Chapter 57

Elio

The wind whips around us, carrying with it a hint of impending rain. The sound of rustling leaves fills the air with the scent of damp earth, and freshly fallen leaves linger as the tall sycamore trees sway as Gabriel’s icy gaze locks onto me. “What are you doing here?” he growls at me. I don’t miss the threatening tone in his voice and I wonder what his sister has told him. “I’ve come to collect my mate,” I state, plainly tilting my chin up. His brows furrow for a second, his anger dissipates for a moment before he masks it, giving me his hard stare once again. “She rejected you Elio, you accepted go home,” he tells me as I blink at him, a growl coming from my chest as he turns to his car.

“Is that what she fucking told you? Hate to break it to you brother … but she never rejected me. She’s mine and I’d never accept her rejection,” I hiss, pressing up against the metal gate that separates the two of us. A myriad of expressions cross his face, concern and worry for his sister.