seconds they were out the door leaving me between the two men. “I said give us the room.” Axel stated the muscles in his jaw twitching ever so sli
It’d been hours since I run away but the memory of the phantom pressure of Lucas’ fingers against my throat was still etched into my skin. I sat on the edge of the plush bed in Marcus’s house, my hands trembling so violently that the tea in the china cup rattled against the sauc
The click of my stilettos against the polished marble floor sounded like gunfire in the silent corridor. I kept my chin high, my spine a rigid line of defiance, and my gaze fixed forward. I didn’t look at the employees who paused their conversations to stare, nor did I acknowledge the whispers that
The TV was on, low volume, just noise filling the room. I wasn’t really watching or listening, I just lay on the couch of the studio apartment I had been secretly paying for behind everyone’s back, it was the only thing I had to my name, and I’d felt so guilty each time I removed a small portion of
My pulse thundered under my skin matching the rhythm of the loud music playing. I hadn’t done this in forever, hell even when I was still single and free, I’d only danced against strangers twice in my life, and even then it felt wrong, but for some reason dancing against this tall handsome British







