**Gabe’s POV**
I woke up the next morning to an empty bed. Well, that had never happened before. I’d done my best to make Evelina feel better, to make her realize none of this was her fault. At some point,she’d managed to remove our clothes and asked me to do exactly what I’d told Robert I’d do. So I f****d her rough and hard until the early hours of the morning, telling her the entire time how much I f*****g loved her. I hoped it was enough to make her forget Robert.
But judging from the emotions spilling into me as I walked to the bathroom, it seemed that Evelina was still upset. Which was understandable. It would take time to get over the betrayal. But I could not understand why she was still berating herself. The guilt I felt was all hers. It made me feel helpless and angry. I’d nev
