Gabriel’s POV
She’s a bloody virgin.
The realization hit me like a hammer to the chest. My mind spun as I stared down at Clairessa, her wide eyes shimmering with unshed tears. My chest tightened painfully at the sight. She’d lied to me. I thought she’d done this before—with her boyfriend. I thought she could handle me.
But she hadn’t. And she couldn’t.
The sound of her cry replayed in my ears, louder than anything else in the room. Her nails dug into my shoulders, her body trembling beneath mine. I froze, gripping her hips, trying to ground myself, to stop the fiery need raging through me that demanded I keep thrusting into her.
“Bloody hell, Clairessa, you lied to me,” I growled, feeling both frustrated and guilty. Her walls clenched tightly around me, and my c**k throbbed with
