Chapter 52

I'm currently mentally berating Gabriel for suggesting that we bring Linda along since that was the dumbest idea ever. Since we entered this godforsaken store, she has called out "Amanda" a hundred times. "Why are you examining sweaters" Because I've suddenly grown to detest undergarments. She drags me down to the underwear area as I respond, embracing the two items of clothes to my chest. "I need sweaters to keep me calm. "Buy some underwear! Gabriel will be following you around like a lost dog. I yank the exposing, lace clothes back into her grip. "I'm good,"
"Okay, Linda, I didn't need that picture in my brain. Ew." Before heading to the beauty department, Valeria shudders in horror. When I try to flee by starting to follow her, the bottom of my shirt pulls me back and drags me further into hell. I ended up having to buy minimum six brand new pairs, and Linda makes friends with a grouchy employee who sneers at me whenever I refuse to buy something. I sigh as my stomach grumbles as I leave the store and deliver the items to another one of my guards. When both females nod in agreement, I grin and ask, "Food court?"
As Linda places our order, Valeria and I fight to locate a seat in the crowded establishment. I exhale with relief and dash across to one, hurling myself into the table before anybody else can. I watch as the guards go into the darkness. I must admit that they are good. However, having them near is still unsettling. If I would not want to put myself in risk, I guess I'll simply have to put up with it. A few minutes later, Linda comes back with our lunch, and I am not ashamed to admit that I literally gobble everything as if I had been starving for days.
"What do you think Gabriel's response will be when he sees the gift you gave him?" I point my fork at her as I stared up to her in perplexity. "Why do you say that? Anything I offer him now will be better than anything else I've given to him, trust me." Valeria chuckles mischievously as Linda just rolls her eyes in response and downs a gulp of her smoothie. We eventually finished and left the mall after some time. I inform the chauffeur to drop Linda off on the way back as we get in the car and start to open the plastic bag full of candy that is sitting on my lap, only to sigh when Linda grabs it from me.
She gives me a little portion of the delicious pleasure and says firmly, "You are not becoming hyper today." I mutter and wag my tongue at Valeria, who stuffs all the candies I got inside her mouth before grinning wickedly at me.

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I enter the pack house and mistakenly cause the entrance to the comfortable office to smash into the walls with a loud thwack, which I ignore. I exclaim, "Gabriel!" with excitement. I've got something fantastic for us. He turns his head away off his laptop and reclines in his seat. Ryan is still seated upon one of the couches, a smaller stack of papers on the table next to him. Before Gabriel sighs, both guys nervously eye the huge bags I'm holding.
''What did you get, mea lux?'' (My light.)
I grin as I approach his desk and set the bags just on chair. I instruct him to cover his face, observe his compliance, and then position a huge toy wolf across from him. I told Gabriel to open up his eyes and stifle Ryan's laughter as I jump up and down in excitement. His emerald eyes open, fixating on the creature before turning to face me. He snatches it up while grinning heartily. "How about it? At the carnival, I won it! Normally they don't have wolves, so I really can not believe they did! You informed me that you were visiting a mall.
"I chased after. But look," I say, pulling out the white plush unicorn I acquired for myself and smashing it on the wolf's desk. "I have this too!" Ryan is now on the ground and gripping his stomach as I turned around to scowl at him. I start sifting through my bag while grinning as I consider the other prizes I have earned. I pulled out the orange monkey and extend it to him, saying, "I've got another for you too!" Sorry, I was unable to obtain the pink one. Gabriel is the next to laugh out loud at this point. Once Ryan has the animal, I move back as he lifts his head up with laughter. Orange monkeys are indeed the shit, not at all. I appreciate it, Amanda.
I stroll back to the desk, get my unicorn, and then round the table to take a seat on Gabriel's lap while beaming with pride. Did you enjoy yourself? When Ryan completes the papers and steps away, he nods to Ryan as he whispers in my ear and draws us closer to the table. I respond, running my fingers over the unicorn's supple, purple mane, "Yeah, it was wonderful to go outside for a bit." My shopping bags are dropped to the ground by two soldiers who enter the room unexpectedly before nodding to us and departing. Gabriel moves us slightly forward towards his chair, but I don't notice Gabriel's body shivering beneath mine.
I murmur in response as Gabriel huskily begins, "Amanda." "Oh sh*t!" I wonder what's poking out from the pink bag. I scream, then leap off his laps and go for the luggage. The cheater Gabriel uses his talent to get there first and removes the lacy underwear from the bag. I swallow as I chuckle uncomfortably in response to the flare of brilliant gold in his eyes. They're not mine, I say. I stand back up as he approaches me on foot. When my spine bumps into the desk, I scream under my breath. Soon, he will have encircled me with his hands and be keeping me captive in front of him. I tremble in fear at the strength of his lust-filled eyes.
When I nod, He replies, "Oh really?" with a menacing chuckle. Who are they for, buddy, then? As my eyes met his black ones, I search frantically around the room for an answer. "Yeah, I purchased those for you," I said. Pink is definitely your choice, don't you think? You'd look adorable in those. I chuckle a little less and gasp as I glance up at him. I had no idea what was going on in the man's thoughts when the air gets so thick and oppressive. He doesn't do anything but look down towards me and his eyes sparkling gold, sending shivers down my spine.
I dodge and dash to the door because I can't stand the stillness any longer. Poor concept. I'm thrown against the wall right away, which makes me scream in shock. Never try to escape me, buddy! My hands are pinned over my head as he grunts loudly. I don't answer. Why am I unable to simply live a joyful life alongside my unicorn without running across obstacles? I whimper as Gabriel grabs my neck forcefully and forces himself nearer to my body. He picks me up and encircles his waist with my legs after slipping his warm hands beneath my thighs. He shuts the door just behind him as he leaves the room, and I don't say anything as he quickly runs back to his house. He rushes back and locked the room door after tossing me upon his bed and then approaches me slowly. ''G-Gabriel? Who are you, exactly? Before he pounces on me, I won't have time to finish. I screech and try to move back, but it's useless. He pulls me back beneath himself by grabbing my hips with his hands. He growls and grips my face before delivering a punishing kiss on my cheek. "I didn't get kisses every 30 minutes," Between kisses, he says, "And it drove me fucking nuts."