“Why do you think I helped you get away from Everest, Avery?” I jump at the sound of Gabe’s voice in my bedroom.
I had closed the door to my room after Dad tried to make conversation with me downstairs. I’ve been talking and catching up with Alex for the majority of the afternoon, but when I came home, Dad was waiting in the kitchen to talk to me about the attack on my mate. He won’t back down, and when that became apparent, I stormed to my room.
Only to find Gabe lounging on my bed, a determined yet perplexed expression on his face.
“Goddess, Gabe, you scared me.” I tell him, walking over to the closet and pulling on some comfier clothes. I don’t mind getting dressed in front of Gabe; he has a mate, and he’s gay.
“Why do you think I helped you get away from Everest?” he repeats. I tur
