บททั้งหมดของ The Gentleman Biker: บทที่ 91 - บทที่ 100

I didn’t go down to breakfast since Mace was in the habit of bringing trays to the office when we were hard at work. I knew putting some distance between us after what I’d said would give her time to think and hopefully get her shit together.I’ve never been one to talk more than was necessary, never had to do more than give an order and have it followed, and I’m not about to start now with her. If this doesn’t get my point across, I don’t know what will, but I know if she’s as bothered by my indifference as I expect her to be, this would be the last time. I was getting the hang of this relationship thing slowly but surely, and I hadn’t needed anyone’s guidance this time to come up with the right thing to do. Plus, this punishment won’t make me suffer along with her like the last one had.“So, how much does your girl know?” That was Lyon’s greeting when I walked in. There’s a lot to be said about his work ethic; he’s usually the first one here in the morning. Then again, maybe that’s

I’m completely out of my depth here. She’s not making a sound, but I can feel her pain in the way her body still shakes, in the way she’s trying to hold herself away from me even though we’re so close, and I know if I could see her face that there’d be tears in her eyes. My words didn’t seem to be having much effect on her, so I just sat there and held her until I felt the tension leave her body.“Are you ready to listen to me now?” She jumped up like her ass was on fire and gave me a start.“It’s time for breakfast, Bella’s hungry.” She walked away and out of the room before I could even get up from off the floor.“What the hell was that?”I started to go after her but got waylaid in the hallway by Emma and Nikki, who I had yet to greet. It had been months since I’d seen my sister’s best friend since my sister had been away on assignment when I was last home. I didn’t have time now either, but there was no point in being rude.“Hello Nikki, how are you? Listen…” I started to excuse my

I wanted to hang back to hear what Gabriel said to Chantal, but there was nowhere to hide and eavesdrop, so I made my way up to her room and paced back and forth with worry, biting my nails down to the quick the way Gabriel hates. I felt small and inadequate, inferior even, and that’s not a feeling I deal with very well. I’ve had years of imagining ways of fighting back, it’s all I could do as a young child under Sam’s fists, and then as a teen with no way of escaping, my imagination ran wild. But now that I’m free of Sam, there seems to be something else holding me in its grip, a new fear that I have no experience with.It's good that Chantal is still here. I’d been surprised to see her walk into the kitchen, but I didn’t say anything then because my mind was already preoccupied with the two newcomers at the table. I was still reeling from what I’d seen and not ready to face the feelings it had wrought; that’s why I’d run away from Gabriel and his explanations.My heart still hurt ev

I wonder where he went and why I felt so restless when he was out of my sight. Chantal and I had shut ourselves away in her room, but I was feeling closed in and out of sorts; plus, Bella needed to go outside for her morning romp in the little patch of grass in the yard. I was hiding from Emma and Nikki because I didn’t want another run-in with either of them.I’ve never been in this kind of situation before, one where I wanted to run as far and as fast as I could while still longing to be here. This was nothing like home, and still, there were too many similarities to ignore. Home, I always wanted to escape, but there was mom to worry about, and that had held me back.Now it’s my feelings for Gabriel that are holding me hostage, while at the same time, they’re the reason for my angst. I hate this feeling of having lost without even trying, of having given up without putting up much of a fight, like I’d already accepted defeat.I don’t know the first thing about competing for someone’s

I heard Gabriel’s voice outside in the hallway and jumped up from the bed to run to him in my excitement, forgetting everything that had happened in the morning. I made it as far as the doorway when I looked down the hallway and saw Nikki enter the office behind him. I stood there waiting, but when he didn’t kick her back out immediately, my hackles rose, and it was all I could do not to rush in there and let him have it. I gripped and clenched my hands into fists and fought back stupid tears. I knew I was being childish, but I couldn’t help it.It hurt more than it should have that he’d let her in while keeping me out. I stormed back into the room where Chantal was preoccupied watching TikTok videos on her phone. I guess the way I threw myself down on the bed next to her was enough to shake her out of her stupor. Those damn things are addictive. You can waste a whole day and not know it watching the stupidity.“What’s eating you now? Did you have another run-in with that Nikki twit?