Chapter 72

GABRIEL

I saw Angel being attacked both by Carl and by Lucy every time that my eyes closed. It made me feel like I was losing my damn mind. It was as if the universe was reminding me how poor of a mate I was that I could not even protect my other half.

A warmth covered my hand, pulling my attention away from burning a hole in the ceiling. I had not even realized that anyone had walked into the room. Aunt Ziyah and Uncle Dante were standing beside the bed.

“Any changes?” she asked quietly.

About ten hours have passed since she got out of surgery. They said that she would wake up whenever her body and mind were ready to. Unfortunately, they could not tell us how long that might be. Hours, days, weeks, months, etc. Only time would tell. Well, I would like to tell time that it fucking sucked.

“Not yet. I know that we need to be patient, but we’re really worried that there’s still been no change,” I admitted.

What if she had gone through too much trauma lately? Not only did she have t