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Chapter 19
Clementine
I deserve to go to Hell. Legit Hell with fire and brimstone and all that stuff. Because I’m more than enjoying myself right now as I shamelessly ride Gabriel Prince’s hand in the backseat of his limousine.
He feels so good. And it’s been so long. We haven’t even gotten married yet, and here I am throwing myself at him like a girl without any self-will. I’m going to Hell. It’s official. I’ll be spending eternity with Joseph Prince.
Gabriel’s earlier question about control and chaos erupts in my mind. This is a test. And I’m flat-out failing. With a big, bold ‘F.’
The fire in my veins is replaced with ice in a flash.
I stop kissing him and slide off his lap, pulling my dress down. “We can’t do this.”
I’m so mad at myself. What a fool I am.
He sits, staring at me, breathing just as heavy as I am, with the outline of his cock pressing against his pants.
I take a deep breath and let it out slowly, trying to slow my speeding pulse. “It won’t happen again.”
I can’t even look at him, so I focus on the bright lights of the city, passing us by. Focus on the demanding chaos outside my window. People stand on street corners. Cars whizz by in a blur. Everyone’s rushing around the city like they have somewhere important to be.
“Clementine,” Gabriel says, after a few minutes of silence, “I shouldn’t have touched you. I lost control.”
Him saying that shocks me a little.Helost control. I thought he was trying to control me the whole time.
“Just don’t do it again,” I whisper, my mind trying desperately to understand what just happened in the back of this limo. I’m not going to pretend I didn’t enjoy it. And I think that’s what scares me the most.
When Ronin kissed me there was nothing. No fireworks. No marching band. But, the moment Gabriel’s lips touched mine I felt a spark ignite deep within me that if left unattended would set my heart on fire.
They were harsh, yet, just a bit tender. His tongue moved inside of my mouth with purpose, like he was trying to memorize it all.
And I know I’ve memorized the feel of him, because I’m telling you, I will never forget the way his touch felt against my heated skin.
I was so worked up.
I was so turned on.
I was ready to come all over his fingers in seconds.
I’m glad I didn’t. The mood in the back of this limo is already awkward enough without adding post-coital bliss feelings to the confusion I feel sitting next to my soon-to-be husband.
The truth is, I don’t know this man at all.
And worse, I don’t know what to expect. With past boyfriends, I’ve always known what I was getting. I always knew the end was near before it ever began. But, with Gabriel, he’s one surprise after another.
The car pulls up to a contemporary art gallery, and we wait for Stefan to make a show of things. It still feels odd waiting for someone to open my door when I have two fully functional hands that can do it myself.
But, I play along.
Gabriel exits the limo first, holding his hand out to me. I touch his hand, the same hand I was grinding against not even minutes before, and exit the limo, pulling at the end of my dress to lengthen it a bit.
Janet and Brittany are damn good at their job. I was so confident in my selection, until Gabriel knocked on my door.
When I first opened my bedroom door for him, it felt like he wanted to lick my dress off with his tongue. I guess he’s just one of those people, the type with deceiving eyes. The kind with eyes you think are eating you alive, but they’re really just calculating their next move behind the pupil. He’s like the hardest puzzle, and I don’t know why I’m trying so hard to figure him out.
Hand-in-hand, we walk the red carpet up the steps of the gallery and inside where people mingle amongst the framed artwork. This is one of those places that pretty much has its own zip code. Kind of like the Prince’s estate.
Gabriel places his hand on the small of my back, intensifying the ache between my legs, and moves through the crowd with ease, as he navigates us toward the bar near the back of the room. The chilly air inside the cavernous space does nothing to cool mystilloverheated body.
