“Draven,” Gabriel said again, his voice low and heavy. “I know Draven. He is my son-in-law. Lunelle was in love with him… but then she left him.”Myra’s eyes grew more serious. She leaned closer, she didn't want to miss a single word. “Can you tell me exactly what happened?”Gabriel forced himself to sit up straighter. Myra immediately tried to stop him, worried that he was still too weak, but he gently raised a hand.“Relax,” he said. “I may be old, but I still have some strength left.”His eyes drifted once more toward the blood-red pendant around her neck. After a short silence, he began to explain.“Draven was mated to Lunelle,” he said slowly. “They were deeply in love. As her father, that was the happiest I had ever seen my daughter. I truly believed everything would work out well for them.”Myra listened carefully, her hands resting tightly in her lap.“Then Ryan came into her life,” Gabriel continued. “At first, Lunelle told me he was just a friend. I thought he was harmless.
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