Chapter 15

Chapter 0015 I wanted to see what she’d do,” he said with a shrug.

“I’ve had enough of this!” Gavin growled. “You are grounded until I say otherwise.”

“W...what?” Matt cried. “But... but I was just joking...”

Tears filled Matt’s eyes, and I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel bad for the kid. I mean, it was only water, and it was a harmless prank. But I certainly wasn’t going to intervene in Gavin’s parenting.

Adam rushed out of the Villa, having witnessed this show, le had a towel in his hands.

“Get to your room, Matthew,” Gavin ordered. He then glared at Adam. “Take him to his room.”

5, Alpha,” Adam said, bowing his head.

“Yes, I took the towel from Adam and went to Gavin to dry off his back, as I did so, I listened to Matt cry.

“But Dad, you never play with me anymore,” he whined. “just wanted to have fun...”

“This is not the way to get my attention,” Gavin said firmly “We will discuss this again later.”

I began to towel dry Gavin’s soaked back; his shirt was now transparent due to the water, and I could see the strong muscles of his back. My mind was immediately brought back to the night in the VIP suite when I ran my fingers down his back. I hadn’t realized how muscly it was until this very moment. I wanted to run my fingers down them again.

As I patted his back dry, I found that my other hand had a mind of its own and it wandered under his shirt. I felt his back stiffen as my fingers explored his ridges and creases. I used my other hand to move the towel under his shirt as well, acting as if I was only drying him off. His breathing seemed to have gotten harder, almost matching mine.

The silence between us was so thick that I could hear the sounds of my heart beating. I bit my lip as my fingers traveled downward until they started to reach his lower back.

“Mattie, what’s wrong?” A feminine voice said from nearby. I whipped my hand away, coming back to reality.

My face burned with embarrassment.

What had happened to me? How did I lose control like that and why did he let me?

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He quickly adjusted his shirt and cleared his throat. He turned and without looking at me, grabbed the towel from my hands. My hands fell to my sides, and I stared at the ground, willing my face to stop burning.

“Dad grounded me,” Matt answered the woman.

“What did you do now, Mattie?” The woman asked.

“Just wanted to have some fun and squirted them with water,” Matt confessed.

“I was just taking him to his room. If you’ll excuse us, Madam Irene,” Adam said as he ushered Matt inside.

At the sound of her name, my gaze lifted and sure enough, Irene stood in front of us with a concerned look in her pretty eyes.

Irene truly was a beautiful woman, and my chest tightened at the thought of Ethan being with her.

She wore a casual pink dress that fit her form perfectly. Her long blond hair was braided down her back and she only wore a little makeup; she didn’t need a ton of makeup o be pretty, which irritated me even more.

She watched as Adam took Matt inside and then she frowned at her father.

+25 BONUS Chapter 0015 “What was that about?” She asked him.

“Your brother and his tricks,” Gavin muttered. “That boy needs more discipline.”

And because the cruel fates were laughing at me, Ethan walked around the corner, completely oblivious to the tension in the area. At that moment, Irene noticed me, and she frowned, tilting her head before looking at her father with a questioning look.

But my gaze was too focused on Ethan’s to notice anything else around me.

He froze entirely when he saw me standing beside Gavin and then his eyes darkened with irritation.

I bit my lower lip as I stared back at him and I swear I heard a low growl escape his throat, which brought Irene’s attention to her fiancé. She frowned at him and then she looked at me. I could see the questioning look in her eyes and then the brief worry as she folded her arms across her chest.

“Who is this woman?” She asked Ethan. “Do you know her?”