Ex-Husband's Regret

"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.

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 is

me. The man who broke me and treated me worse than trash. Even if I had only myself to think about, I still wouldn't get involved with him. Going anywhere near Gabriel will guarantee more heartbreak and I don't think my heart can handle any more

straighten my spine and answer, "Yes, I

have something that

dangers, I push it down and silence it. After all, curiosity killed the

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

dead, I doubt I would be interested in anything else. Especially if it comes from

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

family's legacy back will bring me to heal and will have me