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“I think the lady wants you to let her go, man,” he says, coming to stand next to me.
“Stay out of this. My fiancée and I are having a conversation.” Vince hisses.
“No Vince, this conversation, and our engagement are over. Please remove your hand and let me go. If not, I will ask this kind gentleman to call the police,” I say as my heart races.
I don’t think Vince would ever hurt me, but there’s a kind of maniacal look in his eyes that I don’t recognise.
My rescuer makes a slight move towards us, and Vince drops his hand.
“Fine, but when you regret this, don’t think you can come crawling back,” he says
“Don’t worry, Vince. I promise I won’t.”
The gentleman looks at me. “Will you be all right?” he asks kindly.
I nod.
“Thank you,” I say before making my way to the door without looking back.
I know the guy is waylaying Vince, allowing me time to make my escape. Stepping out and into the sunshine, my heart lightens. If I hurry, I’ll be just in time for Gabriel’s meeting.
CHAPTER 48
GABRIEL
Mr Paine shakes my hand.
“I look forward to doing business with you, Gabriel. I’m sorry I missed Leah. Please send her my regards,” he says.
I nod, but my mind is elsewhere. It’s amazing I’ve managed to convince him to take us on.
After saying goodbye, I watch as Amanda walks him to the elevator, before I head down to Leah’s office. Her door is open, but when I look inside, she’s still absent, her bag not in its usual place.
I turn to Rob, who sits outside her room.
“Rob, have you seen Leah?”
He looks up as if shocked to see me at his desk.
“Sorry, Gabriel, not since she left with her fiancé,” he says awkwardly as if he’s somehow dropped Leah in it.
“No problem. If you see her, can you tell her to pop in and see me?”
He vigorously nods in agreement.
Where the hell is she? She left over two and a half hours ago.
My stomach roils, and a sour taste fills my mouth. This is not like Leah.
I enter my office and drop into my chair, checking my phone for messages or a missed call. But the last message from Leah was yesterday.
The hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
What if Vince has convinced her to go back to him? Will she go? What if he doesn’t care she’s carrying another man’s child? They were together for ten years. They have history. I know Leah says they’re over, but is that her way of coping with his desertion? What if they are right now, at their old apartment, Vince sliding in and out of her body? There’s no way any man could resist her. The flowers reveal he’s finally come to his senses and wants her back.
Bile rises in the back of my throat as I think of Leah and Vince together. Of her moaning his name, the way she screams mine. Of her coming on his cock, squeezing him hard.
Shit!
