Chapter 15

GABRIEL

There was misery and distrust in the fleeting glance she gave me, and that just twisted the knot in my gut even tighter. I'm not sure what she saw in my own eyes that had her reaching out her hand to take the hand that she'd left hanging between us, but as soon as her fingers touched mine, it felt like I'd been electro-shocked. It was so unexpected I almost jerked my hand away. The fuck was that about?

I started to pull her away, already forgetting the others and all kinds of lost in my own head, wondering about my strange behavior. For as long as I've known myself unless something involved my nearest and dearest, I steered clear of other people's shit.

"Where are you taking my sister?" My steps didn't falter, but I did look back to find the ringleader looking as if she was about to follow us. "Is she your sister?" I turned back to my captive. She didn't say a word, just hung her head even lower as she clutched the folder closer to her chest. There's a story there for sur