abriella, Jerrell, and Julian walked into the private dining room. A massive cr

seat. He gestured for Gabriella to sit, then took the seat immed

. He immediately started talking loudly about a wild

parkling water. The stories of trust funds and champa

lly placed bowls of custom seafood bisque in front

s. He smiled at Gabriella, open

ate room were violently shoved open from the

with him. He was wearing a dark gray bespoke suit that made his broa

hoked on his oyster, coughing loudly into his napk

. His blue eyes flashed with e

m of her glass, landing on her silk skirt. She star

He walked straight toward the only empty chair left

and sat down. His massive frame rad

y invaded Gabriella's personal space. She fel

a nervous, high

s shaking. "I just sent the pin as a joke

is eyes were so sharp and deadly that Julian instantl

trategy was to pretend the monster sitting next to h

r lips, Emmett suddenly leaned in. His b

grip was like a steel vice. Gabriella gasped, tr

nt of the horrified eyes of Jerrell and Julian, Emmett opened his

ple bobbed in his throat. He leane

t stated, his voice a

d furiously. The intense, forced physical intimacy

e slammed the silver spoon down onto her porcelain

ed through her teeth, leaning away from hi

nds onto the table and

shouted, his chest heaving

eaned back in his chair. He reached into his sui

d the phone across the table, stopp

ad. The last message Emmett had sent was marked with a br

rled into a wick

through the room. "Why did you block my number the

l and Julian both snapped their heads toward