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24. No Room for Fear

Author: MissGreen
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-16 18:31:05

I turned toward the infirmary and froze when I saw Gabriel sitting alone on the wide windowsill. His cold, intense, unreadable eyes were locked on me. My heartbeat quickened as I walked past him, trying to ignore the tension in my chest.

Considering that Gabriel had once slipped Nightshade into my food, I knew exactly how dangerous he could be. Far more dangerous than Nathaniel.

"Anna."

His voice came from behind me.

I pretended not to hear and walked faster toward the infirmary. Gabriel's footsteps quickened to match mine until he was beside me.

"Anna, I want to talk to you," Gabriel said.

His tone wasn’t threatening, but who knew? Maybe he was just pretending. I didn’t even bother looking at him.

"Can't you see I'm bleeding?" I snapped. "I don't have time for small talk, Gabriel."

"I'm sorry."

I froze mid-step. I turned my head toward him in disbelief. Gabriel, Evelina’s son, was apologizing to me? This had to be a joke. But when I looked at him, with his tense jaw and uncertain eye
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