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SIXTY NINE

Author: Ari's Quill
last update publish date: 2026-07-06 23:46:55

Gabriella's POV

I stood on the grass in the garden for a long time after Valentina walked away. The night air had a low temperature, and the coldness felt sharp against the skin of my arms and face, but I did not move my feet. I remained in that exact position and stared at the dark pathway where she had disappeared from my sight. My mind was filled with many difficult questions that I could not answer. I wondered who Valentina's sister was. I wondered what had happened to her in the past. I a
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  • One Night Stand With My Future Uncle In Law    SEVENTY TWO

    Gabriella's POV He raised his right hand high in the air, swung his arm, and slapped me across the left side of my face with his open palm. The hit made a loud, snapping sound. My neck twisted fast, and my head slammed to the right side against the pillows. Bright spots flashed in my eyes, and my vision went completely blurry. A loud, ringing sound filled both of my ears, making it hard to hear anything else in the room. My cheek felt hot and swollen."Get off of me!" I screamed again, but my voice sounded low and scraped."Shut your mouth!" he roared.He reached his fingers down to the fabric at the neck of my dress. He grabbed the material tightly and yanked his hand down with a fast, violent pull. The threads and fabric tore completely apart with a loud ripping sound. The front of my dress split open all the way down to my waist. I felt the cold air of the bedroom hit the bare skin of my chest, and I felt completely terrified.I began to move my legs wildly, kicking my knees upwar

  • One Night Stand With My Future Uncle In Law    SEVENTY ONE

    Gabriella's POV I stood up from the bed, walked silently across the carpeted floor, and stopped right in front of the door. I placed the palm of my right hand flat against the wood and rested my forehead against the cold surface."There is nothing for us to talk about, Davis," I said, keeping my voice loud and clear. "Go back downstairs and leave me alone.""We have a lot to talk about," he said. He slammed his open hand against the outside of the door. The wood shook hard against my forehead, and I pulled my head back fast. "You embarrassed me tonight. You did it in front of my mom, my dad, and everyone else at that memorial service. You made me look weak. You made me look like I have no control.""I didn't make you look like anything," I said, trying to keep my voice steady. "You did that to yourself when you grabbed my arm in front of all those people.""Don't play games with me," he said. He raised his fist and hit the middle of the door with a lot of force. The wooden frame made

  • One Night Stand With My Future Uncle In Law    SEVENTY

    Gabriella's POV "I am fine, Mom," I said."No, you are not," she said. She shook her head. She turned around in her seat to look at me. "Too many bad things happened to you these past few weeks. First the company, then Valentina, and now Davis. It is too much.""I know," I said. I looked out the window at the trees. "But I will be okay. I have to be."My father looked up. Our eyes met in the rearview mirror. He held the steering wheel tighter. "We will fix this, Gabriella. We will find a way to get you out of this deal. I will not let him force you to marry him.""How?" I asked. I leaned forward so he could hear me. "Davis will not stop. He wants to marry me so he can take our family business and money. He told me that. He will not change his mind just because we ask him nicely. He does not care about us.""We will find a way," my father said. His voice was hard. He pushed the gas pedal down. "We can use the law. We can use business rules. We have friends who can help."I did not ans

  • One Night Stand With My Future Uncle In Law    SIXTY NINE

    Gabriella's POVI stood on the grass in the garden for a long time after Valentina walked away. The night air had a low temperature, and the coldness felt sharp against the skin of my arms and face, but I did not move my feet. I remained in that exact position and stared at the dark pathway where she had disappeared from my sight. My mind was filled with many difficult questions that I could not answer. I wondered who Valentina's sister was. I wondered what had happened to her in the past. I also wondered why Kristen had looked so happy and satisfied when she spoke about that situation.I did not have any answers to these thoughts. But I understood one fact clearly. I was not going to discover the truth by remaining outside in the dark.I turned around, walked across the grass, and pushed open the heavy glass door to go back inside the building. The memorial service was still happening. The large room was filled with people standing in groups of three or four, talking to each other i

  • One Night Stand With My Future Uncle In Law    SIXTY EIGHT

    Gabriella's POV "Gabriella." Davis stepped directly toward me, his face tight. His voice was low, fast, and urgent. "You are making a massive scene in front of the board members. Please. Stop talking right now.""Why should I stop?" I asked him, staring back at him. "Because I am telling the absolute truth to their faces? Because I am saying out loud what every single person here is thinking in secret?"Davis reached out and grabbed my upper arm with his hand. His grip was incredibly tight, his fingers digging into my skin through the fabric of my black dress. "You are making a fatal mistake right now, Gabriella.""Let go of my arm immediately," I said, glaring at his fingers."Gabriella, listen to me—""I said let go of me, Davis."He slowly released his grip, dropping his hand back to his side. His face was bright red with embarrassment, and his jaw muscle was twitching violently. But he did not say another word to me in front of the guests.I turned my back on him, walked straight

  • One Night Stand With My Future Uncle In Law    SIXTY SEVEN

    Gabriella's POV We stepped out of our car and walked inside the front doors.The main foyer was completely packed with guests. People were standing around in tight clusters, talking to one another in low, hushed whispers. I recognized several of their faces from the grand family gathering that had occurred weeks ago. Others in the crowd were complete strangers to me. All of them looked exactly like they belonged to a wealthy corporate world that I did not understand at all.A uniformed servant appeared in front of us, offering refreshments from a silver tray. My mother took a glass of water. My father shook his head in refusal. Raphael stepped up right beside me, placing his hand firmly on my lower back."Stay very close to me," he whispered in my ear. "Do not wander off alone into the rooms.""I will not leave your side," I promised him.Suddenly, Davis appeared from the middle of the crowd. He was wearing a dark black suit, a white silk tie, and a very somber, sad expression on his

  • One Night Stand With My Future Uncle In Law    THIRTY NINE

    Gabriella POV "No." "If she is here to watch me—" "Then let her watch." He walked back across the room to me. He stopped close enough that I could feel the heat radiating from his body. It was a comforting contrast to the cold feeling Lucia had left behind. "You are not doing anything wrong, Gab

  • One Night Stand With My Future Uncle In Law    THIRTY SEVEN

    Gabriella's POVMy phone rang at seven thirty in the evening. I was still at my desk because the cycle four report had a section that did not make sense and Mariano had gone downstairs to deal with something in the security office. The executive floor was quiet. Mrs. Ava had left an hour ago. The l

  • One Night Stand With My Future Uncle In Law    THIRTY FOUR

    Gabriella's Pov He stayed there for a moment. His forehead dropped to my shoulder. His breathing was heavy against my back.Then he pulled out slowly and turned me over and pulled me against his chest.We lay there on the couch. The room was dark. His heart was beating against my cheek."Are you o

  • One Night Stand With My Future Uncle In Law    THIRTY THREE

    Gabriella's POVThe hospital elevator was slow. Mariano stood beside me with his hands in his pockets. We did not touch. We did not speak. The doors opened and we walked across the lobby and out into the night air.Vincent had the car waiting at the curb.Mariano opened the back door and I got in.

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