-Gabriel-
I didn’t want to think anything could ruin what we had, but I also didn’t want to fool myself into thinking these hybrids wouldn’t try. It wasn’t just Lora who believed she and I would be a good match. Her family and friends did too. Logically, it made sense that we were together, but I didn’t want her. However, I feared what they might do to try to remove Ana.
“Gabriel?” she called when I hadn’t answered her.
“I have known her for a very long time,” I whispered, looking up and seeing the hurt expression on Ana’s face. “But I want you.”
“Then why are you so scared?”
“Because these people should not be underestimated,” I explained. “They know how to hit where it hurts without lifting a finger. They have power for a reason, and they have lived for a long time.”
“So have you.”
