All Chapters of Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

MELANIEI slammed my car door shut and gripped the steering wheel so hard the veins on my hands popped out. My chest felt tight, like someone had wrapped a rope around it and kept tightening it with every breath. I started the engine and pulled out of Gavin’s driveway without looking back. I couldn’t. If I did, I might turn around and run straight back to him like the idiot I apparently was.The road in front of me kept blurring. I wiped my eyes with the back of my hand again and again, but the tears wouldn’t stop coming. Everything kept playing on repeat in my head: every conversation, every touch, every moment since I first met him. He had always seemed so genuine. So normal. How had I missed all the signs?How could I have been so stupid?I had no idea where I was even driving. I had told Vivian I wouldn’t be home tonight, but there was nowhere else to go. Eva was still upset with me. Derek was completely out of the question. And Reynold… that bastard was the last person I wanted

GAVINI don’t know how long I sat on the edge of the bed staring into space after Melanie left. It could have been minutes or hours. Time didn’t seem to matter anymore.The room still carried her scent. The sheets were rumpled from where we had been tangled together just a short while ago. The towel she used was still on the floor. Everywhere I looked reminded me of what I had just lost.Damn it.It was obvious the universe really didn’t want us together, because how on earth could things turn upside down so fast?I stood up, so many thoughts raging through my mind, but the loudest among them was a single truth: this needed to end. The mission had to wrap up. I refused to let it cost me, Melanie. She had become the most important person in my life, and I refused to lose her. I walked into the bathroom and looked at the mess we had made. Water covered the floor, and our clothes were soaked. It took me more than thirty minutes to clean everything up. The physical work helped a little,

MELANIEMy father opened his mouth to respond when the front door suddenly opened, and Reynold walked in. He stopped in the doorway, his hand still on the knob, and stared at the scene in front of him. I was still sitting on the floor, my hair a mess, my clothes rumpled, looking like I had just finished a wrestling match, which, in a way, I had.“Uhm… I’m sorry to intrude,” he said slowly, like he was debating whether to turn around and leave. His eyes darted from me to my father to Cassandra, who was still coughing dramatically.“Reynold,” Dalton beamed, his voice shifting into that smooth politician tone I hated so much. “You aren’t intruding. In fact, you came at the perfect time.” He glanced at me, and I narrowed my eyes at him. What game was he playing now? “I think you should take Melanie out. She needs to cool down.”Reynold’s gaze landed on me again. He rushed to my side as I pushed myself to my feet, brushing dust off my clothes.“I don’t need to go anywhere to cool down,” I

GAVINThe next morning, I was still replaying everything Silvio had said. My head was a mess. I hadn’t slept much, and the little sleep I did get was filled with nightmares of Melanie walking away from me forever.I pulled out of my driveway and headed toward the office. Joe was already waiting at our usual spot. He slid into the passenger seat with his usual grin, the strong smell of his black coffee filling the car.“Morning, boss. You look like shit. Rough night?”“You have no idea,” I muttered, pulling back onto the road. I didn’t tell him about meeting Silvio. He would lose his mind if he knew I had gone alone. Joe was always the cautious one, and I was running on pure desperation right now.We drove in comfortable silence for a few minutes. The low hum of the engine and the occasional honk from other cars filled the car before Joe started updating me on the latest from the Director. But I was only half listening; my mind was still stuck on Melanie’s face when she walked out of m

MELANIE“Hey, where are you taking her?” Derek tried to step in as Eva dragged me out of the classroom, but she wasn’t having it. “It’s an emergency, Derek.” She gave him a sharp look, and he stepped aside, letting her pull me away.“What the hell, Eva?” I yanked my arm free from her grip. Her nails had left marks on my skin. I rubbed the sore spot while glaring at her. We were now standing in the busy hallway surrounded by other students.“What’s going on?” I asked, frowning at how panicked she looked. Then it hit me. My eyes widened, and I stepped closer. “Are you in danger? Is Silvio threatening you?”She stared at me like I had lost my mind. “Come on, it’s more serious than that.” She reached for my wrist again, but her grip was gentler this time.I let her pull me along, but my mind was racing. What could be more serious than threats? Had he tried to kidnap her? Or hurt her and she barely got away?“Mel, I know your brain is making up some really crazy shit right now,” she said,