Page 68 of My Broken Mate

“Gabriel is your best friend. Did he never say anything?”

“Gabe doesn’t talk about his past at all,” Eve explains. “But his father was very abusive.” He pauses. “It’s not for me to tell their secrets, though. Try to help Remy, Kata. If he hates the concert, you can always leave and go to another place or just have dinner somewhere.”

Ayden and I exchange a glance. This talk didn’t play out the way we thought it would, instead, it showed us something much more important.

Maybe the reason Remy doesn’t act on the mate bond isn’t me, but something else.

Chapter twenty

It’s Getting Hot In Here

*SEAN*

Istare at the flyer in my hand before looking at Gabriel again. “Care to repeat that?”

“I want you to tell Remy to join Katalina and her friends for that evening and go to the concert.”

“Then I did understand you correctly,” I say. “I am not going to do that. If you want him to go, you have to tell him.”

“I can’t,” Gabriel exclaims. “Sean, we need to get him out of the house somehow. His last migraine lasted for days! Things are getting worse, not better.”

“And you think I don’t know that,” I snarl.

As usual, when my tone gets too harsh or loud, Gabriel takes a step back. I rub my temples, trying not to feel annoyed or hurt by his reaction. Gabriel clears his throat. “I can’t ask him,” he saysquietly. “You know I don’t find the right words with him. Every time we talk, it seems to get worse.”

“And you think this will truly benefit Remy?” I ask whilst checking the flyer, again.

“No,” Gabriel says. “Yes. I don’t know. I just want him to have fun. He never smiles!”

“That’s true,” I admit.

“He likes you more,” Gabriel presses. “You are better with him.”

“I don’t know,” I say. “I think he might just fear me more than he fears you.”

“Awesome,” Gabriel chuckles without real humor in his voice. “So, he has one brother he hates, and one brother he fears.”

Levi clears his throat. He has been so quiet, I almost forgot he is around. He is the only person I trust enough to know everything about our family and the health problems Remy is facing. He backed me up when I was trying to free my family from our father, and he took a major risk by doing so. “What do you have to say?” I ask him.

“I don’t think he hates any of you, and I don’t think he fears you either,” he says.

“And what do you think about this?” I ask him, showing him the flyer again.

“Katalina is a kind person, and I think she took a liking to Remy. I saw them talking during the gala.”

“If she genuinely wants him to come, why doesn’t she ask him directly?” I want to know.

“Why don’t you?” Levi retorts bluntly. “No one ever asks Remy anything, directly.”

I am stunned at his words. He is right! I am expecting Kata to do something I can’t do. “Fine,” I say. “I will do it one time. If it doesn’t work out, I will never force something like that on him again. Next time, you can ask him, Gabriel.”

“Thank you,” Gabriel says. “One try is all I want.”

Before I can get up to look for Remy, I look at Gabriel again. Something he said earlier still doesn’t sit right with me. “You are not the only one who wants to help him,” I say.

“I know,” Gabriel says. “I know that, Sean.”

“Well then,” I mutter, before leaving Levi and Gabriel behind and looking for my youngest brother. He is in his room, studying like he always is. Gabriel is right, we need to get him out of here. And if our suggestions and offers haven’t helped so far, maybe it’s time to be sly.