After that, I got a message from David. My phone vibrated on the bedside table.
David: Hey, wanna meet up tonight? Coffee or drinks? How about it?
I was so startled. I was still lying in Gabriel's embrace, his warm skin against mine, his breath just beginning to even out. Unconsciously, my body tensed.
Gabriel felt it immediately. "What's wrong?" he murmured, his voice still hoarse and heavy, but already alert.
He lifted his head, his sharp eyes catching my changed expression. Without asking, he took the phone from my stiff grip. I saw his jaw harden as he read the message.
"Who is he?" he asked, his voice flat and dangerous.
"David. Just a friend. You know him."
"There's no such thing as 'just' a friend," he cut in coldly. He tossed my phone back onto the sheets as if it were disgu
