"Uh, you need some dirt on him? I got plenty!" someone said from the door.
Just then, Gabriel came inside, jumping down on a chair that stood beside the two couches we were on, yet while Dominic and I didn't mind Gabriel joining, it was clear Damon tensed when Gabriel appeared. Did they not like each other? I wondered as I looked between them, seeing how Damon avoided looking at Gabriel and seemed less happy.
"No, he doesn't like me," Gabriel said as if he could read my mind.
"How you get inside my head, I do not understand," I just chuckled.
"I can just read you so easily, little queeny."
"Do not call her all those nicknames!" Dominic said.
"Why? It is boring, saying my lady, and I bet she doesn't want me to."
Gabriel gestured to me with his hand, and I made a funny face, clearly showing I didn't like it.
"See!" he said.
"Hey, queeny is better than sweetheart," I said and turned to Dominic, who just sighed and rubbed his eyes.
"I better go," Damon said. "I got a lot to prepare."
Dominic just nodded, and I looked around confused. What on earth was going on? Dominic stood up and followed Damon out, and I turned to Gabriel, leaning closer. He did too, almost like we were sharing a secret.
"Why does he not like you?" I asked.
"Oh, well, you see, Damon doesn't think I can be trusted," he told me.
"Why not?"
"Because my family and Dominic's family have always been enemies."
"What?!" I asked, surprised.
He nodded and winked at me.
"There is a lot of bad blood between us, except, of course, between Dominic and me, but Damon never lets his guard down around me," Gabriel explained.
"But you are not evil."
"No, but I am a threat to Dominic's rule."
"How so?" I asked, now even more intrigued.
"Long ago, and I mean looong ago, my family was actually sitting on the throne. They took it from Dominic's family, who then took it back again, but technically, I am kind of royal," he explained.
"You are a royal ass!" I just teased him.
He just chuckled.
"But isn't Ace a threat too as well?" I asked.
"I think if it ever stood between Ace and me, whom do you think people would choose?"
Yeah, I could see what Gabriel meant. If it really came down to it, and Dominic wasn't there, then they would probably choose Gabriel.
"Wait," I said and held up my hand.
Gabriel looked at me confused.