Trading My Ex for His Uncle by Hello Spring

Nyla hummed in response. She was about to take out the trash, so she decided to walk Damon downstairs as well.

Damon, wanting to spend more time with her, refrained from offering to take the trash for her.

Nyla's apartment wasn't on a high floor, so despite Damon's intentions, there wasn't much time to linger.

Once they reached the ground floor, Nyla threw the trash into the bin and turned to Damon. "Mr. Sumner, I won't see you off any further."

Without waiting for a reply, she turned and walked away.

Damon watched her retreating figure with a complex expression. He sensed that Nyla had truly let go of their past.

He wasn't sure how long it would take for her to forgive him, but he believed that day would eventually come.

...

Back at her door, just as Nyla was about to unlock it, a sudden noise from the stairwell startled her.

She turned to see Gabriel emerging from the hallway, his gaze fixed on her, eyes dark and unreadable.

of unease swept over Nyla as she instinctively fumbled with the lock, trying to get inside. Just as her hand touched it, Gabriel grabbed her

firm, leaving her no

deliberate. "Nyla, when we met earlier today, I realized you know I was the one

from her face. "Gabriel, I've never done anything to

his expression softened, his

to be with you,"

disbelief. She stared at him as if

crazy?! We're practically siblings! Who ruins someone's

brushing his hand against Nyla's face, his expression one of

made her shudder, and she slapped his

he had claimed to hate her or seek vengeance for Wren, she wouldn't have been

and couldn't come back. After you got

Why can't we be together?" Gabriel

with

words left her mouth, Gabriel grabbed

lips landed on her cheek,

love me. You just want to destroy