“I heard you are no longer in a relationship with Selly,” Elena said.
“That is correct,” Gabriel replied.
Elena tilted her head slightly. “The Bloodveil Pack family has been waiting for confirmation.”
Gabriel let out a short breath. “We have separated.”
“Why? The Bloodveil family is not a minor ally.”
Gabriel did not answer right away. He set his cup down slowly. “Selly does not like someone who is important to me.”
His eyes shifted to me for only a fraction of a second. That was enough to make my pulse spike.
Elena raised a brow. “Just because of that?”
“Not ‘just’. I will not marry a woman who cannot even respect my daughter,” he said.
“Your daughter? You speak as if that girl is your blood.”
Gabriel gave a small nod. “She is not my blood, but I have raised and protected her as
