Lia

She nudges my arm. “You’re happy though, right?”

I lift my head, meeting her gaze. The teasing is gone now, replaced with something softer.

I hesitate, then nod. “Yeah.”

She smiles. “Then that’s all that matters.”

Michael walks back in, scowling. “Are you done?”

Gabi grins. “Never.”

He groans, pinching the bridge of his nose. “I hate both of you.”

I smirk. “Love you too, big brother.”

It was glad that Gabi was smiling and at ease now. She had suffered so much. Finally, she was starting to move on from the kidnapping, little by little.

However, I was starting to realize that Simone was right. I did want...