MATTHEW
“Hey, Zara,” I said with a smile on my lips. I watched her stare at me from head to toe. Like she was trying to think of her next move.
“No,” she said, and dropped the documents on the table close to her. “I won't work with him.”
Gabriel places his hands on her shoulder, and something in me stirred. He might be old, and not her type. But I don't like the idea of him holding her, or anyone for that matter.
I walked towards her, but she he stepped back like I was poison.
I should’ve expected it.
“No,” she said, voice sharp, hands clenched. “I won’t work with him.”
My jaw tightened. I knew this wouldn’t be easy. She wasn’t the same girl I once knew. She was harder now. Sharper. And I was part of the reason why.
Gabriel gently placed his hand on her shoulder. The way her body s
