Chapter 22: The Good Son’s Karma
[GABE]
'Remember our deal, Gabriel Grealor,' Tamiko's voice rang in Gabe's head, a reminder that Tamiko was able to talk to him because he had accepted the mate bond, but Tamiko hadn't. And that made it hard for Gabe to say anything to Tamiko.
He could hear the man in his head, and couldn't respond.
Instead, Gabe stared in the direction of Tamiko for a split second, like he was pleading with his mate to stop fucking with him. The alpha's son had gone from being the great man everyone knew to a shell.
This was someone that Grealor didn't know and that was heartbreaking. They looked at him pitifully, even though he could only think of one man in their midst. He wanted to reach out to Tamiko and apologize, and a part of him was stopping him.
Perhaps it was because Gabe knew that no amount of apology would be able to fix what Grealor had done to Tamiko or even what Gabriel himself had done to Tamiko. He had screwed up over the years and fate had given him a horrible nightmare to deal with.
Oh, but wasn't he a lucky alpha's son, no?
"My apologies father, I overslept. But I am here now. Pardon my look. I was in a hurry, seeing as I had delayed. Once again, my sincere apologies," Gabe said and the werewolves were finally convinced that there was something wrong with the alpha's son.
Even Alpha Ashton could tell that.