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"So, it is true?!" I asked. "You killed his family!"
"His killed mine first," he said.
I turned to Gabriel, but he just smiled his usual teasing smile, and I couldn't see how these two could be so close friends if they had such bad blood between them.
"How can you two just sit here talking about it so casually?!" I asked.
Dominic could see how riled up I got, and he just pulled me closer, his warm body against mine, soothing me, even if I didn't want to be soothed. I was worried. How could I know one of these two guys here wouldn't try and finish their family's job?!
"Easy little wolf, it is the past. Trust me," he whispered in my ear.
I looked at Gabriel, for the first time really seeing past all the teasing and flirting. Something painful hid beneath. I just knew it.
Chapter 45
-Dominic-
"Okay, how about this one?" Lara asked as she came out of the walk-in closet.
I had had a servant go buy some dresses for Lara and now made her try them on. Damon had already planned and gotten everything prepared for the party tomorrow. It had been a few days since I last talked to him, and when Lara learned of the history between Gabriel and me. No, it was not pretty, but there were a lot of things she didn't know, and I knew I could trust Gabriel. There was no doubt in my mind.
"It's ..."
"Not good," she finished for me.
The dress did look a bit funny on her. It wasn't ugly. It had a beautiful deep purple color, and it was long, but it just ... didn't fit. It was hard to explain, but sometimes things just looked funny on someone.
"Try another," I said, as I leaned back in the chair I was sitting on.
I should just have made her undress and get dressed in here. Then I could have enjoyed the show even more. Lara came out in another dress. This one was dark blue and had a low cut and an open back. She looked ... gorgeous, but there was no doubt that was a hard pass.
"No."
Lara looked at me confused. She had barely gotten a chance to leave the closet before I had made up my mind.
"Why not?" she asked. "I look good."
"You look good enough to eat. I am very close to bending you over the couch over there and having my way with you, and therefore it is a no."
Damn, the way her cheeks turned redder was close enough to make me do just what I had said. Fuck, my cock started to get harder, as blood went more south, and I knew once this little show was over, I would have her come over here and ride me.
"I look fucking fantastic," she said and crossed her arms. "So, it is a yes."
"It's a no."
"Dominic!" she said, throwing her arms out to the side. "Am I not going to that party to impress people?!"
"Oh, you're going to impress people, but not by showing that little sexy body to everyone," I said, shaking my head.
Lara rolled her eyes.
"It's not like I'm going naked!" she said.
I shook my head.
"Don't care. It's showing too much," I said.
Lara narrowed her eyes, as we watched each other, seeing who would be the one to give in. Suddenly she got a strange look in her eyes, and then she started to walk over to me. I couldn't quite figure out what she had planned, but she had definitely something on her mind.
