THE PAST MEETS THE PRESENT

KIRA

It hurt my heart and my whole body knowing Gabriel had to be part of something like this.

“Kira? What happened?” asked Mark trying to pull me away an inch so he could look at me.

I could already feel Gabriel’s fierce gaze.

“Nothing, just hold me!” I said and jumped back into Mark’s arms. Only this time, Gabriel stepped in.

“Who the hell are you?” he screamed.

I looked up at him. The man who had just kissed me, who I thought was the love of all of my life, was standing so close I could feel his pain and fury. My eyes fell on his face, and I felt a shiver run down my spine. It was as if he knew I could understand. But I didn’t.

“Definitely not the reason she is crying for,” Mark said with a twisted face making a wall around me.

Hearing Mark, a wave of anxiety washed over me. Gabriel was quick to anger, and it wasn’t long before his hands were tightening on the collar of Mark’s jacket.

Mark looked at me and then looked back at Gabriel.

“I don’t want to fight with you.”