Chapter 40 (Hate)

Gabriel’s p.o.v

This morning when I woke up, the first thing I saw was her face and the wounds on her forehead and lips. They were still fresh. I was too drunk last night and I couldn’t recall anything. But still I knew that it was because of me. I was the one who hurt her. And as much as I wanted to have her in my arms and treat those wounds myself as I beg her for forgiveness, I couldn’t do that. I couldn’t forgive her first. I couldn’t forget Albert.

“Drinking on an empty stomach so early in the morning huh?” Alex pulled the chair beside me and sat on it, breaking my musings.

“No one called you here.”

“I am aware. And this is a public bar. One can come uninvited. This is how this place runs.”

“I am not in the mood Alex.”

“Whatever… you just got married yesterday and here you are drinking like a complete loser.”

“I said I am not in the mood.”

“Forget the past Gabriel. You loved Zayla without knowing that she was related to Albert. And he is gone now. So forget the past and move on.