River POV
I don’t know how long I’ve been asleep but I feel a lot better. I turn around trying to find Gabe but he is not in bed. What the hell? I get up and open the door and I can hear voices coming from the living room.
I walk towards the living room and I can hear Gabe’s voice. And then it’s a woman’s voice. What the hell? I walk further down the corridor and I find Gabe with Michael and Amelia. The three of them sitting on the floor drinking. Gabe needed this. I rest my body against the door frame and I watch them for a little bit. I smile seeing Amelia hug Gabe. Their relationship is so beautiful. It makes me miss my friends even more.
I walk back to the bedroom and I sit on the bed grabbing my phone and scrolling through photos taken a while ago.
Gabriel POVI don’t know what the hell is wrong with River but I can’t be fucked at the moment. I have an excruciating headache and three children that need my attention. Why did I volunteer to do this again? I sit on the floor with Leah while the twins sleep. Good thing they are quiet and they only do the three things every baby does. Eat, sleep, and shit. Leah is playing with her little pony while the tv is playing frozen. She loves that crap. I haven’t seen river all day. She has been keeping her distance from me and I don’t even know why. I don’t know what I’ve done to get her all upset with me. Was it because I didn’t have sex with her in the shower? No. It can’t be. S
Gabriel POVAs river closed the door behind herself after she walked out, I focus on my laptop again. I have been replying to emails all morning and it’s giving me a headache. I pinch the bridge of my nose throwing my reading glasses on the table while I sit back on my chair. I massage my temples as I think about everything that still needs to be done. Fuck I need a coffee.I get up and open the door to find Vanessa talking to Jason. Jason is putting a strand of Vanessa’s hair behind her head while she looks at him as if she’s going to melt. “What is going on here?” - I ask resting my body against the door frame and crossing my arms“Excuse me” - She says blushing“Get me some coffee” - I s
Gabriel POVRiver has been in for five days in the hospital. She had a proper mental breakdown and the doctors decided it would be better for her to stay there. She witnessed the guy that robbed the cafe kill Ally. She tried to keep her alive but the guy didn’t let her. I have Jason and Angelica looking into that matter with my IT guy. I need them to figure out who did that and why. Why he killed Ally and why he stopped River from trying to help Ally. He ended up killing my baby. I have been sitting in my office for more than one day just drinking. Alcohol is my best friend right now. Mike and Mel tried to come and see me but I stopped them. I didn’t open the door. I am grieving and I need my time alone. I only had to grieve for one person that I really cared about and it was my mother. I know my father had som
Gabriel POVI open my eyes and I have a throbbing headache. I blink my eyes trying to figure out where I am. I’m in my office at the safe house. I sit back lifting my head from the desk and stretch my back. I stand up and I feel my mouth so dry as if I had eaten sand from the beach.Come on Gabe it’s time to get your shit together and go to the hospital. You need to be strong for River. If you think you are suffering River is worse. So pull your self together. I see two bottles of bourbon empty on the floor. Party for one was a fucking success. I shake my head opening the door. I walk out of the office and down the corridor into the replica of my bedroom. Once I open the door I see Angelica laying down on my bed naked.
Gabriel POVAfter I left the building I couldn’t think clearly. I just couldn’t. I sat in my car just thinking how I’m gonna bring River back. How am I going to make her mine again? She’s the love of my life. She’s my person. I need her like I need air to breathe. I drive to the safe house and I lock myself up in my office. No alcohol. Just me and my thoughts. How am I going to do this? First I need to let my anger out. And what better way than to kill someone? I walk to the holding cell area and I see a teenager sitting in one of them. His eyes go wide open when he sees me opening the door and walking in. “What’s your name?” - I ask while I cros
Gabriel POV“This is breaking my heart, probably more than you will ever know but I need time to heal, I need time to be River and then I will have time to fix us” - River says with tears streaming down her face. I know this is as painful for her as it is for me. Maybe more for her. River stands on her tiptoes and plants a small kiss on my nose as she did every day when we woke up. It was our little thing. God, I’m going to miss her so much.“I am sorry Gabe” - She says before she turns around and leaves the apartment. My heart breaks once again. I don’t know how it is possible for it to break some more. She walks out and doesn’t look back. I feel as if I can’t breathe and I feel my dark side taking over. The same way I remember it di
Trigger warning ⚠️This chapter contains extreme violence and sexual assault content.If this is a trigger for you don't read this chapter.Read at your own risk.River POVI sit in the changing room resting my feet for a minute when my phone rings. I look at the screen and I see Jonah’s name flashing.“Hey babe” - I say answering the phone“When are you coming back? Things have gone batshit crazy here” - he says“What’s up?” - I ask as I put my jacket on. “Alicia showed up with a black eye, Pedro kicked her out, Gabriel was on the news yesterday “ - he says“Hold on, what?” - I ask, Gabe was never
Gabriel POVEveryone was silent in the room. “She had Ally killed” - I add and everyone’s faces twist in anger. I can see their eyes on her. Ally was loved by everyone. Her father was one of my father’s friends. She trained with me and some of my guys. As we all came from mafia families we knew each other. Friendship wasn’t allowed as we were growing up but working together made us a family and everyone loved Ally. She was kind and she treated us as if she was our mother. I feel my heart skip a beat thinking about her. Angelica starts shaking her head. Jason slaps her face and her head turns to the side and her tears keep streaming down her eyes.I walk to her“I tough you better than that” - I whisper in her ear and her eyes focu