Chapter 155

"Okay, okay, I'm fine," Gabriel's mother eventually said, hoisting herself into a sitting position despite her father's disapproval. "I have to know…the way you're treating me, I must have been asleep for a long time." I thought I saw a glimmer of trepidation in her eyes before she continued. "Tell me…how many years have passed since I last saw you?" Raziel closed his eyes, dreading her reaction, I assumed. "Almost ten years." A gasp escaped Rebekah's lips and her eyes widened in horror. "Ten . . . ten years? But I-" She shook her head furiously. "No. It can't be true." Her head snapped up as she fixated on Raziel. "I'm remembering everything now. The vampires . . . Cain . . . please tell me he isn't still out there. He isn't still hunting for my son." Something in my chest tightened as she mentioned Gabriel and I looked away, trying to hide my expression. Raziel's jaw had clenched, his eyes hooded. "I wish I could tell you that, Rebe