Gabe.

"Mom!" I yelled and rushed to her.

She was lying motionlessly on the floor. No one had to tell me that it was the shock of seeing Lilly that caused her to faint. Just like with me, she only had to take one look at those grey eyes to know Lilly was a Wood.

I gently slap her cheek, but it does nothing to wake her up. Sliding one hand under her shoulders, and the other one under her knees, I lifted her into my hands and carried her to the nearest sofa. "Dad! Rowan!" I shouted for them, afraid to leave my mother alone.

"Is she okay?" Lilly asks in a small and vulnerable voice. "Did I do something wrong? Is she unconscious because of me?"

The tears swimming in her eyes were my undoing. In such a short time, she had become embedded in the very fiber of my being. Seeing her crying hurt me. I honestly don't fucking think I've ever loved someone as much as I loved Lilly. Even my own twin couldn't compete in my heart with her.

Before I could answer, Harper stepped in.

"No, darling" she answered as she placed a wet towel on my mom's forehead. I had not even realized that she had gotten one.

"Then why did she faint after seeing me?" Lilly demanded; her eyes firmly fixed on her grandmother.

"It's just a shock", Harper pulled our daughter into her arms. "Remember how I told you Gabriel didn't know about you? His family also didn't know. She was just shocked to see you, baby. You did nothing wrong."

forehead. "Your mother is right. You

going on here?" My dad's booming voice made

Harper. It was fucking weird seeing this. It's like the confident girl I was used to just disappeared into thin air. My dad has that kind

is going on here?" he asked again, moving to kneel before my

is on my mother. He ran his finger gently down her cheek, calling her

my wife and daughter to Rowan. His gaze holds questions, but I am not in the fucking mood to answer him yet. Not when Lilly was scared

beautiful eyes," my dad

it works and my mother's eyes snap opened. Shooting up on the sofa, she grabs my

Why am I

was supposed to be in the kitchen" she began while looking at my dad. She then shook her head as if to clear it "I had the strangest dream. Gabriel showed up with a

my mouth shut to stop myself from laughing. It's fucking hilarious even though the

chose that time to come forward.

widened, but thank fuck she didn't

her eyes and exhales. "Or maybe it still

twisted his body to look

no denying the shock that was plastered on his face. His eyes widened in

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