**Gabe's POV**
I strode forward with determination, my feet stomping against the ground in a steady rhythm. I knew the way by heart, having memorized it through countless arguments with Amaya and Luca about why I shouldn’t go alone. Fools; going on my own was our only chance at success.
I would go alone and get my mate. I would kill the demon possessing her with my own two hands if I had too. We’d done our strategizing. Everyone would wait for my signal. Working with Evelina’s family was not as irksome as I had expected. But now was not the time to acknowledge how they had become my powerful allies in such a short span of time. My beautiful mate had already been here for over twenty-four hours. Only the goddess knew how far gone she was.
But as I got closer and closer to the place I kne
