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“Hi,” Dominic grumbles.

I close my eyes as I feel his two hands slink around my waist from behind, his lips drop to my neck. “Good morning.” He pumps his hips into me and I feel his erection underneath his clothes.

“Stop.” I pull out of his grip.

“What’s wrong, hard night?” He chuckles. “Bit tired and grumpy today, are we, angel?”

“Oh my god.” I make two more cups of coffee. “Can you…not?”

“Not what?” he teases, he has that naughty twinkle in his eye.

“Be so…” I widen my eyes as I search for the right word… “overbearing.”

“Impossible.” He pulls me close and kisses my lips. “I just had the best night of my life and am officially walking on air.”

“Drink your coffee,” I mutter dryly. “You’re creepy like this.”

“That was so…” His eyebrows flick up as if he’s imagining something. “Insanely hot last night. Wasn’t it?” He puts his lips to my ear. “My mouth waters just thinking about it.”

“Stop it,” I whisper as I pull away from him. “We need to talk.”

He sips his coffee as he gives me the look. “Are you sore, because my cock is.”

“I doubt that, your dick is as match fit as they come.” I look around guiltily. “Listen…that can’t happen again.”

“What do you mean?” He smiles, thinking this is some little play-hard-to-get act.

“You and me, it has to end…it’s no good.”

He chuckles and grabs me roughly by the behind and pulls me close. “This is just the beginning, and you’re a bad liar, because it was so fucking good.”

Knock, knock, knock, sounds at the door.

“Someone’s at the door,” Dominic calls just as he opens it.

“Hello,” a woman’s voice says.

“Hi,” Dominic replies.

Gabriel’s face falls and he rushes into the living room.

Huh?

I walk out to see a beautiful woman, she has long dark hair and perfect bone structure. Her face screws up in tears when she sees Gabriel across the room in only boxer shorts and my heart stops.

Oh fuck…

Ariana.

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Grace

“Hello, Ariana,” Gabriel says calmly. “What is going on?” His voice is cajoling and gentle, the same one he uses with children.

“I was waiting at your house all night.” She screws up her face in tears. “And you didn’t come home.”

I can feel her heart breaking from here.

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