||" Gabriel & Troy "|| **** When Gabriel got to Gladys, he didn't make any move to hug her, as he ordinarily would have, Neither did Gladys acknowledge the alpha's presence beside her, Gabriel simply stood before her and looked at her. Everybody at the table went quiet. " Mum" Tristan called, "Shut up, Tristan," Gladys snapped as she got to her feet, "Can we talk outside?" She finally addressed her alpha and son-in-law. "Sure," Gabriel turned and preceded Gladys outside, "I'm not going to beat around the bush, Gabriel," Gladys said as soon as they had gotten away from the closed door. "I'm not happy with what you have done." Neither heard when the elevator had pinged open for its lonely occupant. "I know," Gabriel murmured, There is nothing fair about what I did, and nothing I can