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A light knock sounded at the dining room door. I instinctively lifted my face, while Gabriel remained calm, as if he already knew who it was even before the door opened.Marcus entered in a neat dark suit, his expression almost never changing. His face was cold, his eyes sharp, and his movements always measured. If Gabriel was the center of command, then Marcus was the shadow that stayed one step behind him, calm, loyal, and lethal if necessary.Marcus’s gaze immediately swept across the room. The dining table, the nearly empty plates, our seating positions. For a moment, very briefly, his eyes stopped on me before shifting to my left hand, to the diamond ring.“Just for a moment,” Marcus said flatly, looking at Gabriel.Gabriel nodded slightly. “What is it?”“You are scheduled for a meeting with overseas investors after this. They arrived earlier than planned.”Gabriel glanced at the watch on his wrist. “Ten minutes?”“More or less.”“All right. I’ll go to the bathroom for a moment,”

I stepped forward, just one step. Now we were standing so close that I could clearly see the impatient glint in her eyes, smell the scent of her expensive and cold perfume, and catch the subtle change in her jaw as it tightened.I did not lower my head and instead looked straight into her eyes.“One thing, I am not leaving just because you showed up again.”Selly did not answer right away. I could clearly see that it annoyed her. I recognized that expression, I had seen it before.“I am not telling you to leave,” she said coldly.“But you are trying to make me doubt, which is the same thing,” I replied.She laughed softly, low, almost mocking. “You are still the same. Still do not know your place.”“My place is here,” I answered.Selly straightened her back, clearly not liking my confidence.“Are you really sure about what you said?” she asked.“Yes.”“Too sure for someone who has not even been announced,” she replied sharply.“I do not need an announcement to know what I chose,” I sa

The next day.I chose to go to campus with Gabriel. Marcus was already waiting in the black SUV they usually used. He nodded at me, his usually relaxed face looking more alert. Gabriel must have told him about the Selly incident.“Everything all right?” Marcus asked as we approached, his sharp eyes scanning the underground apartment parking area.“It should be,” I replied, trying to smile.Gabriel simply patted Marcus’s shoulder, a silent signal that meant “stay alert.”We walked toward the car. Our footsteps echoed in the quiet concrete space. I was almost at the passenger door when my attention caught a silhouette leaning casually against a silver sports sedan parked a few slots away.Selly.She stood there as if she were simply enjoying the morning. But her position was strategic, right on the path we had to take to leave. She wore a white suit that was far too perfect for casually standing in a parking area, her thin smile already prepared like a weapon.“Unbelievable,” I muttered

We sat in a quiet corner of a luxurious restaurant, surrounded by the privacy of tall ornamental plants and wooden partitions. The dim lighting danced across the marble tabletop, reflecting faintly off crystal glasses filled with water.I pushed around the remains of my salad on the plate, my appetite completely gone. He was busy with his tablet, his brows slightly furrowed as he read something. His long, well groomed fingers tapped the screen with quick, decisive movements. In silence, I watched his face, the sharp line of his jaw, the straight bridge of his nose, his thick black brows now drawn together in concentration, and his lips, which I remembered so clearly from how they kissed me last night.Without realizing it, my lips curved into a small smile. The contrast was striking. His immense power and authority, set against the reality that he could sit here, so focused on me, protecting me, even dealing with the leftover salad I could not finish simply because he knew it was my f

It was already late at night. Gabriel’s luxurious apartment felt overwhelmingly silent and vast, echoing every step of my bare feet against the marble floor. The clock on the living room wall showed a little past eleven. Gabriel still had not come home. His last message said the meeting was running late and told me not to wait for him. But the energy from the afternoon, from the freedom of shopping and champagne, was still pulsing warmly through my veins.I took a warm shower, trying to wash away the remnants of tension and the silence that was beginning to creep in. When I stepped out, my eyes fell on the shopping bag from the luxury lingerie boutique. The champagne gold dress was already hanging neatly, but there had been one other impulsive purchase. A deep red silk lingerie set, almost the color of wine-dark blood, with delicate lace and a design that was seductive yet elegant.My heart fluttered slightly, but a mischievous smile spread across my lips. Why not? A quiet night, a lo