523 Taking the Reigns

Gael didn't know if he did the right thing by telling Angela about his first kill. He shouldn't feel slightly relieved after spilling his guts to her, but he did. He knew she wanted to know so she could feel less alone. Then she was quiet after that. So quiet, he thought she fell asleep. And he was too strung up to ask her to talk, slightly afraid that she'd changed her mind about being with him now.

And then, in the sweetest voice he heard from her, she told him, "I love you. No matter what. I have, I do, and always will."

Incredible warmth spread in his chest as he sunk back into his pillow. Just what did he do to deserve her? To deserve someone who loves him despite everything he had done?

Certainly not kill a cop.