Chapter-15-"Possessive Cookie Monster"

Gabriel Hernandez's POV

"He is searching for her rigorously." Simon informs what the spy told him. "The wedding is not postponed and they know she is in New York."

"Increase the security. Any word on who her fiancé might be?" The fucker last night... If I knew he had the information about her fiancé, he would have lived at least a few hours to gave us all the information. Fuck!!! I saw him holding her hand and the cloth in his hand. I know that it's chloroform. I lost it! I fucking lost it!!! He would have taken her from me!

"None. The won't even speak up his name. But I do have some names on who it might be." His words pike my interest.

"Who?" I had some in my mind. I am sure they are on his list too.

"Killian Hyde." He mentions. His name was last on my list. "He is not our rival, but he has the passion to be on the top. Having the port on his side will increase his sales. More money. More power."

"He is passionate about it. But not obsessed. I thought about him too. But he might not be the one."

"Zurich Norman?" He mentions. The Don of West coast. Seattle, California and many other. He rules there. "I doubt he wants to rule west coast, but couldn't rule out the possibility." I nod. He is right! All these men are power hungry. Always looking for chances to improve their position in the world. They thrive on it, but no one thrives more on it than the one person we have on the list.

"Belluci." The word leaves my lips and Simon gives me his half smile.

"Exactly who have I have on my list on the top. No one craves power like he does. He hates you. He hates the power we have. He is one fucked up fucker. All this hiding..."

"He might be our rival, but I didn't think David Devina had the guts to go behind my back." He nods. Devina's have been working for us for the past three generations. Now he has betrayed our trust. No matter who it could be, he did lie and tell us his daughter died. Hell! He actually killed her spirit!

The door opens without a knock and I find Kylan walking in. He moves aside and behind him is my Little Dove. A little smile playing on her lips as she carries a plate full of cookies. My eyes dart to Kylan. He could have brought them for her.

"She insisted on bringing them by herself." He explains knowing me. Everyone already knows her place in my life. Her presence is illuminating this dark mansion everyday reaching to the corners of my soul filling it with the warmth of her light.

"They are done!" She puts the plate down in front of me. She is getting comfortable with me and it gives me such delight. It smells delicious. Kylan comes to take a cookie and she takes one to hand it to him, but the look on my face makes him take a step back. Simon smirks and give me an are you serious look. My Little Dove frowns on Kylan and turns to me handing me the cookie. I bite it instead.

"Fuck!" The taste explodes in my mouth. How long has it been since someone cooked for me? I want to kiss her so hard. My heart lurches out as she waits for me to say something. "The best fucking cookie I ever tasted." I nod at Simon and Kylan, who each take one before moaning at the taste.

"Real good." Simon comments.

"You should open a bakery." Kylan is about to reach and looks at me for permission. He took one that's enough. They are mine now!!!

"Thank you." She chirps grinning ear to ear. Look at how fucking beautiful she is!!! She smiled like that the night I saw her dancing in the club and then now! I would kill anyone if I have to keep that smile intact! "Lance said the same."

"Lance ate them?" I find myself asking before I can even think. I was not the first to eat them?

"Yes." She beams. What the fuck?!!!

"It's only a cookie, Gabriel." Simon tries to point out. She looks at us not understanding my possessiveness. Yes. It is just a cookie. I should not be a child.

"I am cooking my special spaghetti pasta tonight. You guys want to join?" She asks them. They look at me. I nod.

"We will join." "Yes! Thank you. I will tell Ryan as well."

"Great." She claps and I pull her into my lap kissing her cheek. She smells like freshly baked cookies and I don't think I will ever forget this smell. I could get used to this. Cookies. Spaghetti. Occasional possessiveness. Her. Did my life change so much in just four days? Her face turns a little pink and much to everyone's surprise, even mine, she moves up and kisses my cheek.

I froze in place. But try not to let the shock appear on my face. Did she really kiss me? The touch of her tender lips is still lingering. My mind is hazed. No kiss has ever had such affect on me. Kissing her does. But this innocent kiss held so much more than us making out. Simon and Kylan have shock written all over their faces.

"I have to go. Enjoy your cookies!" I hold the arm rest on the chair to stop myself from pulling back and kissing her on the lips with all the passion I hold for her.

Calm down, Gabriel! This is fucking progress! Do not scare her!

"Did you see that?" Simon asks Kylan to make sure it really happened. Kylan nods. It is the only confirmation for me too that it happened. "You fucking made her like you. In just DAYS!!!" He shakes his head. "I was betting it would at least take a year!"

She chose me before! But this?! She is liking me! Damn!!!

I will protect you, my Little Dove! I will keep the trust you have in me safe!!!

"Get more information on Belluci." I order and Simon nods. "The anklet?" I ordered an anklet for her with tracker. It was a drastic measure, but now... It's so important.

"It will be ready by evening." Simon replies.

"Good. Bring it to dinner then." I dismiss them enjoying the cookies that are placed over the pile of paper work.

Angelica Hernandez's POV

"That was still betrayal." I wipe away a tear as Julia looks at me with apologetic eyes.

"I know. I am so sorry, Bell-"

"Angelica. Call me, Angelica. Bella doesn't exist anymore." She nods her head.

She explained everything. The port my father owns for the illegal activities, how our family has been working for Gabriel's family for generations, I was promised to Gabriel when I was eight, but my father wanted not just to be a medium of exchanging and smuggling illegal items, hoe he had bigger plans, which even she doesn't know about, how he basically hired her to be my bodyguard.

"This is all just shit." Shaking my head, I look at her.

"Trust me. I didn't tell them everything. I only gave them small bits of information when necessary." She puts her hand on mine.

"That night when we were running away, you stayed with me instead of climbing the ladder. Is it beca-"

"It's because I am not leaving my BEST FRIEND alone." She answers before I can finish my question. The conviction in her voice and the promise in her eyes makes me believe her. "I too don't have anyone other than you, Angelica. You know that."

"I love you." I get up and hug her. We both only have each other. She has always been with me. She never had any life out of this. She needs me as much as I need her. We are and we should be there for each other!

Once we pull away, we sit across each other and she takes a cookie eating it before moaning. She always enjoyed them.

"I want to ask you something." She perks up at my words. "Why did Gabriel kill his father?" I need to know! She sighs.

"It was... What I heard is..." She trails off before looking at me. "I heard he planned the murder three days before that." I gasp. It was not even an accident. "Everyone knows Noel Hernandez is a cruel man." My look of confusion makes her clarify. "Gabriel's father. He was abusive. Many mafia lords used to be scared of him, including you father."

I wonder what my father was like when working.

"Gabriel's mother died when he was five or six. The rumor is she tried to run away from him leaving Gabriel behind, but Noel was not okay with that. She knew a lot of about the business and he his wife leaving him would show to others that he doesn't have control on his woman. So, he killed his wife and it is only after Gabriel grew up, he came to know of it."

That's so heartbreaking!!!

"That's all I know. But there was more to that story than that. I heard that Noel was getting into some shitty businesses and changing the order of a lot of things. Apparently things were going to get way worse and way more illegal. His father wanted to start human trafficking."

I gasp. My mouth is hanging open in shock. Why does this story only keep getting worse?!!!

"There is just one guy who is as cruel as Noel now." She looks at the wall behind me like she is thinking.

"Who?" I find myself asking.

"Belluci." Her reply was simple.

I never came across that name.

"That fucking scumbag!" She sneers. "I met him once when he visited your father. I was at his office. His aura... I am telling you..." She sighs. "It's just shit!"

"Wow. If you felt like that, I might not even be able to stand in the same room as him." I comment.

"We don't know how his wife does. He has a little girl too. I am afraid for them." She shakes her head. "Anyway, is Gabriel being nice to you?" She asks. A smile forms on lips on it's own. Her eyes widen.

"Actually..." I trail off.

"No! Did you guys... Did you..." She fumbles on her words. I bite my lip from letting my lips go into a grin.

"We didn't have sex." I confirm and she sighs. "But I think I like him, Jules."

"What?!" She shrieks. I shrug.

"He is the one person who gave me what I want. Truth, Freedom and the space for me to be myself." She nods her head in agreement.

"As per the rules in our world, he should have killed me. But he kept me alive for you. That speaks a lot. I mean..." She waves around. "He built a whole fucking kitchen for you that you like in a day!" She points her finger at him. "You make him crazy!" I grin.

Just like that! We are best friends again! Sisters!

"Is he being nice to you? I want to know though." Concern laced her face.

"I wait for him to snap and show me his real side, but I think he already is being real." She nods her head. "You should join us for dinner tonight!" I insist and she nods reluctantly. "I promise you! All of them are harmless." She laughs at my words.

"Far from it. But I will join for you." She agrees. I smile. "You want to stay here, Angelica?" She asks the ultimate question.

I like him... But...

Do I?

A/N:

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