the doctor.

"And what is it?" The other voice that spoke belonged to Gabriel.

There was a moment of silence during which Leonica completed her steps, turning the comer in time to catch the doctor's expression, tentative and reluctance ridden, before he spoke. "We'll have to perform surgery and... have her uterus removed." The doctor announced, surprising both Gabriel and Leonica

Thankful

presence.

her hand had gone up fast enough, covering her lips before a gasp escaped her mouth. But that still didn't stop Gabriel from noticing her

"Alright, let's do that." As Gabriel spoke, his voice was full of hesitance, after all, he knew Angelina was going to be angry at him because of this move he was making, but that didn't matter to him at the present time, what did, was saving her life

*I understand, I'll have a consent form prepared immediately. Once you've signed it, the surgery can commence." The doctor said and bowed. "Please

Once the doctor was finally gone, Gabriel tumed around and his eyes twitched when he saw th Guilt was that guilt?

"Gabelel-"

the expression on Leonica's face.

"What are you doing here? His question cut her words shut.

"low..how's the baby?"

"The baby? What about Angelina, don't you want to know how she's doing?!" Gabriel snapped. But Leonica was already prepared to take his amper, so she did not so much as flinch and remained silent

Seeing her indifference towards Angelina despite the situation, Gabriel's temper rose. "Get out." He pointed towards the way she had come "Leave,

now.

"Angelina would need her rest as soon as she recovers from the surgery, and she won't be able to get that if you're here. So, please leave. Now"

The next few hours after the operation felt extremely long. By the time Angelina was coming around, it was sometime in the late evening

Stirring slightly in the hospital bed, she groaned in pain. "Mm, Gabe, Gabriel."

"I'm here." Gabriel was quick to stand up from the chair he had been waiting in and approached her. Taking her hand, he gently asked, "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine," Angelina offered him a strained smile that faded the instant realization hit her. She was in the hospital. "G-gabe?"

"Yes, Ange?"

"I-the baby_how's my baby?" She questioned.

Much to her dismay, Gabriel remained silent and lowered his head. That alone told her all she needed to low,

Her child was gone. Tears welled up in the comers of her eyes and her grip tightened around Gabriel's hand.

"No, Gabriel, what happened to my baby? Say something" Despite her words, Gabriel remained silent. "Don't remain quiet, was something damnit! Say something." The last of her words jolted out in a broken sob, which soon led to a full-on crying spree Gabriel, who was never good with his words, could only but pull her into his chest as she cried. He couldn't fully understand her pain, but the least he could do was comfort her as she cried.

Her sobs had dragged on for close to thirty minutes and Gabriel remained by her side, comforting her and readying her for the more painful bomb. Just as she had lost her child, she had also lost her ability to bear children.

When he was sure she had cried enough, he gently pulled away and wiped her cheeks with the pad of his thumb. "Angelina. there's something else I

H

"Wh what is it?!

sure that you survived, the doctors had to perform a surgery on you and

H

ii

"My... Uterus?" Her hand trailed up the hospital blanket covering one third of her body and squeezed her stomach. It felt empty, a feeling that brought tears to her eyes against her will How had things come to this? She lost both her baby and her will to be a mother her will to bear any child for Gabriel

is all her fault." She

of her words and asked. "What

woman...this is all that woman's freaking fault!

out roar completely surprised Gabriel. At this moment, she looked like a mad boar ready to kill anything that

calm down. I'm here, it doesn't matter whether you can have

would have been the words Angelina would

what I want to hear?! Of course not, but since you don't know what to say or do, why

you kill her, Gabriel Go out there and kill the fucking witch that killed

back, finally shutting off Angelina's

"Gabriel-"

held up has index finger. "I've kept quiet and played

are you talking

child, did you honestly believe I didn't know it did not

Of The Devil, And He Shall

keep quiet, doesn't mean you

stuttered, Gabriel's earlier words had locked some of her missing

weak damsel Gabriel knew her once to

supposed to believe that?" Reaching into the pocket of his leather

you do it?" The female

answering her question Immediately, Gabriel tinkered with his phone for a few seconds, a minute at most,

Angelina became

part, early in the menting, showed the very same female scrambling out

surveillance footage before she left the hotel that morning, so

answered, shrugging his shoulders almost nonchalantly. "How about as a different question; why did you lie to me?" This time

intense gaze, she quickly lowered her heal, brain

brunette more than wished to pull on her

such a situation? She cursed in her mind. However, even she didn't need

in plain sight, the reason why she had landed in such a predicament was all because of a certain white-Ette, or at least that was what she comforted herself with, when the real reason... the correct answer to that question was, well, still as simple. Her downright stupidity, that was what landed

lie?" The sound of Gabriel's voice threw her

lied. She was no longer the plain, untainted lily in his eyes, so how was he going to view and treat her from here on out? The answer to that question terrified Angelina more than

I saw Leonica coming out from your room in the morning, J. I thought the worst, I panicked, and I acted on that emotion and lied to you. And for that, I'm sorry Gabriel" Ever so slightly, she pulled her hand away from her face and looked up at him. Tears streamed down her face, decorating her already bare and beautiful face, but never for once dulling her beauty. Any man who saw her face would

was Gabriel Bryce; a father and he

I'm sorry, Please, please forgive me, would

what I want to hear is actual answers. Why did you

what I did; why I lied to you. But I promise... that is the only time I've ever lled to you. So, do you.. forgive me?" She forced a smile on her lips as she asked. But rather than a genuine smile that she intended to show, it came off as more of

the chair he sat beside her, causing Angelina to scramble in her spot,

in

walking, but just

wait!" Just like she wanted, he stopped and looked back at her. But the moment she looked

Angelina called out. "G-b

eyes,

emotion pune a

orbs cold,

again turned out to look

time and without so much as a smile, he

right?"

with that,

By his side was

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