Enlightened

Gabriel

If I were honest with myself, I’d have to admit I never expected to trip and fall into the bottomless pit of love Chloe Danvers represented.

Yet, here I was, having the hardest time controlling the goofy smile that crooked my lips while sharing the conference room with a dozen sector managers who needed to keep believing their CEO was a strict boss.

But I couldn’t help it. Especially now when I knew with certainty that my feelings were reciprocated. Because being loved by Chloe was a borderline… miracle? Was that the right word? Yes, it was.

Disbanding the meeting, I returned to my office in a rush to finish all the pending paperwork before I could return to her. Hmmm. I grunted at the memory of the dark, shiny eyes that trapped me and kept me a prisoner of their depths from the first moment I saw them. Though, I had no intention of escaping their imprisonment. I wanted to be chained to them forever.

There were moments when I questioned the pace our relationship was moving for