Submission and Surrender: The Billionaire's Temptation Series by Cali MacKay

Author:Cali MacKay [MacKay, Cali]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Daeron Press
Published: 2014-06-16T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Gabe had never come that close to losing control, but between Hadley’s sister, and her ex, he’d barely held it together. To betray her like that…it was unforgivable. Every family had their difficulties, but this went well beyond that.

Pulling up in front of an elegant apartment building, Gabe gave the valet the keys, grabbed their things, and then helped Hadley out of the car. Seeing her so upset, so distraught, left him furious that someone would hurt her like that. It also left him fiercely protective of her—something he’d never felt for anyone other than his family.

This was the apartment he kept for the times he was working in the city, and though it wasn’t exactly home, it was close enough. It didn’t take long to get up to his loft, keeping her tucked against his side the whole time, desperate to soothe her and distract her from her problems.

The moment he closed the door behind them and set aside their bags, Hadley slipped her arms around his waist and rested her head against his chest. “Thank you…I don’t know what I would have done if you weren’t there.”

Gabe didn’t want to think about it. Especially now that he had a face to go with her ex’s name. The thought of Matt touching Hadley—the thought of him actually trying to get her back—made him fucking crazy.

He tilted her head back so she’d look at him, so she’d know he was serious. “I want to be there for you, babe…no matter what you’re going through. You can count on me, okay?”

“You don’t have to do this. You’re not responsible for my happiness—even if I think you’re the sweetest, most honorable man I’ve ever met.”

“I don’t have to, but I want to. I may have my own code of honor, but just so we’re clear, I’m not a sweet man, Hadley. Far from it. And…” Fuck. “I’ve gotten to care about you—and it fucking pisses me off to see you upset. I don’t know your sister or your ex, but they’re assholes, and if that bastard of an ex-husband of yours shows up again—if he touches you again—I’m going to fucking kill him.”

Seeing Matt manhandle her when it was clear she was upset and desperate to get away from him had been more than enough to push Gabe over the edge. Though he could easily take care of himself in a fight, having grown up in a rough neighborhood, he usually avoided trouble. Yet when it came to Hadley…he’d never felt so protective before, and he was starting to think he’d lay it all on the line for her.

Hearing Matt confess that he still loved Hadley had set something off deep inside Gabe, something that made him realize that, despite not knowing Hadley all that long, his feelings for her had turned into something more serious.

Gabe had been telling himself that this thing with Hadley wasn’t anything more than a brief fling while she was in town—until Matt had touched her and declared his love for her.

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