Amelie hurried toward Gabriel, wanting him to stop. If the matter escalated, Gabriel might have to bear the consequences, which she never desired.
Meanwhile, Karmen knew nothing would happen. Alex would lose his life. And no force could stop that from happening.
"Don’t do this, Gabriel!" Amelie requested as she finally reached near them.
Alex’s cries echoed in the living room but Gabriel didn’t stop, tearing the skin on his cheek.
"Brother, you are again after taking lives. Stop it and don’t dirty your hands," said Casaio Sinclair, the eldest brother of Gabriel. He, at the same time, grabbed his brother’s hand tightly and pulled him up before more damage could happen to Alex’s cheek.
Amelie stopped in her tracks while Karmen immediately bowed his head.
Alex finally took a breath of relief, but he was still terrified. He had never undergone such a treatment in his life before. He felt he saw death right from close.
Gabriel yanked away his brother’s hand from his arm and glared at him. "I warned you many times not to intervene in my matters," he said sternly.
"Easy, Dear Brother!" Casaio said and glanced at Karmen. "Take away Alex Morgan for the treatment," he instructed.
"What are you doing, Casaio?" Gabriel clenched his fists tightly.
Casaio leaned closer to his ear and whispered something in there. "Karmen, do what you are told to."
He gave a final glance to Gabriel before helping Alex standing up. He took out Alex while praying silently in his head that Gabriel would not fight with his elder brother.
Amelie looked at them in confusion. Her eyes turned misty because of what Gabriel was about to do.
"Shall we talk in private, Gabriel?" asked Casaio.
"No. I have nothing to talk to you," Gabriel said. "Leave before I have to kick you out of my place."
Amelie was quite shocked by the words of exchange between the two brothers. The elder brother was polite, but the younger brother was rude.
"Hello, Miss. I am Casaio Sinclair," he introduced himself to Amelie with a bright smile. "I would like you to leave this place," he pronounced.
"Amelie isn’t going anywhere. Did Alex contact you before he arrived here?" Gabriel asked and stood between the two of them.
"What’s your relationship with her? You never did this before, Gabriel. I mean, you never fought for any woman, especially an omega, who is a runaway and carrying a child."
Gabriel ran his fingers through his hair, his eyes fixed on his older brother before lowering his hand to his side. He didn’t wish to argue with Casaio, so he turned around and looked at Amelie, who looked terrified.
"Go to your room," Gabriel said.
Amelie didn’t move from her place when Gabriel grasped her hand. He himself escorted her upstairs and only let go of her hand when they arrived there.
"I appreciate your care, but that wasn’t what I’d been expecting. Also, let me go. It would be inappropriate if I stay here and burden you. You need not to lie about me being your mate. You have done a lot for me, and I feel obliged," Amelie said, not looking into his eyes.
Gabriel lifted her chin as he took a step closer to her. "Amelie, you are forgetting the deal."
"Your brother is here. It’s true that I am carrying someone else’s child. I am sorry for troubling you. Gabriel, you are a kind person, and I don’t wish to take advantage of your kindness," Amelie stated with tears in her eyes while fidgeting with her fingers. The tears poured down her eyes, but she held her gaze. "Please, I don’t want to hurt you. I can live on my own. And I don’t think we are mates."
"You aren’t going anywhere. Twelve fucking years I have waited. My wolf and I both had countless sleepless nights. You aren’t taking a single step out of this estate without my permission," Gabriel said loudly. The growl in his voice showed the picture of his restless wolf too. His violet eyes gleamed at the same time, which caused Amelie to submit.
Gabriel took a few steps back before walking out and locking the door behind him.
As he arrived in the living room, he found Casaio was talking with Butler Albus, taking out the details about Amelie and him.
"Casaio, leave when I am asking you nicely," said Gabriel.
"If she is your mate, I’m leaving," Casaio remarked.
"Why the hell you care if she’s my mate or not?" Gabriel growled at him.
"Because she’s not worthy of you," Casaio asserted.
"Don’t tell me what’s worthy for me, Casaio. You helped Alex, who tried to kill a pregnant woman. You have forgotten your ethics, haven’t you? I’m going to kill that bastard. And Amelie is my mate. So, get the hell out of here," Gabriel shouted this time while claiming Amelie as his mate.
"Fine, I’ll leave. But Dad and Mom are going to be upset with your lies. Amelie isn’t your mate, Gabriel. She’s not marked yet. If she was yours, then you would not have waited to mark her," Casaio pronounced.
"Why don’t you focus in your life rather than mine?" Gabriel glared at him.
"Well, I’m leaving. Don’t heat up. I was here after you suddenly accepted the annual gala’s invitation. Dad wanted me to check on you and boom! I got a surprise seeing a young lady for whom you were ready to take the life of the person, who belonged to a pack that our father respects a lot. Well, I’ll do a small favor on you. I won’t tell Dad what happened here," Casaio said with a smirk and left the mansion.
"My Lord, you should have been polite to your elder brother," Albus said, feeling scared.
"None of them deserves any politeness from me," Gabriel muttered. "Keep an eye on Amelie. I’ll be back soon." With that, he left the mansion to confront Alex and make sure he would pay for what he did.