All Chapters of A One Night Stand That Felt Like Revenge: Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

Serene's Pov"Breathe, Serene. You need to breathe." Nola used that voice she always did when I was losing my grip, the one that was far too calm. She moved to stand directly in front of me, putting her hands on my shoulders as if she were my own private counselor. "In through your nose, out through your mouth. Come on, do it with me."I wanted to tell her that no amount of breathing would fix the possibility that I could be pregnant with a man's child I did not even know, but I was too far gone to fight about it. So I did as she said, pulling in deep lungfuls of air until my heart began to slow down to something closer to steady."Good," Nola said, nodding as if I were a child who had done well. "Now, tell me how long it has been.""About… two hours ago," I said, my voice low. I still felt unsteady."Two hours?" Nola's eyebrows lifted. "Serene, you have three whole days to take the morning-after pill, and it works best in the first day. You are going to be fine. First thing tomorrow,

Selene's PovMy heart seemed to stop completely when I saw the person in the back seat.Maxwell Arden? What was he doing here?More importantly, why was Kaelon behind the wheel? Did I get into the wrong car?What the fuck was happening!!!I began apologizing right away, my hands scrambling for the door handle. "I am so sorry, I believe I have entered the wrong vehicle…"A hand moved quickly and closed gently around my wrist. "Wait, where are you going?"I turned to look at the driver, but shock stole my voice. It was Kaelon’s face, Kaelon’s voice, Kaelon’s everything. Kaelon does not know who I am. He should not even be here. In front of my house!"You are Selene, correct? It is me, Gabriel."*Gabriel?**GABRIEL?!**This could not be real. This absolutely could not be real. The world was not this mean. There was no chance, absolutely no chance, that Gabriel, my blind date, was Kaelon Draven. The Kaelon Draven I had been dreaming about for months. The Kaelon Draven who was going to mar

Selene's PovAs we walked to the restaurant entrance, I felt stuck between Gabriel’s nervous energy and Maxwell’s unbearable confidence. Gabriel kept looking at me with worry, clearly afraid I might break down again. Maxwell, on the other hand, walked like he was at his own royal ceremony.*Why was he even here? What kind of person demands to watch their friend’s date? And what kind of friend says yes to that?*The hostess welcomed us warmly, though I saw her look twice when she noticed Maxwell. It seemed his pride was obvious even to people who did not know him."Table for three?" she asked, picking up menus."Actually," Gabriel said quickly, "could we get a table for two? My friend here is just… joining us for a little while."Maxwell raised one eyebrow. "I am staying for dinner, Gabriel. We talked about this.""We talked about you giving us room," Gabriel replied, his voice becoming firm. "This is supposed to be a date, remember?"The hostess looked back and forth between them, cle

Serene's POVMaxwell materialized at our table like a storm cloud, his phone clutched in his hand and a look on his face more severe than any he had worn all night. Gabriel did not release my hand, but his expression turned to one of pure annoyance. “What is the problem, Max? Our food just arrived.”“Mitchell is not eating,” Maxwell declared, as if this explained everything.Gabriel just stared at him. “Who the hell is Mitchell?”“My cat!” Maxwell’s voice climbed with clear panic. “My housekeeper just called. She said Mitchell has been sitting by her bowl for three full hours and will not touch her food. The only time she refuses to eat is when I am not home. She needs me.”I looked at Maxwell, completely stunned. *He is cutting our date short because his cat will not eat without him? What kind of person does that…*“Max, just take a car service home,” Gabriel said, the strain evident in his voice. “Serene and I are not finished.”Maxwell pulled back as if Gabriel had insulted him dee

“You are not losing your mind,” I whispered, all my resistance falling away. “I feel it, too.”At this point, I knew I was going crazy. Am I so lonely that the first guy to pay me attention turns me on like this?Gabriel’s grin was wild. “Good. Because I am already planning our second date, and it will be somewhere very, very private.”“Oh really? What are you thinking?”“My apartment,” he said without a pause. “I will cook for you. Something that takes a long time to make, so we have plenty of time to… talk.”The way he said ‘talk’ made it perfectly clear that talking would not be the main activity.“That sounds,” I struggled to find a word that did not make me sound completely eager, “interesting.”“Interesting?” Gabriel laughed, and the sound was pure sin. “Baby, if our second date is just ‘interesting,’ then I am doing something very wrong.”The pet name made my face grow warm. “Did you just call me baby?”“Would you like sweetheart? Beautiful? Or maybe…” He leaned so close his li