Gabriel was a little more nervous than Elle was entering the office. He couldn't help it. Angela had been kind to him, almost nurturing and motherly, taking over the roles his parents had left behind in the accident. She had been the first one to see how special he was. That had to count for something, right?

Not to mention all the wonderful presents she had given him.

At her question, Gabriel merely shrugged his shoulders. "I thought I could make better use of her power than she did."

Which was sort of true. He left out the part where he hadn't liked Candice interrupting them, or upsetting Elle.