Chapter Warning: Contains implications and scenes of abusive relationships and self harm. Reader discretion is advised.
Constance
Once Nikolai and Lucien left, I faced the door leading into the room I was sharing with Gabriel.
I'd had to block out the emotions of his anger, of his actions, of how he had treated me in front of Lucien and Nikolai. But now, alone, I had to face them. There was no hiding from them anymore.
The tears silently fell. I wrapped my arms around myself, trying to hold the breaking pieces together. I felt so alone without him. He wasn't dead, but he wasn't with me either. It was like I was back in purgatory, unable to touch his mind. But worse. So much worse, because he was here. I could touch him. Talk to him. Physically feel him. But he'd blocked off his mind to
