All Chapters of Off-Limits Puck: Daddy's Best Friend is my Ruin: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

MELANIEI turned my phone back off the second I saw Reynold’s message. I couldn’t deal with his shit right now. Eva was probably going crazy trying to reach me, but I also wasn’t ready to face her disappointment or the lecture I knew was coming.I showered quickly, letting the hot water hit my skin, then dried off and crawled naked under the covers. I just wanted to sleep—to forget everything.But the second my eyes closed, my mind betrayed me.It was on the one person I desperately didn't want to think about. GavinSex with him had turned out to be so magical. His touch had felt like electricity surging through my veins, impossible to forget. But that memory was instantly replaced by a stupid ache in my chest at the mental picture of him with Cassandra, his hands, his mouth, all on her. I groaned, burying my face in the pillow, but I knew sleep was a lost cause because the memory of how his cock had felt so heavenly inside me filled my mind. I couldn't stop thinking about the way

MELANIEI knew I shouldn't be here the moment I stepped into the room.Whispers of Eden wasn’t the kind of place good girls went to forget their problems; it was the kind of place where girls like me came to burn our old lives to the ground. The underground club was loud, dim, and smelled like sex, perfume, and expensive liquor. In every dark corner, bodies moved together, grinding, groping, touching, and losing themselves.Perfect. That was exactly what I wanted tonight. To disappear. To forget Gavin’s beautiful, guilty eyes. To erase the memory of Cassandra’s annoying smile as she announced she was pregnant with his baby. To drown out my father’s cold voice telling me to go back to the man who had tried to rape me.Just for one night, I wanted to stop feeling like the invisible, broken girl no one ever chose.A lanky blond guy near the entrance spotted me and flashed a sleazy grin. “Goddamn, baby. You look so fucking hot. Let me buy you a drink.”I gave him a bored, flat look. “Pa

GAVINThe briefing room at Federal Intelligence Unit headquarters smelled like the lingering scent of coffee from a pot in the corner, and the faint scent of industrial cleaner, as Dalton Wealth’s polished face stared back at me from the large screen. Forty-six years old, charming smile, black hair. and sharp grey eyes that concealed a criminal. The man I’d called my best friend for years.I sat at the head of the table, jaw clenched, while Joe Walker, my closest friend on the team, and Sarah Kline, our sharpest analyst, went over the latest intel.‘Operation Black Ice’ had been running for years. We’d suspected Dalton was laundering money for the Rossi crime family through his political campaigns. What started as small donations when he served in the House of Representatives had turned into something much bigger now that he was running for the Senate.I had gone undercover years ago, inserting myself into Dalton’s life right as his political career took off. We became best friends

MELANIEThe next day, I dressed like I was going to war.I picked one of the craziest black dresses I owned, the one with the high slit that showed off my thighs every time I moved, and a plunging neckline that put my cleavage on full display. I let my red-tipped black hair fall in wild waves, painted my lips blood-red, and slipped on strappy heels that made my legs look illegally long.I was going to make Gavin Thorne feel every single thing he did to me.Eva spotted me the second I stepped into the school’s parking lot and let out a loud whistle. “Jesus, Mel. Who are you trying to kill today?”“What do you mean?” I smirked, locking the car, pretending I didn't know what she was talking about.“You look fucking edible, like you’re trying to make someone lose their mind.”My lips tugged into a wide smile. At least my effort didn't go unnoticed. “Don't I look hot on a normal day?” I laughed. “You know what I mean,” she said, linking her arm with mine as we walked. “You’re always hot,

MELANIE“Jesus Christ… Mel?”Eva stood frozen in the doorway, her gaze moving from my flushed face down to my hand still wrapped around Gavin’s leaking cock. Her mouth hung open in total shock.“Shit!” she screamed, her face turning red. “I… I’ll wait outside!” She slammed the door so hard the sound echoed through the office.“Damn it. This cannot be happening,” Gavin muttered angrily, quickly pulling up his boxers and pants to cover his cock that had gone completely soft in seconds. I quickly stood up from the floor, my knees aching, bones cracking from being on my knees for too long. “I’ll handle it,” I tried to reassure him, wiping my mouth with the back of my hand. “I’ll handle her. Okay?”“This is a fucking nightmare,” he growled, his hands clenching and unclenching at his sides. I was about to leave when he suddenly caught my arm; his grip was firm, almost desperate. For a moment, he just looked at me with eyes dark with guilt, anger, and something deeper. Then he grabbed a w