like that of the devil's

With the room once again falling into silence, Gabriel was left with his thoughts. They slowly began to spiral, picking up from where it had been left off minutes ago, cursing and blaming himself for the current situation.

At some point, he felt like laughing at his very on stupidity. Leonica had seen through the witch's trae color, heck, even a whole Megan, someone who wasn't as involved in him and Leonica's life as Anastasia, had seen through her facade, Thinking back to the annual banquet, Gabriel seerned to now understand the reason why Mirgan had referred to Angelina the way she did. And along with that thought, came a sudden question.

Had Angelina always been this evil? Was that the reason why Grandmother had been against him marrying her? Was she the one who caused the complication to grandmother's life support that day, as a way to take out the obstacle standing in her path? Gabriel gritted his teeth at the cruel possibilities.

'... Gabriel!" The sound of Leonica's voice once again snapped him out of this thoughts. "Jesus, I know your tensed about the situation right now, but can you please not ignore me."

But he wasn't ignoring her. "I'm sorry," He said, not bothering to explain the reason behind his silence.

Leonica seemed to discard his apology as quickly as it come. "That aside," She began and Gabriel knew exactly where she was heading. He injected before she could continue

"I'm not going to send the location to you once Angelina sends it, so it's better you get your mind off it

"What?" Her voice questioned sharply.

"I'm not sending it to you, Leonica." Gabriel repeated. Be angry at me for as long as you want, but I'd much rather take that than putting your life in danger

"My son's life is in danger God dammit, why the hell should I care about my life being in danger."

"Because that's the rational thing you should do," Gabriel said as he glanced back at his phone, expecting a text message to pop up on his screen. When he saw nothing, he began wondering if Angelina had changed her mind, perhaps returned from the cocaine frenzy. Nah, that was too much of a dream and as bad as he had come to learn Angelina was, she never did drugs. Her mental health already seemed far too shaky

for that

"Look, Leonica," He started in a calmer tone, walking towards his study window and looking outside for some reason. "I'm not going to put you in danger."

"... And you think I want to put you in danger?" Came her hesitant answer. "Please stop being stubborn and give me the God dan location"

"I can't do that. Gabriel shook his head.

not?!" Leonica finally lashed our, allowing the

she's baiting you..us, and she's doing so with Ashley. I'm not going to

suffer at her hands? Call the cops or prepare to have another child with you and name them after the one we abandoned? Which? Leonica questioned in a salty

and when Leonica remained silent, clearly wanting to hear whatever explanation and solution to the situation he had, he continued, "We're

scoffed. "Wow, are you have or stupid? Or do you just

answer be needed and he continued on. "I'm going to go there alone, at least that's what she'll think, but in reality, you're going to come along and locate Ashley and rescue him while I stall her."

to it.

as of this moment, you no longer have that choice." He didn't need to full spell

settled in the pit of her stomach at the thought of Ashley being in the center of it all, and had the situation felt right, she would have paked out the entire meal she had with Owen early. But doing that would not only make matters worse, it would also deplete her strength. So for the sake of her son, she kept it all

every now and then and Arvan's reassuring gaze also helped

waiting outside on some kind of call sign." She allowed the rest of

fully well

my son's life into the hands of

after swallowing the thoughts of how much Leonlea didn't trust

he could

to spot it, then I'd be able to see

that was a great idea. Why hadn't he thought of that

that's what you want, then we best get to it. The longer we delay, the faster Angelina has the chance to realize something

fixed on the camera in his necklace, the very same one his grandmother has left for

to him, the scent of her Cologne and hair shampoo wafting into his nose each time the wind picked up, and the annoying presence of Owen who was hanging behind in her car, setting up the camera connection, Gabriel had barely focused on the words she said. But that wasn't

camera set discretely, Gabriel began his journey towards the location Angelina had sent him. A few

once they had gotten married, a few years back. Stepping into the premise gave Gabriel a nish of memories, both good and bad, but he quickly placed them aside and stepped into

in the entire house. She

be, the shore throwing you under the bus at the very first sign

volunteered to come myself," Gabriel said as he scanned the surroundings for Ashley but couldn't find him. "So don't talk about

was quick to screech the moment those words left his mouth. "Don't you fucking defend her when the one with the detonator is move." As she raised up the said

was one thing they

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