The Billionaire’s Secret Lover

Chapter 4

Dominic

That night turned my life around. It was supposed to be a one-time thing with no strings attached. When I saw her my mind stopped functioning and my heart fluttered. A strange desire awoke in me.

The first time I laid my eyes on her, she was a vision. A ray of sunshine upon my once gloomy life. that I had not realized any of it. She became a big part of my existence in a short time. Beautiful green-eyed brunette. Her body was that of a maturing women but full in all the right places. Perfect.

I lost myself in her. Amidst the crowd I watched she graced the stage with her presence. The noise all around drowned and all I could somehow hear was her quickened breathing. I intensely looked at her from the shadows in hopes that she'll catch my eyes. For a while, she hesitated to face the crowd. She kept closing her or looking at any other place but in front of her. Understandable. This was probably her first time because if it was not, her moves would be bold and confident.

She was shaking but you could only see that if you were observant. It angered me that a person so delicate and pure was a freak show for these vultures. I could see that because she never once smiled, her body was tense but still functioned and she never came closer to the man. She looked like she wanted to be anywhere else but here. For a moment I was ashamed for being a part of this vicious mob.

Finally, she looked at me. She saw how I was looking at her and tried to looking away but like a magnet, she kept looking unable to help herself. I was happy that amongst all these men she could only look at me. Right there I had made up my mind. I had to have her, all to myself even it's for a night.

The thing is, at first I thought it was a physical attraction that would go away after having her. Even with all I was feeling, I ignored it. When I finally had her in front of me I couldn't help but stare at her like a lunatic. Fairly enough she did the same.

Her lips were so full and that red color suited her naturally. Once I got close to her I could see the freckles scattered on her cheeks. They were like stars on her. No flaws could make me see her differently. I was mesmerized.

That night was the beginning of something beautiful and both of us were unaware of where it would lead us. When I was with her I forgot about life's problems and I knew was her. The only problem was it was never meant to happen but it did. It was not going to be forever because of me.

I had unplanned prior commitments. I was trapped in a conspiracy that set me up to lose everything. The thing I hated about it was that was I had no way out.

When things got heated I had to tell Gabriella the truth. I didn't want to deceive her and raise her hopes for nothing. Although I wanted to give her a choice of being with me till then, I wasn't going to let her slip from my hands. That day I realized that I love and I wanted to hold to her for as long as time allowed me.

She was so disheartened but she wanted the same thing I did and she loved me too. We spent every day like the last one of our lives. I took her out at times to romantic candlelight dinners, picnics, yacht rides, amusement parks, and all the other romantic jazz. I never knew I had it in me but for her, nothing was impossible.

I took her and her mother out of the club and away from the hag Rouge's clutches. I didn't like the place for her so I bought them a nice and small apartment fit for the two of them. Even though I would not be a part of her life forever I wanted her to lead a normal life the way she wanted and was not going to be possible in that club. She fought me and tried to be stubborn about it but I didn't let up, there was no way in hell I'd let them stay there. Her mother was a sweet and kind lady I got to know pretty well, like a second mother.

Stolen moments have to come to an end. I had to leave the one I love behind to be with someone I'd never love. If it was easy as said I would have left everything behind to be with my love but I was not the only one affected. I would have to be the most selfish person to leave my family in ruins even though they brought this plight on me. They ruined me and because of them, I lost my love.

Gabriella

Even though I knew we would not be endgame I wished we were. I remember the last day I held on to him tightly on our bed, not wanting to wake up with him gone. I delayed his departure from my life for as long as possible. He was going to leave with my heart and I would never get it back.

" Please don't go... just for tonight." I was tear-stained holding on to him from behind. Silent tears were trickling down my cheeks, unstoppable. I thought since I always knew, this day would be easier to sink in. Nothing was ever going to be easy by watching the one you love walk out on you. It hurt and I felt like my heart was being crushed and squeezed of the life force. I squeezed his jacket the same way I was feeling.

He just stood silently and only my sniffles and hiccups could be heard. When he loosened my clenched fists on his jacket, he swiftly turned to hug me tightly. I refused to look at him but when I finally did I saw unshed tears in his eyes. They were becoming red indicating that he was trying to hold them in. He was trying to be strong for me. In the end,,,,, his resolve mellowed and I saw a broken helpless man.

For the last time, I surrendered myself to him as many times as we could go. We pledged our love for the last time, with the promise that in the next life if that exists, he would mine completely and I his. Forever and always, unconditionally.