Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan) novel Chapter 2951

Gabriel’s deep, dark eyes locked on hers. “We’re not of the same generation. I never asked you to call me ‘brother.’”

Sylvia bit her red lip, suppressing a laugh. Resting her chin on his shoulder, she whispered in his ear, “At that family dinner, when Grandpa had me call you ‘brother’—honestly, I felt so embarrassed. My mind was full of things I shouldn’t even be thinking.”

She arched a brow, her tone teasing and inviting. “And you?”

Gabriel gave her a sidelong glance, calm and collected as ever. “The same.”

Sylvia collapsed against his shoulder, shaking with laughter.

After a moment, she looked up, her smile gently fading as she gazed at his chiseled profile. In a soft voice, she asked, “I’m leaving soon. Shouldn’t we make the most of the time we have left?”

Gabriel turned slightly, his eyes fixed on hers, which looked impossibly soft in the moonlight. His voice dropped. “Sylvia, do you really think that every time I come back to you, it’s only for this?”

Sylvia’s alluring gaze softened further. “Then tell me—if not for this, then for what?”

The answer was obvious, but before parting, she still wanted to hear him say it aloud.

Gabriel countered, “Why do you sleep with me, then?”

Was it habit? Dependence? Need? Or something else?

Or maybe, all of the above.

Sylvia’s long lashes fluttered. She lowered her eyes and nestled against his shoulder, her cheek brushing against the fine black fabric of his shirt, her voice barely audible. “Do you really want to know?”

“I do.”

But Sylvia said nothing more.

Some things, perhaps, are better left unsaid before saying goodbye.

*

The following morning, Old Mr. Jarvis finally learned that Gabriel had returned.

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