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Daniel carries me to the bed, my legs still around his waist, before he lowers us both down. I feel him slowly slip from within me, and I hiss with the slightest of pain. Daniel brushes some hair from my face as he looks into my eyes.
“Did I hurt you?”
I shake my head.
“Why didn’t you tell me you were a virgin? You deserved better than your first time being rough and against a door.
“I don’t have any complaints,” I reply with a smile.
“How are you still a virgin at twenty-three?” he asks, looking amazed.
“Do you remember that night you picked me up from that party?” Daniel holds me and nods. “I never felt like anyone treated me well enough to deserve my body. Until tonight.”
Daniel watches me momentarily before leaning in and kissing my lip softly. I hiss as it stings. I’m surprised I hadn’t noticed the split lip until now. Daniel leans back and looks at my lips as his eyes darken.
“I meant it when I said no one would ever hurt you again,” he whispers as he runs a knuckle down my bruised cheek before pulling me against him so I can lean my head on his chest.
“What happens now?” I ask, worried he is going to disappear from my life again. I feel Daniel kiss the top of my head before reaching down and pulling the blanket over us.
“That will be up to you, princess. There is a lot we need to discuss,” he replies, tightening his arms around my shoulders.
“Like what you have been up to the last five years? Why you’re covered in Leo’s blood? And why has your driver been coming into my shop weekly for three years?”
He looks down at his chest as if checking for blood, there is none, but he still curses before climbing out of bed.
He leans over and presses a kiss on my head.
“All of the above and more. But for now, I’m going to go for a shower. Try and get some sleep.”
“You won’t leave, will you?” I ask nervously. Daniel looks at me for a moment before shaking his head.
“No, princess. I plan on holding you all night. Because tomorrow you may never want to see me again.” He reaches over and runs a hand over my head. “Go to sleep; I will return before you know it.”
I watch as he walks out of my room naked and hear the shower starting up. I relax into the pillows and close my eyes, trying to comprehend how quickly tonight changed from being the worst night of my life to possibly the best.
Chapter Ten
Daniel
I wake up to the sound of Gabriella breathing lightly against my chest. I glance at the clock on the side of the bed and see it’s just after nine in the morning. Pressing a kiss to her forehead, I slide out from underneath her. She protests quietly in her sleep but soon settles as I stroke her head. I watch her for a moment to check that she is sound asleep before grabbing my phone and heading out of the bedroom, quietly closing the door behind me.
I let out a long deep breath whilst rubbing my tired face and looking at my phone. Harry's messaged to say he’s left a clean change of clothes in the entrance hall and is on standby outside in the car should I need him.
As I gather the supplies he’s left, I also see a message from Oliver asking me to call him when I’m up. I quickly dial his number, knowing he’ll be worried about Gabriella.
“Hey, it’s me,” I say quietly, hoping not to wake her.
“How is she? Is she awake?” He doesn’t sound like he’s slept, which doesn’t surprise me. Oliver is a worrier at the best of times, but with his sister being injured, he would have been pacing all night.
“She’s okay, but her face is a patchwork of swelling, bruising and cuts. She had a nightmare in the night, which was only to be expected after everything that happened. But she’s sleeping soundly now,” I reassure him.
“Did you two talk much last night? How much of everything does she know?”
I sigh before answering. “Not much. There was a bit of an issue whilst I was at the warehouse. Fucking Sharon waltzed into mine, and no one stopped her. She woke Gabriella up, demanding to know why she was in my bed.”
“For fuck’s sake, Daniel! What the hell?”
“I know. Gabriella came back to hers, and I got here not long after. After a bit of a shouting match, we talked, and I made her go to sleep,” I reply, knowing he won’t want to know that we did more than talk. Or I took his sister’s virginity.
