"No!" I blurt the word, shocking even myself with the ferocity behind it.

He stares at me with an unnamed emotion. Within seconds, his face is blank, and a certain coldness takes its place.

I swallow at the dangerous current that fills the room. This was the Gabriel I was used. The Gabriel I know. The hard man who turns dangerous when he doesn't get his way.

"Is that so? You're not even going to listen to what I have to say? What I am proposing?" He now looks calm, but I know it's just a façade. There is a very dangerous beast underneath the suit and tie. A shark that will tear you to pieces way before you can even figure out what the fuck is happening or how you ended up in his clutches.

"No," I repeat. "I don't want to be a part of whatever you're trying to propose," I answer confidently.

the devil, and who in their right mind would want to do that? I may be a lot of things, but stupid isn't one of them. I like where my life

my heart can handle any more of that, after all, my heart and soul still have the scars

my spine and

sure? I have something that you might be

curiosity perk up a little bit. Knowing the dangers, I push it down and silence it. After all, curiosity killed

I answer. "I highly doubt that, Gabriel. There isn't anything in

doubt I would

your family's company?" he casually asks, making my

me. That the thought of getting my family's legacy back will bring me to heal and will have me agreeing to the deal. "That's not possible. Unity Ventures went down years

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