Gabriella’s POV

Life had finally gone back to normal, or it was meant to be back to normal after the crazy weekend I had. I had rehearsed my schedule for the whole week in my head, planning how I’d do the things I used to do with Charlotte and Bruce by myself.

I’d just be a lone wolf for the meantime. In school, that is. It’s a new different world at home. Elijah had quickly turned into the parent I never had. I expected everything to turn awkward for us after that morning, but it was the opposite. 

He cared for me more than my mother ever did; making sure...