All Chapters of Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin: Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

GAVIN “Mrs. Wealth… Lydia, why don’t we go inside and sit down for a proper conversation?”She was already shaking her head. “I didn’t come here to stay long—”“Please,” I said to her, hoping for a listening ear. “Just give me a few minutes.”She studied my face for several seconds, then gave a short nod. “Ten minutes.”“That’s enough.” I stepped onto the porch, unlocked the door, and held it open for her.She walked in and sat on the edge of the couch, looking far less at ease than she had the last time she was here with Melanie. I set my work bag down, took the chair across from her, and drew a slow breath.Looking at her brought back the exact moment I decided to start searching for her. It had been two years ago, at Dalton’s house. He and Melanie were at it with each other. They were always at each other's throats. Melanie had shouted that she hated him. Then, right before she stormed upstairs in tears, she said she wished her mother was still around, that her mother would have

MELANIE Silvio walked into the house like he owned the place, which he indirectly did. Eva’s name might have been on the papers, but this house existed because of him.“Why all the screaming this early?” He asked, looking between Derek and me, with his gaze settling on Derek. A casual smile touched his lips as he extended a hand. “You must be Derek. Eva’s brother.” Derek was obviously angry. His chest was still rising and falling hard under his jersey. He stared at the offered hand but didn’t take it. Instead, he squared his shoulders, trying to look bigger than he was, like he wanted to intimidate Silvio, which almost made me laugh. Emphasis on almost, because it was definitely not a laughing matter. “Who the hell are you?” Derek asked, even though the answer was already clear.Silvio didn’t seem bothered by the hostility. He stepped over to Eva, slid an arm around her waist, and pulled her gently against his side. Derek’s nostrils flared at the action, and Eva shifted uncomfortab

GAVIN I froze. That was the last thing I expected to hear. Ever. Especially from Tony, the loudest mouth on the team. I looked around at the confused expressions on the other players' faces, and I knew I had to act fast.Before I could speak, Derek shoved Tony hard enough that he almost lost his balance.“What the hell is wrong with you?” Derek snapped. “Why do you always say shit you shouldn’t?”“I was just asking—”“Shut up.”Tony muttered something under his breath and rubbed his shoulder. That small exchange told me everything. They knew. Tony and Derek both knew about Melanie and me.I had thought only Reynold was aware, and I trusted him to keep quiet after our talk in my office. Clearly I had been wrong.“Tony.”The room went still again. Every pair of eyes turned toward me, but my gaze remained only on him. “Yes, coach?” he shifted his weight nervously from one foot to the other, looking uneasy.“Care to repeat what you just said?”I let my voice drop into the cold, hard t

MELANIEGavin leaned down and kissed me again; it was slower this time, more sensual. His mouth moved against mine as if he had all night and intended to savor every single second. I arched up into him, my fingers sliding over the warm skin of his shoulders and down the taut muscle of his back. When he finally pulled back, both of us were breathing heavily.“I want to see all of you,” he murmured.I nodded and sat up.He reached for the zipper of my gown and pulled it down with deliberate care. The dress loosened as he eased it off my shoulders, then lower, until it pooled around my waist. I lifted my hips so he could slide it the rest of the way off and drop it to the floor. Cool air touched my skin, and I was left in only my bra and panties.His gaze traveled over me, slow and hungry. “Mel, you’re so damn beautiful.”He kissed me again while his hands moved to the hook of my bra. The moment it came undone, he pulled the straps down my arms and tossed it aside. He made a low sound in

MELANIEI knew I was breathing fast now, but I couldn't control it. My chest was rising and falling under the duvet as I gripped the phone tight in my hands.What the hell was going on? Why was his wife pretending to be dead when she was clearly alive… and Gavin had no idea?“Melanie?” he called out to me, obviously acting like a lunatic staring at the picture of his supposed dead wife.I dropped the phone on the bed like it was on fire and scrambled out of the bed. My hands shook as I grabbed my panties and bra from the floor."Mel, what’s going on?” He sat up, a confused frown deep on his face as he watched me struggle with my underwear.“I… I didn’t tell my mom I’d be this late,” I lied, keeping my eyes anywhere but on him while I pulled the gown over my head.“No!”The single word stopped me. I looked up, my hands still behind my back, trying to work the zipper.“That’s not what this is,” he said quietly.“What?”“Something’s wrong. Talk to me.” He searched my face. The concern th