Spectrum (Stone Society #14) - Faith Gibson Page 0,92
But no, I would never have harmed him in any way.”
“Was your pain from losing Gabriel or something else?” Dante asked.
“I never got over Gabriel. He was my everything, and it broke something inside of me when he disappeared. I became a psychologist in the hopes I could figure out what might have happened… Oh my God. I became a psychologist to help Gabriel should I ever see him again.” Rebekah laughed, but it wasn’t joyful. “This is what I’ve been waiting for my whole adult life. When can we leave?”
Dante stood. “I’ll call and get the jet ready.”
Isabelle rose to her feet. “Is there someone who can watch after your cat? Animals don’t like Gargoyles. They sense the beast inside us. Not that we’d ever hurt them, but they don’t know that. If not, we’ll get Tessa’s brother to talk to her. Tamian’s like an animal whisperer.”
“I’d rather not leave her behind since I don’t know how long I’ll be gone.”
“Okay. Do you have a carrier to put her in? She’ll be upset until we can get her on the plane. We can put her in the bedroom and close the door.”
“Yes, I do. I need to go pack. Please, help yourselves to anything in the kitchen or to something to drink.”
Tessa pushed against Gregor’s leg and got to her feet. “Do you need to call someone to watch over this place? If not, I’ll toss the perishable food so your home doesn’t stink once you return.”
“No, there’s no one. I would appreciate you taking care of that for me.”
“Not a problem.” The redhead sashayed out of the room with her husband following.
It took longer to coax Esmeralda out of hiding than it did to pack and ready the house to be closed up for a while. Rebekah packed as many clothes as she could in her three bags. Her hands shook, and her heart thumped heavily in her chest. She was going to see Gabriel. Rebekah was worried as much as she was excited.
Three hours later, they were in the sky. Rebekah peppered them with questions about their lives as Gargoyles, and in return, she told them about her life in Oregon. When Tessa relayed about the latest attacks on their families, Rebekah cried for the ones she’d never met. Her heart broke when she found out the Queen, Kaya, had nearly been killed in the explosion that tore apart hers and Rafael’s home. The closer they got to New Atlanta, the more Rebekah wanted to be part of their lives. Not only did she want to help Gabriel but all those who were hurting. Yes, she was getting ahead of herself, but if she had her way, Rebekah might never leave Georgia once they landed.
Chapter Three
Gabriel lost count of the handstand pushups he had done. His mind hadn’t allowed him to focus on the book he was reading, and the only other thing for him to do was exercise. Being stuck in the small room sucked, but it was his life now. After a year, he’d learned to deal with the lack of freedom. Footsteps sounded in the hallway, and Gabriel paused and lowered his head so he could see the door. Figuring it was the guard bringing his breakfast, he was pleasantly surprised to find Isabelle’s smiling face filling the small window of his door, so he dropped to his feet and waited for his sister to come in. Their parents visited every once in a while, but it was Izzy who visited almost daily. She had been absent the last couple of days, and Gabriel was glad to see her.
“Izzy, where have you been? Is everything okay?” Isabelle kept him apprised of everything going on in the world outside the prison’s walls. She showed him pictures on her phone, mostly of Connor and his two friends, Amelia and Rain. She did her best to keep things lighthearted, but when she told him what Drago Costas had done, he wanted to dig up the male’s body and kill him all over again.
“Everything’s good. As a matter of fact, I have a surprise for you.” Isabelle was practically pulsing with excitement.
“You brought me a carton of smokes? I get to go outside for the rest of the day?”
“Even better. There’s someone here who wants to see you.”
Gabriel reached out with his senses, expecting it to be their parents or maybe Connor. Instead, he found… “No.”