Gabriel
Being away from Tabitha all morning is torture, yet I tell myself it’s what she needs. I can’t smother or overwhelm her. She will require time and space to get used to her new surroundings. Her new life with me.
I note her location on my phone when I come out of my meeting via the trackers installed in her wrist cuffs. Huh. She’s in the kitchen.
That’s a strange place for the lady of the castle to be. I mean, I don’t require her to manage the kitchen, it is beautifully managed by my chef and Buttons. Even though there’s no reason to suspect something’s gone wrong, I find my step quickening as I make my way to the castle kitchen.
There, I’m surprised by what I find.
My bride, sitting at the large wooden block table with both my butler and my chef.
I clear my throat, and both B
