Married For Love, Claimed By Fate
My body jerked forward on instinct, chains rattling loudly as my muscles tightened, breath coming in rough as I forced my eyes open, blinking hard against the sting, trying to clear my vision while water dripped down my face and soaked into my clothes.
And then I saw Gabriel. Standing right in front of me like he had been waiting for this moment his whole life, that smirk on his face not just annoying but… satisfied. Like he had already won.
“Hi, bro,” he said, lifting his hand in a lazy wave like we were meeting for drinks instead of whatever this was.
I stared at him and for a second, I let the silence sit, let him enjoy whatever twisted victory he thought he had, because people like him a