From Rags To Riches

"Marry me." he drawled out sexily. His eyes filled with desire, and for the first time in my life, I felt the danger of my chastity being taken tonight.

I took a deep breath as I eyed my best friend who had been with me since I was eleven. "We're friends, Gabriel. Don't do this." My voice weakened with every word I say.

He chuckled dangerously, and it felt like music in my ears, "Friends? Friends don't desire each other, Marianne. Don't think that I didn't know you were blocking the girls who were trying to take my number back then."

I gritted my teeth as I felt the embarrassment of what I did back then when we were sixteen. I glared at him and punched his chest, "Then why did you still flirt with them?! Do you like playing around with my feelings?!" He stopped my hand from punching his chest. He lowered his head and put his nose to my neck to inhale my scent.

"I didn't flirt with them, babe. I didn't text them. The texts you saw came from my other number. I used to pretend I was texting myself. You don't know how crazy I get from holding back from touching you. The mere smell of yours is driving me crazy. So marry me, Marianne. Give me the right to taste you." His hoarse voice sounded painful but filled with desire, I shut my eyes tightly as nervousness and butterflies were swirling on my stomach, my knees trembling from excitement

He pulled my waist, and he smashed my lips with his hungry mouth. His lips devoured my lips, and his tongue invaded every inch of my mouth.

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Marianne and Gabriel had been bestfriends ever since they were teenagers. After becoming an adult, Marianne became a corporate office worker who only wanted to farm while Gabriel became the most sought-after billionaire bachelor in the Philippines. With different status in life and different priorities, Marianne is getting ready to let go of her first love when Gabriel suddenly proposes to her.