There was little time to dress, but Gabriel had the good sense to order a dress for her beforehand. It was delivered at the nick of time.
While a staff from the building management cleaned the penthouse, the personal chef Gabriel hired started on preparing his grandfather’s favorite dinner.Lori put on her dress and was in awe with it. It was a strapless gown with side split. How Gabriel had managed to get her size, she had no idea because the dress fit perfectly! Much more than she would have imagined.Simple yet bold, the gown stopped right above her knee. It had a strapless bodice encrusted with feathers on the neckline. The figure-flattering silhouette of the gown highlighted her curves in a subtle but sexy way.There was even a box complete with a pair of nude heels to match.Lori struggled with her makeup. Mostly because she didn’t have much to begin with. She always told herself she would buy more makeup but there had been no time for frivolities. ButDinner was awkward. And quiet. Lori tried hard to make conversation but the words of Gabriel's grandfather still hung heavily in her heart. She was so relieved when he left, hastily taking off her heels and disappearing into the room. She took off her nice dress and wore some pajamas. She just wanted to crawl into bed and sleep. For the longest time.This wasn't the first time she had been told she wasn't good enough for Gabriel. And something told her it wasn't going to be the last. What if they were right? What if they were all right? They couldn't all be lying. She left the necklace on her, her fingers touched it slightly. She liked the necklace. It was a pretty and thoughtful gift. She had to give Gabriel something in return. Since he mentioned that it was customary. Gabriel came back in moments later after seeing his grandfather off and saw Lori laying on the bed, her back to him. It was late, but not late enough for her to go to bed. "Lo
Gabriel was going to burst out of his skin. He couldn't stand it. The sight of Lori straddling his thighs, the soft flimsy fabric of her pajamas, the silken glide of her long dark hair over his bare chest as she pressed a kiss to his lips. She brushed her mouth over his, slid her tongue along his lips. Gabriel prayer them for her and her tongue slipped into his mouth, he caught it between his lips and sucked hard. Her whisper was a triumph and Gabriel kept still as she withdrew, straightening again and she lifted her pajama top over her head. Gabriel's mouth went dry at the sight of her. Her breasts... full and heavy... he had missed her. He didn't get a chance to get enough of them that day that they mated, but now, he was going to take his time with them. He was going to feast. Slowly, Gabriel took off her pajama bottoms, leaving her almost naked before him. Only her cotton pink panties remained. He hurriedly took off his boxer briefs too. As he came back
"We have to go!""We have to go now Gabriel!"Lori urged as she jumped out of bed. She didn't care that she was naked as she ran towards the closet, grabbing the first pair of jeans and shirt she could see. Gabriel made a quick call, Lori didn't listen to see who it was but by the time she turned he was also half dressed.He looked thoroughly confused."Where are we going?!"He finally asked her amidst the frenzy."Elliot is in danger Gabriel. We have to help him. We have to be there before something bad happens..."She murmured and Gabriel nodded, still mildly confused. "Do you know where we're going?"He asked as calmly as he could muster. Lori nodded, closing her eyes to remember the location. There was a river... a trail, grass, stone walls.. those were all that she could remember. Elliot was on the grass, bleeding out.She explained her dream to him again, specifically focusing on the details of where she had seen him. Gabriel
It all happened so fast. Everything. And Lori saw how fast life could change in the blink of an eye. How sad and gloomy it wasn’tElliot didn’t wake up. No matter how much she c cried and pleaded for him to wake up. Gabriel had to pry her away from his side when the backup finally arrived.Draco had managed to hold on to Lyle before he ran away and Vara didn’t get far away quickly. Gabriel’s men apprehended her. Lori watched as Elliot’s lifeless arms dangled while he was carried away. Lori followed Gabriel to the car and back to the penthouse when it was all over. Even though the dawn was breaking, it seemed as if they both made a silent agreement to go back to sleep since they didn’t get enough sleep.Lori was shook to her core. It all seemed surreal. Almost like a fever dream. She really couldn’t believe that Elliot was gone.She washed up and cleaned his blood off from her body. The wrist she had bitten was healed, not even a scratch
They arrived at the funeral location where Elliot’s funeral was holding. The cemetery where he was to be buried. The atmosphere not only looked gloomy but felt gloomy, oddly enough the sun was shining relentlessly. Everywhere Lori looked there were no smiles; she couldn’t remember ever attending a funeral before, but she couldn’t think of anything more depressing than one. She squeezed Gabriel’s hand and he squeezed back reassuringly as they walked towards the gathering. They had quietly dressed that morning, overwhelmed with grief. Lori spent most of her morning with Emilia, happy to have her comfort. Gabriel decided it was time she came back home and Lori couldn’t agree more. Emilia being around had comforted her a lot more She bought a dress for the funeral, she didn’t have anything funeral appropriate enough. A black lacy dress with long sleeves and a high neckline. Gabriel himself had donned on a black suit. His expression cold and grim, the same expression
"You slapped Kate. At Eliot's Funeral."Those were the first words he said to Lori as he walked into Emilia’s room where Lori was changing the baby’s diaper. He had been in a heated conversation with his family when commotion had broken out. Kate screaming, people running towards her, blood streaming down the side of her face, Lori storming off. He was shocked to hear Lori was the one who hit her. That wasn't Lori. That wasn't something she would do. He rushed after Lori, leaving everybody else there and met her standing by the car, arms folded and face stoic. She didn't look the least bit remorseful. He had decided then that she had to go home. Maybe the funeral and everything was too much for her. His family already didn't like her, he didn't want to make everything much worse. He put her in the car and made Draco escort her back home. Back at the gathering he tried to placate Kate who half of her face was covered In blood. It looked like Lori’s claws
“What do you make of all this?”Gabriel asked Draco as he took a swig out of his whisky. He rarely drank, but during times like these… he couldn’t help it.They were standing in front of Vara’s cell. She was on the floor, crouched low, her head in her hands, she had not spoken a word to them in days.Three days in isolation had not broken her will. She still wasn’t budging. Draco shuddered. Gabriel was overwhelmed, he could feel it and see it written all over his face. He was back from Kate and it seemed she even had more annoying news to give him.“I have my ears to the wall… I’m trying to get you as much information as I can.”He said but Gabriel shook his head. “That’s not what I asked.”“I don’t know what to think Gabriel. Your family says she’s too weak to be your Luna, but the alphas somehow see her as a threat?!”“It doesn’t make any sense to me.” Draco added. “Who fucking told them about her in the first place?”He asked and Gab
Training was harder than she expected. Myra Blackwell was a thorough woman and even though she was very gentle with Lori, she made it clear that she would not let Lori leave until she saw progress. Shifting... shifting was a different ballgame, requiring her to tap into a part of herself that had been dormant for years. Years and years.But weirdly, it took an hour, an hour of encouragement and sheer will before Lori finally transformed. She didn't know why she thought it'd be as painful as the first time, but it was relatively painless this time. And now she could feel more changes coming in that she had not noticed before. Not only were her fingers transformed into claws... her toes had become something somewhat resembling talons, pale and curved, they looked sharp to the touch, but surprisingly they looked like they were useful. They had better grip than her hands ever would. Excellent... at least now she knew what they could be used for. Myra s