Chapter 29: Chapter 29

I held my drink in my hand tightly as I watched my men moving around me like a beehive.

Leo has been giving me these worried glances as if he wanted to tell me that there is some time to change my mind.

But I ignored my close friend and watched my men gather, then call the ones who were still out handling business.

This needs to be done now. I can’t wait anymore. It is as important to me as it is to Ariel.

This is my vow to her as her lover and protector. And I have been failing to keep that promise.

I downed my whisky and cleared my throat as it burned while it slid through my throat.

Leo stood up and sat beside me on the couch, but I ignored him. I already knew what he was going to do.

“Please reconsider this. At least till Theo is back. I need to be sure that there is someone who got your back. I will be busy to do that, Gabriel.”

I stood up and went to the small bar in the den and filled my glass to the brim again.