Gael’s POV

Ellie was avoiding me. Not that I blamed her after what happened, but it still hurt. To make matters worse, Charlie, who didn’t have the full story, was blaming me for Ellie’s new mood since I was with her last and was supposed to keep her safe and happy.

Only one of those things got accomplished and, unfortunately, I doubted she felt very safe around us, let alone me.

When we woke up that morning and came out of the room it was as ...