Page 132 of My Unexpected Mate

I looked up at Aria and we both smiled. My smile was from excitement, but hers was one of shock. As if she still doubted that we were brother and sister.

I looked back down at my medallion and opened it slowly. There were two pictures inside. On the left there was mine. My name was engraved underneath it. On the right, there was a picture of Aria with her name engraved underneath.

I smiled and looked at Aria’s medallion. It was exactly the same as mine.

I looked up at her and saw that she was glancing between her medallion and mine with tears in her eyes. I placed my arm around her shoulders and pulled her to me.

I hoped that whatever doubt she still had was gone now.

Aria’s POV

I was still doubting this whole thing. Well, denying it would be a better choice of words. A small part of me still thought there was another Aria out there and this whole thing wasn’t even about me.

But looking at our medallions I couldn’t deny it anymore. He really was my brother. My grandma really did do all these horrible things. I was shocked all over again. Will I ever be able to accept it?

Gabriel pulled me closer to him and kissed the top of my head.

I looked up at him and gave him a small smile.

“A small part of me was still in denial,” I said quietly.

“I know,” Gabriel responded, looking down at our medallions. “I hope your doubt is gone now.”

“Well, it would be pretty hard to find another explanation for all of this,” I chuckled.

Gabriel looked up at me and smiled.

“I know it will be hard to accept this,” he said. “When I found out I destroyed the living room. And you have a lot more on your plate than I did.”

“You destroyed the living room?” I asked with slight amusement in my voice.

“I did,” he chuckled. “If Nick didn’t stop me, I would have probably destroyed the entire house.”

I laughed and shook my head.

“My point is, don’t try to go through this alone,” Gabriel said seriously. “You have me. You have Nick and Annie. You are not alone. Don’t push us out. Talk to us. Talk to me.”

“I will. I promise,” I said quietly, looking into his eyes.

“Good,” he smiled and kissed my cheek.

He let go of me and stood up.

“We should go to bed,” he said. “I would like to leave early.”

I nodded and placed my medallion back around my neck.

“Where is Nick?” I asked Gabriel.

“He went home to pack,” he responded. “He should be here soon.”

I nodded and smiled.

“Good night, Aria,” Gabriel said and smiled.

“Good night,” I said as he closed the door to my room.

I sighed and went back to packing my bag. I sat down on the floor next to my bag and started placing my folded clothes inside. I didn’t really have that many clothes so I just packed everything warm I could find. I was sure Annie had more than enough if I would need to borrow something from her.

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