Chapter 103 Pay the Price

Emily's eyes were red-rimmed, and each word that came out of her mouth sounded like an exhausted roar. "Gabriel, listen to me. If anything happens to Mal," her nails nearly dug into his flesh, "I will never let you off. I'd stake my life to make Amelia and the whole Holton family pay blood for blood!" Gabriel stared at the deathly calm in Emily's eyes and felt as if an invisible hand were squeezing his chest. He wanted to explain himself. He meant to say that he'd had people watching the Waverly family. He wanted to say he didn't know how this had happened. But before the words could form, they died on his tongue. In the face of this bloody reality, any explanation would sound pathetic. He'd failed to keep Amelia in check. He had given her chance after chance to hurt Emily. There was no defense he could use against her now. Soon, the shock and grief drained the last of Emily's strength. Darkness closed in, the world spun, and she stumbled backward. "Emily!" Gabriel's face wen