~ A M E L I A ~
As we exited the hallway, Gabriel looked back at me and gave me a sympathetic smile, ‘I’m sorry for being intense back there. My father—’ he paused for a moment and sighed, ‘My father trained my brother and me to be… a little too rough.’
Tilting my head to the side, I puffed out a half-laugh.
‘What?’
I giggled, ‘I always knew you and Everett were tough guys. I mean, you both look intimidating as hell, but you’ve never scared me until you put on that act in there.’
Gabriel shrugged, ‘Sometimes I play the role of Alpha-son too well,’ he rolled his eyes and offered me his elbow, ‘Shall we?’
Looping my arm through his, I smiled, ‘Let’s go.’
As he ushered me back towards the ball, I couldn’t help but look back at the door concealing the hallway to the mysterious rune-en
