All Chapters of Alpha Daddy, My Se(X)cret Desire: Chapter 31 - Chapter 33

The door locked with a soft 'click'. I was still sitting on the sofa, the shame from the incident with Riana fresh in my mind.Gabriel didn't look at me immediately. He walked to his desk and placed his phone down."Gabriel?" I said.He turned. His face was no longer the cold CEO's mask. It was the face of a roused Alpha. Without a word, his hand went to his tie, loosening it with a single fluid motion and tossing it onto a chair. Then, his deft fingers began undoing the buttons of his shirt, one by one, revealing the defined lines of his abdomen and a chest marked with old scars.I gaped, my heart pounding in my throat. "What are you doing?"He didn't answer. He just advanced, his steps silent and menacing like a predator's. The late afternoon light streaming from the window behind him cast a large, dominating silhouette that filled the room."Gabriel, please..." I pleaded, scooting back until my back pressed against the soft cushions of the sofa. "Not... not here."He finally stoppe

The ride back to Gabriel's apartment was thick with silence. It wasn't a comfortable silence, but one vibrating with what had transpired in the office and the weight of the performance we were to put on tomorrow. I sat beside him, my fingers unconsciously stroking the silk scarf around my neck, feeling the smooth texture that hid our secret. Gabriel glanced at me occasionally, his gaze heavy and contemplative, before returning his focus to the headlit road.Once the car stopped in the apartment's basement, he got out swiftly, coming around to open my door. A gesture of courtesy that felt automatic, yet his hand quickly found the small of my back as I stood, a brief touch laden with meaning before we walked to the elevator.The door to his apartment opened with a quiet beep. The moment we were inside and the door locked, a nearly inaudible sigh of relief escaped Gabriel's lips. He tossed his keys into a silver tray near the door, the sound echoing in the quiet space."Finally," he murm