Vera’s POV
As I gazed at the tall and imposing figure before me, my thoughts swirled in a tumultuous sea. Leonard Gabriel was not someone I wanted to cross paths with, of that I was certain. My best course of action would be to find a way to distance myself from this situation. Ever since Kennedys had entered my life, I had grown increasingly disinterested in dealing with the people from my past.
In this lifetime, I had let go of the pursuit of great riches or another shot at a happy marriage. All I desired now was a life of peace, free from the turmoil that had plagued me for far too long.
Lost in my own thoughts, I failed to notice the intense gaze fixed upon me from across the room. A sigh of relief escaped my lips when I realized that the person's intense gaze had shifted away, and
