Chapter 55: Chapter 55

Chapter 55 Have I mentioned how sexually frustrated I was? Because I was am. Very And my fingers don’t excite me anymore after Gabriel worked his magic on me.

I don’t just need a release: I need a release from him. I was so desperate for one because a part of me wanted to office door and then suck him under the table.

And I felt the need all the more when I had lunch with my new hends every day and watched Mike and Eve make eyes at each other. Not love eyes. The let’**have-s*x-in-the-files-room kind of eyes I wanted those eyes.

But the man I wanted them from had taken a vow of celibacy it seemed. I had seen him hard, felt him hard (sharing a bed does that) so I knew I wasn’t the problem. His refusal to act on it was “We’re going to grab drinks this weekend, right?” Ethan asked everyone in general, not particularly me, but I was the first one to nod.

Maybe I can go to a bar and let a total stranger hit on me. Then tell Gabriel so that he fingers me and gives me a mind blowing orgasm in a fit of jealousy, like he had the first time he had seen me with James Yeah, he’ll never agree, but jealousy was exactly what it was.

“Let’s get dressed together,” Eve proposes.

“I’m so in.” Mikes chimes in.

She rolls her eyes. “I meant us girls.” Dismissing him, she turns to me. “Sof, you should totally come over. I and Liv share an apartment, and we girls can get dressed together. Olivia nods in agreement.

I smile. “Sounds like a plan to me.”

We were returning to our desks after lunch when I spot a familia face standing at the reception.

I must’ve stared a moment too long, because Olivia whispers in my car, “He’s Zach. Davis. Sup Unfortunately, he’s taken.”

hot and totally my type.

“His wife is my friend, I tell her, frowning. It felt so weird hearing how hot Zach is and that girls actually swoon on him, which makes me wonder if there were girls in this office who thought Gabriel was hot too. I mean, of course they though that, because have you seen the man? But I wondered if they ever thought they should make a move, or that they have an actual chance with him.

“Right. I keep forgetting you’re the boss’ wife and his friends are your friends.” She shakes her head, and before I could say anything at all, Zach’s eyes land on me.

His eyebrows furrow. “Sofia?” He calls, and almost everyone around’s attention falls on me.

I wave at him awkwardly, but he comes ahead and wraps his hands around me in a half hug anyway. “What’re you doing here?

And where’s that idiot husband of yours?”

More eyes turned to us.

“Keep your voice down,” I whispered. “Not everyone knows I’m his wife.”

He looked confused, but brought down his voice any way, “Why not? You’re like... the queen of this place. Own it.”

1/3 Chapter 55 “Yeah.. I mean people who know... know. I just didn’t want to broadcast it, don’t want people do treat me differently,” I tell him.

“Differently?” His eyebrows knit. “Why would they treat you- Oh You’re working here?”

“Mb-hm.” I nod.

“Your husband let you get a job?” More confusion and disbelief laces his voice.

“He wouldn’t, that’s why I’m working under him.”

“Ah. So he can keep his eyes on you.” Zach clicks his tongue as if it all makes sense suddenly. “Maybe he’s not such ant after all. You know, after the Italy chronicles, I really was doubting his sanity.”

idiot “What happened in Italy?” It was my turn to be confused. Of course Gabriel had mentioned that the reason he couldn’t come to my hometown sooner was because he left with his brother Damien for Italy, but what they exactly did in those six days, 1 don’t know.

Zach puts his hand around me, leading me towards Gabriel’s office, completely disregarding the information I just gave him.

What happened in Italy stays in Italy, baby.”

“You have until I count to three to drop your hand from her shoulder,” Gabriel’s voice rings in from behind us.

Startled, I jump in my place before turning to him. Zach, not caring about him, grins, his hand still placed on my shoulder. “We bonded when she was healing. Zach provided unneeded extra information, “I used to talk. She used to listen. It was sweet.

I think Zach always approved of me, but never initiated friendship like this. A greeting with my name and maybe a squeezé of hand here and there was all our interaction was, until I got kidnapped. It was as if something flipped in him towards me. and he was suddenly a lot more friendlier. As if a kidnapping was what it took for him to accept me as Gabriel’s wife.

I chuckle nervously. “Not much to do when you can’t talk back.”

“Hands off, Davis. Gabriel warns again, “If you don’t, Anna will...

“Careful how you finish that sentence. Zach’s demeanour changed, his hands was off my shoulder, and he was staring at Gabriel with a death glare.

Gabriel just smirked. “Was just about to say she’ll end up a widow ра I rolled my eyes at both of them. Zach, as playful as he could be, was so stiff when it came to his wife. And then there was Gabriel, who was enjoying staking his claim on me every chance he gets regardless of who it was in front of Zach’s smile matches his. “I was just telling Sofia how adventurous Italy was. Especially that time when you jumped in from of a gun.

“You did what?!” The shriek escapes me before I can stop because of our surroundings. He jumped in front of a gun?! Was he dumb?

Gabriel rolled his eyes. “It wasn’t like that. And the gun didn’t have any bullets.”

“He didn’t know it didn’t have any bullets,” Zach provided more information with an innocent voice that I knew he was feigning “He found that out after the shot was fired.”

My mouth hung open. ‘Gabriel... you could’ve died!”

“But I didn’t” My husband muttered, turning quickly towards his friend. “Is there a reason you’re here?

“Yup. Dinner at my place tomorrow. It’s Anna’s birthday. I’ll set the barbecue. Be there at 7 sharp, hm?” Zach replies, turning to me. “Pleasure as always, Spfia.

I give him a faint smile, and Gabriel a pointed look before he walks away.

“You jumped in front of a gun?” I asked, and then lowered my voice in case someone was hearing us, even though no one was around.

“It wasn’t like that, Freckles “Then how was it?”

“Well... I...” he paused, “Yeah. I jumped in front of a gun.”

I shook my head, disappointment more prominent than the anger.

He sheepishly adds, “It was to save Damien’s life?”

I shake my head again, turning on my heels and leaving. I was mad. He could’ve died, I could’ve been left with that kidnapper and life would look entirely different now.

I don’t tell him that, just ignore his texts for the rest of the day.

After work. I go to a place I had no business going to. A se* toy shop. I’d never been to one, and I just knew how bad I was being judged by my driver and my bodyguard, who although always maintained a respectable distance, was always watching.

Creepy.

I try not thinking of all that as I go through dildos, picking up a long pink one.

Call I would’ve paid in cash under any other circumstance, but I had something far more sinister on my mind today.

I handed the cashier the shiny black card totting in a corner of my wallet for months now. Gabriel’s Amex.

About five minutes out of the shop, my phone buzzed.

Freckles, what the fuck?””