Chapter 22

• Gisele could not believe that the man she had spent her whole life hating was actually trying to protect her. His reasons had left her shocked and still a bit confused, to be honest.
• She looked at the hospital wall while trying to take in all what he had said. It was like she was no longer part of this world as she was thinking, so she shook, startled, when Slate put a hand on her arm.
• "Hey", he started in a gentle and kind voice, "don't overthink it, okay? Just relax, hmm?"