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Gabriel sighed “It actually sounds quite a To have someone in the entire world be yours”

“There is a catch Did Dad tell you about that?”

“I should have known there was a catch Go on, what is it?”

“The women don’t feel the same way They don’t look at you and know that you’re destined to be together They don’t know you You’ve got to take the tiet them to fall in love with you I look at Mia, and she is it forelse in the world, and I know there would no one else for uy who has helped her Who took her away from the monster that hurt her I’m her friend One day, I do hope that she’ll feel love for ain, we’ll have to wait and see”

Gabriel nodded “A two-sided curse We’re plagued to know love, and to fight for it They only know they’ve got so for them”

“Told you it wouldn’t be easy”

“You did Is there any other reason you wanted to talk to me?”

“I wanted to apologize for my behavior I’m not always a total asshole, and how I’ve treated you, it was fucking wrong, and for that, I apologize” He held his hand out

“Thank you”

“How are you finding it? The whole Denton thing?” he asked

Gabriel looked toward the house “It has been strange Charlotte is a wonderful person, a bit of a bitch at times, but I don’t think Maddox is the best husband”

“What was it like for your mother? For you?” Damian asked

Gabriel s to pleaseback for her, she had to make the most of a bad situation That situation created me I wonder if he knew? There were times when he looked at me I’m sure of it He made her pay for any indiscretions anyway She’d always tell ht her with a new black eye, or there were ti She’d always tell ave her”

Damian was horrified “I knew your father was an asshole”

“It’s kind of nice to know I didn’t come from him”