Ch. 25 - Decisions

Gabe POV

I poured over book after book in the library, my mind a chaotic mess of conflicting emotions. The relentless itch to find my mate clashed with an equally intense desire to protect my Alpha, leaving me torn and unsettled. My entire purpose had been flipped upside down, and I didn't know what to do.

I was still pissed at Dietus for lying to me since I was a boy. He was just like my mother and everyone else I grew up with, always manipulating, always pulling strings. But what could I do against a god? I was just so tired of the manipulations, so tired of being everyone's puppet.

Now, my strings were being pulled by Ruby and Sebastian. Yet, this time, it didn't feel like an overwhelming burden. There was something different about the loyalty I felt toward them, something almost...right. But the fear that they could turn on me, just like everyone else had, gnawed at the edges of my thoughts. Ruby wouldn't hesitate to kill me, she'd already tried once. I smirked, remembering how he