Chapter 58

It was late.

It was late and her neck was hurting from sitting still so long.

But she had to because she was waiting for Gabriel.

Draco had gone looking for Elliot. Confident that he would find him before Gabriel got back from where he went.

Grace had left after staying with her for a while.

Some men of his had come around the penthouse, warning Lori to keep the door shut.

She didn't have any problem with their instructions. She wasn't even in the mood to see anyone else but Gabriel.

It had been nearly six hours. She had eaten, bathed the baby and put her to bed but Gabriel was still not home.

She called his cell, no answer, but she had decided that even if it would take all night waiting then she would be awake all night.

The sky was beautiful in the night, the city lights looked lovely so she had placed her rocking chair in front of the view to watch.

Shortly after... she heard the click of the door.

Nobody else could get in but Gabriel, so she knew it was him.

She waited patiently for him to come to the room, but she heard him in the kitchen, the tap water running.

After what seemed to be moments later he finally opened the door to their room and then shortly the lights came on.

"You're still awake..."

He said as he looked at her and she nodded.

"I was waiting for you."

She said as she stood up from the bed and walked towards him.

She was wearing nothing but a flimsy nightgown, not by choice, since she hadn't done laundry in a while and it was all she had that was decent enough to wear to sleep.

Gabriel started shrugging off his shoes.

"Where were you?"

She asked and he sighed.

"You told me I could kill Asher if I wanted to... well... I needed to blow off some steam and I found the perfect outlet."

Lori froze.

He... he was out killing?!


"He's dead."

It came out as more of a question, so Gabriel nodded.

He stopped midway from removing his socks and looked up at her, a smile forming on his perfect face.

"Don't worry... I let him know that it was you."

Lori smiled, still in mild shock from his statement.

Asher. So he was really gone?

Just like that?

"If you want to see his body... that can be arranged..."

Lori shook her head, quickly refusing.

"No. I don't.."

Gabriel nodded and started taking off his watch to put on the nightstand.

"Thank you."

Lori sobbed as she threw her hands over his neck and hugged him.

Gabriel hugged her back, tightly.

She was all that he needed. All he ever wanted. For her, he would kill, kill and kill again.

"You don't have to thank me... I would gladly do it again.."

"It gave me a lot of satisfaction killing him... knowing that he would never even come close enough to hurt you again... it made me very happy."

He said as he stroked her hair.

Lori broke the hug and stared at Gabriel. He was perfect, so perfect and handsome that he made her heart swell. She couldn't look at him without something stirring in her... without him awakening the deepest parts of her that she had thought dead.

He made her feel so alive... she had never felt this way with anyone.

Not one.

No one came close and she feared that no one would ever come close.

And then.

It hit her.

Just like someone had threw a brick on her head.

She loved this man.

She was in love with him.

"What's wrong..."

Gabriel asked gently as he touched her face, pushing away strands of her hair and tucking it behind her ear.

Lori shook her head.

Eyes gleaming with unabashed tears.

"Nothing's wrong..."

"I've just never had someone kill for me before... or do anything so nice for me before..."

Gabriel smiled.

"I'll do it all over again if I need to."

She laughed.

"I would do the same for you too... just so you know.."

She stated and Gabriel nodded.

"You won't have to... but I appreciate the thought."

He pulled her to his lap and she sat comfortably on him, her hands still looped behind his neck, Gabriel's hands holding her waist.



She wanted to kiss him. She didn't understand how but she just felt the inexplicable need to kiss him.

Lori leaned and their lips connected.

Gabriel clutched her waist harder, trailing his hands down her hips. He urgently
pressed his lips against hers, passionately
possessing her with a hot and demanding
demeanor.

He licked her lips, wanting her to open them up, her hands dug into his disheveled hair, tugging him closer as they deepened their kiss.

Gently, he laid her on the bed, lying above her.

Letting go of her hair, his hands traveled
down her back. Lori bit back a moan.

He ran his fingers across the flimsy night robe and slipped his hands up the bare skin of her thigh. Lori didn't protest.


His hands moved higher, nearing her upper thigh and Lori froze remembering she was wearing only a plain white cotton pants. It was so ordinary and basic that the thought of it alone made her cheeks burn in embarrassment.

Gabriel noticed the change in her demeanor and he paused.

His hands fell to her waist.

"Do you want me to stop?"

He asked, his voice husky and raspy with lust, his eyes darkened.

"No. Don't stop."

She whispered as she pulled him closer.

"Good." He proceeded to kiss her senseless. But not so senseless that she couldn't feel how aroused he was under her.

The noticeable bulge in his pants was digging into her inner thigh and the thought of what it was alone made her even wetter with pleasure.

Lori started unbuttoning his shirt, eager to get him naked.

Gabriel broke the kiss and peeled the shirt away from his body, revealing a well toned body. Lori’s mouth went dry at the sight of him. She had seen him shirtless at least once or twice but she never got over how she felt whenever she saw him shirtless.

She ran her fingers across the smooth pane of his chest and Gabriel tugged at her night robe, save for the cotton panties, she wasn’t wearing a bra, an unusual bad habit. But she didn’t mind, for the first time she was going to show him all of herself, willingly.

She pulled the night robe over her head, exposing her body, the full aching breasts, flat tummy with the faint stretch marks and her c section marks, Lori suddenly felt the need to cover up. Her body had not been the same since she had a baby. It was a little different.

As she raised a hand to cover her breast Gabriel slowly stopped her.

“Hey. Hey… you’re perfect.”

He whispered as he gently pulled her hand away.

He kissed her lips, then her neck, her breasts and her stomach.

“You’re simply perfect.”

He murmured into her ear, nibbling gently.

Lori smiled, relaxing a bit.

Fervently, she reached for his pants and he assisted her in shrugging his trousers off, leaving only his boxers that had Lori gasping.

He was huge, she could see the outline of his dick from his boxers and she throbbed at the sight of him.

Gabriel, in turn reached for her panties and Lori assisted him in pulling it off, they were soaked wet and Gabriel could smell how heavy her arousal was.

It was intoxicating, so much that he couldn’t think straight.

He then took off his boxers and Lori shivered with delight, an overwhelming amount of pleasure washed through her as he pulled her into him for another kiss, their bodies, both bare, naked and touching.

Gabriel’s hand went down and slowly, he slipped a finger into her, Lori moaned loudly as she sunk her fingers into his bare back.

“This… this is going to hurt a bit..“

Gabriel whispered into her ear as he lowered his lips to her neck. Lori was knee deep in the throes of pleasure and didn’t notice Gabriel’s fangs was out and as gently as he could, he bit her.

His mate. She was his mate and he had just marked her.

Lori’s eyes widened when she realized what he was doing but she didn’t stop him. She couldn’t even concentrate on the pain when Gabriel’s finger was slipping in and out of her.


Her toes curled and her back arched but it seemed as if Gabriel was not done with her, in one split second, his finger was out of her and Gabriel filled her with himself.

The feeling… it was almost euphoric. It was as if a wave of pleasure had washed over her and when she looked at Gabriel, she could feel he was feeling the same thing.

She could see him. See and feel all of him.

His pleasure, her pleasure.

What he was feeling.

She could even hear the unspoken words that were in his mind and they were all saying one thing…

I love you.

Lori didn’t know if she had imagined it. Or dreamed it, but as her climax neared, she could hear her mind saying the same words back.

I love you.



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Emilia had woken them up. Her cries, they had startled Lori and Gabriel out of bed.

They had both been naked in bed. Lori wrapped her naked body with the sheets as she rushed out of the room.

She could remember the details of the night vividly. How could she forget?

She touched her neck and found the scarring from where Gabriel bit her.

It didn’t really hurt as much as she expected it to hurt.

He had been gentle.

“Good morning my little girl.”

She greeted as she picked up the baby from her cot.

“I’m here! I’m here!”

She said as she patted Emilia’s back, shushing her gently.

Gabriel walked in a few moments later, a bright smile on his face. At least he had put on something decent.

He was wearing a pair of boxers.

“Good morning mate.”

He said as he kissed the top of her head. Lori’s blushed furiously.

“Are you going to start calling me that?!”

She asked and he nodded.

“For the next few weeks yea.”

He said and she sighed.

“Fine. I’ll call you that too…”

“How did you sleep?”

He asked and she raised an eyebrow at him.

He knew exactly how she slept.

“You know.”

She said and he chuckled.

“Let me see your neck.”

He asked and she showed him. Apart from the bruising and fang marks, it looked okay.

“I hope it doesn’t hurt.”

He asked as he touched it tenderly and she shrugged.

“No. It doesn’t.”

“You should stay indoors for a few days.”

He said and Lori tilted her head.

“Why?”

Gabriel grimaced.

“We just mated. Trust me, any werewolf within a five mile radius would be able to smell it on you. It can get pretty embarrassing.”

Lori’s jaw dropped.

“Are you serious?!”

She asked and he nodded.

“Very. But don’t worry… it’ll only last a few days.”

He assured her as he kissed her lips.

Lori pulled him closer and the baby between them squirmed.

“I should go prepare her bottle.”

She said and Gabriel nodded.

“Okay. Give her to me… I’ll give her a bath.”

Lori nodded as she started walking out of the room, Gabriel pulled her back to him and kissed her again.

Lori grinned.

“I have to make the baby’s bottle…”

She said and he groaned.

“I know… I just can’t resist you… especially when you’re in those sheets and I know you’re naked in them.”

Lori sighed.

“Don’t worry. We’ll feed the baby first. Then we can get back to doing other things.”

“Okay?”

She asked and Gabriel nodded.

“Agreed.”


She decided to change into semi decent clothes first.

She found a pair of sweatshirts and matching sweatpants, even though she could already imagine Gabriel tearing it off of her in the next few minutes.

She noticed her phone beeping and went to get it.

It was a message from Elliot.

He had in fact sent her at least seven texts.

The recent one being urgent. Saying he was waiting for her at the building’s lobby and wanted to see her.

Alone.

Before he left for good.

Lori wondered what to do.

On one hand she was still very much angry about all he said to her face, but then, he must have been really angry to have said them and from his texts he sounded really sorry.

If she told Gabriel she was going to see Elliot he would throw a fit and have Draco come over and take Elliot.

She would just sneak downstairs and see him.

Just for a few minutes. And for the last time.

She sent Gabriel a quick text as soon as she was inside the elevator. Just so he would know where she was.

She had met one of his men along the way and told them she was just going to grab something at the lobby.

They looked at her weirdly. Probably because she looked like she just rolled out of bed. And partly because maybe, just maybe they could smell what transpired last night.


She couldn’t find Elliot in the lobby. She looked everywhere and she was about to angrily leave when someone tapped her shoulder.

“Lori?!”

He called and she nodded.

“Yes. Who are you?”

She asked suspiciously.

The man smiled, he looked vaguely familiar. She just couldn’t tell why he did.

“A friend of Elliot. He’s waiting for you outside. Unfortunately he can’t stay long cause he has a plane to catch so he’s in the car.”

The man said as he pointed to the exit.

Lori hesitated.

The man looked at his watch.

“Are you coming?”

He asked and she finally caved and nodded.

Outside the building, Lori decided to ask who she was going with before going any further.

“What’s your name? I know a few of Elliot’s friends and you don’t look familiar.”

The man smirked.

“Lyle. My name is Lyle.”

That was all she remembered before the darkness swallowed her.