Chương 167: Chapter 167: My Oak Tree

The Gate room felt empty, quiet, without Gabriel's soul in the veil. Without Liam and the power that fed him through the Sidhe portal. I'd thought this place long gone like my poor, dead love.

Could there be hope where once none existed? I wasn't foolish enough to think Liam could somehow come back from the dead. Okay, mostly not so foolish. But the chance to see him after all this time was almost as painful as losing him all over again.

I didn't dare go looking for him myself. Not without an anchor to keep me from falling apart. Instead, forcing my lungs to function, ordering my heart to keep beating, I reached for Gram.

Girl. She sounded nervous. Are you all right?

I must have felt off to her, frantic maybe. I was doing my best to contain my excitement but it was hard. So hard.

Can you come to me? I let her feel where I was. Her surprise fed into concern.

I thought-

I know. Just come, okay?