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CHAPTER 16

Author: kufre
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Gabe's POV

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I had been standing just out of sight, watching Emma and Angelo talk, and now my blood was boiling.

"If you accept to be my mate," Angelo had said, his voice dripping with smugness.

Moreover this wasn't the time for all of that. We needed to be engrossed with finding the children.

I felt a wave of fury wash over me. How dare he? How dare he try to blackmail Emma into being with him?

I didn't want to hear her response. I didn't want to know if she would agree to his twisted proposal. I turned and walked away, my fists clenched at my sides, my eyes red with fury.

I couldn't bear the thought of Emma with him. I couldn't bear the thought of her being trapped in a mate bond with that manipulative, power-hungry...

I pushed the thoughts aside, focusing on my breathing. I needed to calm down, to think clearly. But my mind was a jumble of anger and fear.

I walked faster, putting distance between myself and the scene behind me. I didn't know wha
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