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Chapter 8

作者: Gentle Oath
"Darling, are you alright?" Gabriel's face was etched with worry, as if he was truly afraid Raphael might hurt me.

I pushed his hand away and said coldly, "Don't touch me and don't call me darling. It makes me sick!"

Gabriel turned his head, his dark fringe veiling the vulnerability in his gaze. "Don't push me away. I love you!"

He spun around to face Raphael, keeping me safe behind him, and snapped at Raphael. "What's your deal, Raphael? Lucia's pregnant, yet you still came after Pheebs."

Raphael clutched his swollen cheek and pressed his tongue against the roof of his mouth. "You've gotten the wrong idea. I only came to tell her to leave."

Gabriel froze for a second before turning his head to look at me. "Did you agree to leave?"

I didn't answer. Nausea rose in me as I stared at his fictitious act of devotion.

Raphael sighed, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and patted Gabriel on the shoulder. "You two should talk it out. I don't want to make this any uglier."

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