Bella's Pov

"I've been eyeing you all night," he said, looking at me, grinning like a maniac.

My energy was depleted but I tried to scream even though I knew it was futile. I looked at him with fear in my eyes. 'No this can't be, I can't lose my virginity to this man. I have to try and get away,' I thought. I mustered up all my strength and tried to get off the bed but he pushed me down.

"Where are you going sweetie?" he asked, while releasing his dick from his pants. I started to thrash to get loose but it was no use. He started to remove my leather pants and tears started to well up in my eyes.

"Please, let me go," I pleaded but he only laughed.

"You look so nice when you beg," he said, and I finally got a scream out, but he quickly covered my mouth.

"You bitch," he said, slapping me across my face.

'Is this really how I lose my virginity,' I thought. He started to rip the pants and thong off me and positioned himself at my entrance. I closed my eyes, and all I could think about was Gabriel. I was bracing myself for the penetration, but it didn't happen. I opened my eyes to see Gabriel standing over him while beating him to a pulp. I burst into tears and he turned and looked at me with concern written all over his face.

Gabriel's Pov

"Hello, Mom," I answered, holding the phone to my ear.

"Gabe, when are you going to find someone? I am tired of waiting for you to give me a grandson or granddaughter. Even your grandmother is waiting for a great-grandchild. You are 25 years old already, what are you waiting for?" she shouted from the other side of the phone.

I chuckled, "Mom, don't worry, I think you will have one soon."

"Oh, so you find someone you want to spend your life with?" She questioned.

The image of Bella flashed in my mind, "I think so, Mom. I got to go, she is waiting on me," I said.

She shouted again through the phone, "Boy, what are you waiting for? Go to her and don't let me keep you."

As I stepped back inside, the smile on my lips faded. Bella wasn't where I left her. I went over and asked Alex where she went, but he had no clue. I saw that the drink I ordered was hardly touched, so I inspected it and something was in it.

"Is there something wrong with it," he looked at me and asked.

"Her drink has been drugged," I said, pacing back and forth until I saw the door on the far left swinging slightly.

A cold weight dropped in my stomach. I got a bad feeling about this.

I clenched my fist. 'I should have never taken that damn call,' I thought. The moment I left her at the bar, something twisted in my gut. I didn't know why, but I couldn't shake the feeling that leaving Bella alone was a mistake.

"Be careful man. You don't know what you're up against," Alex said, because he knows I am going to go.

I went in that direction, and that's when I heard her scream before it was muffled. I ran in the direction and kicked open the door. All I could see was red when I saw that man standing over her frail body. He was positioning himself to penetrate her. I lunged at him and started to punch him in his face. That's when I heard her crying and I turned around and looked at her with concern. I ran over to her and hugged her.

"It's ok, I'm here," I said, rubbing her back up and down. She gripped my waist and started to cry harder.

I took out my phone and called two men to get the trash out of the room and bring him to the police station. When I saw her calming down, I tried to pull away, but her grip on my waist tightened, and I looked down into her eyes. There was no hesitation there, only a vulnerable kind of certainty that made my chest ache.

"Please... I want you to be my first," she whispered, her voice trembling but steady with certainty.

My body stiffened, torn between desire and the need to protect her. "Bella, are you sure about this?" I asked, my thumb brushing across her cheek.

"Yes," she breathed, her eyes glistening. "I don't want it to be anyone else."

I cupped her face and pressed my lips to hers, tasting both her fear and her longing. Her hands fisted in the back of my shirt as if she was afraid I might pull away. I didn't. Instead, I deepened the kiss, letting my tongue stroke against hers until her soft moan vibrated against my mouth.

I lifted her easily, her legs instinctively wrapping around my waist, her body molding against mine as though she'd always belonged there. I laid her down gently on the bed, hovering over her like she was made of glass.

"Fuck, you're beautiful," I whispered, my voice rough with restraint. My lips traced the delicate curve of her neck, savoring the way her pulse quickened beneath my mouth. Her breath hitched, her fingers sliding into my hair as I trailed kisses lower, over her collarbone, down to the soft swell of her chest.

She arched into me, the sound of her moan sending heat straight through me. I pulled back just enough to look into her eyes again. "If you want me to stop, tell me," I said firmly, even as my lips hovered a breath away from hers.

Her answer came in the form of a desperate kiss and her hands pulling me closer.

Her kiss silenced any doubts left in my mind. The way she clung to me, trembling yet unyielding, made my chest tighten. She wasn't just choosing me, she was trusting me with a part of herself no one else had touched.

I held her closer, promising with every touch that I'd take care of her, cherish her, love her. The night swallowed us whole, and the rest of the world faded away.

Bella's Pov

**The Next Morning**

My eyes fluttered open and the memories came crashing back. The drugged drink, the stranger's hands, the terror. My body shudders at the thought, and then Gabriel. My chest tightened, but instead of fear, I felt the steady rise and fall of his chest beside me. He saved and held me. And last night, I had given him the one thing I swore I would never give anyone unworthy. I raised my head and looked at his face and smiled. Then a thought occurred to me. 'What if he regrets everything when he wakes up? I can't go through that.' I grabbed my leather boots and tank top and remembered that my pants were torn. I grabbed my phone and called my best friend and she answered on the first ring.

"Hey Bella, how was it?" She asked mockingly.

"Not the time Lissa. I need a dress and undies now. I'm going to send you my location," I said, while sending her the location.

"Ok I'm coming," she said and I hung up.

**Ten minutes later**

My phone chimes:

Lissa

"I'm outside, open up."

Me

"Ok, I'm coming"

I turned off my phone, placed it in my bag and opened the door. I make sure all of my movements are tranquil so that I don't wake him before I leave. I grabbed the clothes and told her to wait for me by the car, and I closed the door and put them on. I rushed out of the room and closed the door. When I reached downstairs, Lissa was grinning, but she realised that my mood wasn't cheerful so she didn't tease.

"Bel, are you ok?" She asked, concerned.

"No, but please get me out of here first," I said, trying to hold back my tears.

We got in the car and she drove to the dorm. We walked silently to the room and that's when I finally broke down. She hugged me and told me to get it all out and I did just that. When I stopped I told her all that happened last night. From the kidnapping down to how Gabriel saved me and me overthinking this morning.

"It's ok Bel, but why didn't you wait for him to wake before you ran out?" She asked.

"I don't want to be disappointed. What if he wakes up and regrets ever sleeping with me?" I said, sighing.

"What if I was just a mistake to him? I don't want to find out," I added.

"I understand, but think on the bright side, what if he wanted to spend the rest of his life with you?" She said and I looked at her like she has two heads.

"The only thing I know about him is that his name is Gabriel and the only thing he knows about me is my name and my age," I said. "What rest of life are you talking about? He doesn't even know that I am a college student. Now I am feeling like this was a mistake. I shouldn't have gone to the club," I added.

"There you go again. Bel, you need to stop that. That is the only problem you are having. You keep overthinking, it weighs you down," she said, frustrated.

"You don't know if he will regret anything and that's the problem now," she added.

"But I can't help it," I said. "I'm going to lay down," I added and walked off in my room's direction.

"I'll be here if you need me," she said before I left the room.

I opened my door and went inside and put my back against the door and started silent crying.

"I'm so pathetic, can't even do a thing right,"I said, sobbing. I picked myself up from the floor and walked to my bed and dozed off from all the crying.

Gabriel's Pov

I woke up to the sun shining in my face, stretching lazily as I reached for her. The bed was cold and the sheets were already empty. For a moment, I thought she was in the bathroom, but the silence told me otherwise. I searched the room, hanging on to a little hope that she was still here but she wasn't.

I started getting ready while thinking, 'Did I upset her somehow? Did I hurt her? Or did she regret being with me?' I rubbed my hand across my face and groaned.

"This is so frustrating," I grumbled. "It's going to take a while to find her. The only thing she told me was her name and it wasn't even her full name," I said to myself. I took out my phone and called my assistant.

"Dex, I want you to dig up every file of females with the name Bella and have them on my desk before I reach the office," I said.

"Ok boss," he replied.

I got my things and headed to the door when I heard something crack under my shoes. I looked down and saw a picture of Bella. I bent down and picked it up. It was her Identification Card.

"Well, well, well. Aren't I a lucky guy," I said and smirked. I opened the door and went straight to the company.

I went in and closed the door. I sat at my desk and Dex walked in. "Report?" I said.

"Here's all the files on all the Bella's in the city," he said, handing them to me.

I skipped through all of them but she wasn't on any of them. I took out the card and looked back at the name.

"Look for a 20-year-old Bella Danvers," I said and showed him her picture. He looked at me as if I had grown two heads.

"Stop looking at me like that and do what I say," I said, getting annoyed.

"Ok sir," he said, smiling, then walked off.

"Bella, why did you leave?" I said while looking at her picture.

10 minutes later

"Sir I found her information, it's saying she is a college student at..." he said and I grabbed the file from him. He looked at me bewildered but I didn't care about him. I scanned the document and saw that she is a student at the University of San Diego. She is studying to get her Bachelor of Accountancy.

"No wonder she ran. She is so young," I said, still looking at the file knowing that's not going to stop me from finding her. I didn't even see the look Dex was giving me.

"I'm going to give her a few days before going to look for her. I don't want to scare her away," I said even though I can't wait to see her beautiful face.

"Sorry to have you here today Dex. I know it's a Sunday but things need to be done. I will add extra to you pay for this month." I told him.

"It's no problem at all," he said with a sly grin on his face.

"Don't smile like that, it's creepy," I said looking at him with disgust written all over my face.

"Now can you tell me why you are talking to me so formally?" I asked, looking at him.

"You are asking me to search for a girl. It's like you are a different person bro. What happened to you staying single?" He asked.

"Well, she is special. I haven't felt this way before," I replied.

"At least you aren't gay," he said, bursting out laughing. "You have a lot of people thinking you are though. You are lucky your grandma and aunty knows better," he added.

"Are you talking mom?" I asked him.

"Yes who else would I call aunty?" he said , rolling his eyes.

"I can't bother with the arranged marriages, I don't want to be with someone I don't even like or can't stand to look at their face. So if dad thinks I am gay let it be," I said getting bored of all the questions. "Alright enough questions now, time to work," I added.

I looked at her picture one last time before putting it in my bag and dived straight into my work for the day.