Chapter 14. Goodbye

Gael got out of his position, too, wanting to burst into tears, but he held back and hugged her. This made her cries louder and she snuggled closer into his arms.

Gael didn't ask any questions and held her tightly, letting her release the pain. She gradually calmed down. And when she stopped sobbing loudly, she looked into Gael's eyes and saw her own pain mirrored in that gaze. Cybele's face was wet with tears that were still streaming down her face.

"I'm sorry, Gael. I didn't want any of this to happen."

"What exactly did you not want to happen?"

"I didn't want to be kidnapped and my desire to belong here... Well, I wish I'd grown up here. By your side. Knowing my position in society and my duties to my people. I wanted to go back in time and run away from Ella as soon as I learned to walk on my own. Maybe someone would find me and discover who my real family was. My mother confessed that she didn&#