Gabriel’s POV
I dragged Olivia by force to the dining hall. She kept resisting my attempts but after a lot of struggle, I was finally able to stop her from crying. My heart clenched when she recalled her torture days at Fedrick’s base. I rested my chin on her head and consoled her. I drew circles on her back to soothe her and I didn’t yell at her to stop crying. Instead, I allowed her to cry and unload her burden as she let her sorrow go. As long as we keep holding on to our sorrow, it would always find a way to come to the surface and get into our every nerve.
At the dining table, Alejandro was seated at his usual position at the head of the table, Nick was seated in front of me and I made Olivia sit beside me. But, before I could make myself comfortable in my seat, she stood up and wa
