LOGINTHREE DAYS LATERGABRIEL'S POV As I alighted the stairs, my eyes fell on my family members who were currently sitting in the living room. They had all come, which was quite... surprising. But the only person my eyes searched for, was a certain ginger head. I finally found her, sitting next to Jeffery and looking down at her hands. That was such an obvious action at avoiding my gaze.She had been the only person I had longed to see all day, every day, for the past three days. I wasn't sure if anything had happened before she left my house that morning, but ever since, she hadn't done as much as even leave me a message. I thought she was worried about me?"Gabriel." Father called just then, standing on his feet and making his way to me. He looked so tired, and I didn't like how I felt my heart tug at the sight of that. He had consistently called to check on me these past few days actually. "I was so worried about you." He sighed, taking my hand in his. My gaze slowly turned cold,
THIRD PERSON'S POV Enzo stood at the arrivals section at the airport, his feet tapping against the floor as he waited for Elena to show up.Soon enough, he sighted her making her way down, a small suitcase in hand, and her handbag hanging on one shoulder. She saw him immediately, and gave a wave.Enzo walked toward her, and they met halfway. "Hi..." She exhaled lightly, a small smile on her face. Enzo couldn't help himself, but inhale. She smelled so good, even after a nine hour flight. He looked at her glowy face, but found himself looking away almost immediately. What the fuck was that?The atmosphere between them started to feel quite tense, and he awkwardly licked his lips."And here I was, thinking that the first thing you'd do when you see me, is pick a fight." He managed a chuckle, but realized how odd he sounded. Like he was a bag of nerves."I want to, but I'm just not settled enough to do so." She muttered, a bit too calmly. "How is my brother?""Yes, yes." Enzo nodded qu
GABRIEL'S POV Nicola?"You're finally up." She said, flashing me a warm smile.I tried to sit up on the bed, and she rushed to help me. "Easy there. You just sustained a serious injury." She softly chastised. I was currently trying so hard to not find her show of care weird. She was most probably showing up as a friend, but..."Did you..." I paused, doing a quick mental check to know if it seemed appropriate, demanding for my nephew's wife almost immediately after I woke."Did I...?" Nicola repeated, an expectant look in her eyes. "Did I what?""Uhm... nothing" I shook my head, letting my helpless curiosity eat me up. Was Kayla really here last night? Had she looked at me with tears in her eyes as she caressed my cheeks, or was it barely an imagination?"I should inform Enzo and the doctor that you're awake now." She said, before excusing herself and heading out of my room.Some minutes later, a knock sounded against my door and Doctor Jones walked in, Enzo following behind."Gabr
KAYLA'S POVThe speed at which I used to hop down my bed at the sound of Zoey's words, was insane.Gabriel was shot?!Ohhh God!! It felt like I was totally losing my mind in that moment. Quickly throwing on a sweater jacket on top of my pajamas, I grabbed my car key from the table at the corner of my room, before rushing out. It was already so late at night, so I was fortunate enough to avoid any unwanted questions from Jeffery then.I headed out of the house and hopped into my car, before zooming off to Gabriel's. Thankfully, it was a very empty road by that time of the night, so it okay for me to have droven as recklessly as I did. In less than half an hour, I got to Gabriel's. There were some other cars parked in the lot, indicating that some other people were around. I wasn't sure if it was safe to be there in that moment, but my worry overrode my sense of security. I made my way in through the front door, and was met with a very tense atmosphere inside.There were some men st
GABRIEL'S POV Zoey sat in the back seat, humming softly to herself, her legs swinging as the streetlights passed us by. I kept my eyes on the road, one hand steady on the wheel, the other resting loosely by my side.“You had fun?” I asked.“Yes.” She replied quickly, an exciting smile on her face. “Aunt Kayla said my unicorn could also breathe fire.”I smiled despite myself. “That sounds dangerous.” I playfully growled, and she giggled.The rest of the drive home was smooth. Soon we got home, and that was when I realized that Zoey had fallen asleep in the passenger's seat. I took a few seconds to stare at her precious face. She was my passenger princess indeed.A small smile made its way to my face at that thought.I carried her inside, and headed upstairs to her room. Intentional about not wanting to wake her up, I gently laid her down on her bed, stuffed animals lined up like sentinels beside her. I tucked the blanket under her chin, and brushed a stray curl from her forehead, befo
KAYLA'S POVPlates clinked in the kitchen, and Mom's laughter mixed with Dad's deep voice. I could hear Zoey's giggles from the living room, where she was probably playing with Gabriel. Every passing day, it became more apparent to me that they were both like two peas in a pod. He was sooo warm whenever they were together. Warm like the same boy I knew years ago.I got lost watching both of them wrestle with each other, Zoey having the upper hand as she sat on top of Gabriel who feigned weakness. I didn't realize when a smile appeared on my face."I know, right?" I heard Mom's voice behind me, and quickly reset my face to a default blank expression."I stare at them like that too, on most days." She whispered. "Glad that poor boy finally got properly loved by a family."Before I could say a word in response, she announced much loudly. "Dinner is ready!!" "Yaaayy!" Kayla got off of Gabriel almost immediately, making me chuckle. Just barely two weeks of she staying around my mom, an







