Chapter Twenty-Four
Gabriel
Nora’s brown eyes were wide, and color flagged high on her cheeks. “Yes, a break. I was already stupid once with you. I don’t want to be stupid again.”
Panic churned in my gut. In the span of only minutes, Nora punched the biggest button I had—my mother. I f*****g hated talking about my mother. Now, Nora wanted a break and wanted to know how I knew I loved her? I didn’t even know how to answer that question.
Anger flashed cold and then hot inside me. “Fine. f**k you. If you don’t want to believe me and you don’t want to give us a chance, then it’s not worth it. I’m not going to grovel for you.”
With anger driving me, I stalked out of her house. The cold frost on the ground crunched under my feet as I walked through the trees. I felt sick inside.
I loved No
