Chapter 17 - Healing Wounds And Revealing Secrets Under The Moonlight
Later that night, after the traitors were secured in the basement cells, Gabriel knocked softly on the guest suite door.
He held a small medical kit in his hand, a faint scratch visible along the side of his jawline.
Chloe opened the door, stepping back to let him enter as she noticed the minor injury on his face.
“Let me look at that scratch,” Chloe said softly, reaching for an antiseptic wipe from the bathroom counter.
Gabriel stood perfectly still as her gentle fingers cleaned the wound, her touch far lighter than anything he was accustomed to.
“You didn't have to risk your life down there today, Chloe,” Gabriel whispered, looking down into her eyes.
“You didn't have to risk your empire to keep my brother’s memory alive by hiring me, but you did,” Chloe replied quietly.
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Gabriel reached out, his warm hand resting gently against her cheek for the very first time.
“You changed everything the moment you walked into Il Canto and translated for my mother,” Gabriel confessed.
