Stolen By A Sinner by Michelle Heard

Author:Michelle Heard [Heard, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MA Heard
Published: 2022-06-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Lara

After I was sick and the intense conversations with Gabriel, things seemed to have calmed down.

It’s been a week since he gave me his permission to like him, but I haven’t seen much of him.

Every day Nisa teaches me how to make something, and in the afternoons, I either sit and knit with Alya Hanim or we walk through the garden.

I no longer rush to clean the house as fast as possible but take my time with each room.

Standing in Gabriel’s room, I dust all the surfaces. When I’m done, I pick up his laundry basket to take it downstairs. His woodsy aftershave wafts up from the basket. I take hold of the shirt at the top, and bringing it to my face, I take a deep breath.

He smells so good.

As if my imagination conjured him from thin air, he appears in the doorway, catching me red-handed sniffing his shirt.

Dear God, now you look like a stalker.

I shove the shirt back in the basket and walk to the door. Gabriel doesn’t move out of the way, and my eyes dart to his face as I squeeze by him.

His fingers wrap around my arm, stopping me from making a quick escape.

“Wait here.” He lets go of me and walks to his closet, pulling a dress shirt off a hanger. I watch as he squirts some of his aftershave onto the fabric, then he brings the shirt to me. There’s a hot as hell smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. “At least this one is clean.”

“Ah…” I take the shirt, bunching the fabric to my chest. “Thank you.”

He leans his shoulder against the doorjamb and watches me as I walk down the hallway.

I’m not sure what to make of the interaction, but I feel it was a good thing. Right?

Stopping by my room, I place the shirt on my bed, then drop the basket in the laundry room so I can do the washing first thing tomorrow morning.

I keep seeing Gabriel’s smile while I help Nisa prepare everything for dinner. As we carry the trays to the dining room, the thought hits – does Gabriel like me?

I’m stumped.

He hasn’t said anything like that. He’s always talking about my emotions.

Frowning, I unload the dishes onto the table.

“Why are you frowning?” Nisa asks.

I quickly shake my head. “No reason.” We set the trays aside as Alya Hanim and Emre Bey come to take their seats.

“Come sit across from me, Lara,” Alya Hanim says.

Not questioning her, I pull the chair out. It’s only when Gabriel walks into the dining room and sits at the head of the table, that I realize I’m now seated next to him.

I give him a tentative smile, and wait for everyone to help themselves to food before I load some onto my plate.

“I found a new pattern we can knit,” Alya Hanim says. “Baby socks. They’re so adorable.”

Gabriel almost chokes on the bite he just took, and I quickly push his glass of water closer.

Once he’s taken

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