Chapter 51

Daniel Moore

"It's not about you. It's something he has to figure out on his own."

"Do you know something I don't?"

"No, Moore."

"I've told you not to call me that. It stresses me out when you do it."

"You do it all the time, and I've never said anything."

"I do it as a joke."

"And I do it when you stress me out."

"Just tell me if you know anything about Rhys or what's happened to him."

"I haven't talked to him, so I wouldn't know. You can't ask me about something I don't have knowledge of."

"You're talking as if you know something I don't, so you can't blame me for not trusting you."

"I should, actually. We're brothers, and you don't trust me."

Gabriel stands up to leave, and I roll my eyes.

"Gabriel."

"Yes?"

"You don't have to exaggerate. Sit down," I demand. "We're talking."

"Talking is a term I wouldn't use. You're forcing me to tell you things you want to know, and I