Gabriel's POV

Gabriel waved goodbye to his last patient before closing his clinic for the afternoon. It had been a busy day, which he was grateful for because the late evening with Lucy was running through his mind. Gabriel already had low self-esteem since early childhood and worried he was not good enough for his mate.

He had been giving Lucy space today, even though he knew she had just finished her shift at the coffee shop down the street. He told himself she ...