Chapter 207

Rei

I hug Gemma the moment she opens the door as she continues to cry in my arms. "It's okay." I whisper, slowly caressing her back as she sobs.

"It's okay, Pearl. You don't need to cry. It's fine." I assure her, but she shakes her head. Gripping onto my shirt tightly.

"I can't do that, Rei. I can't. I just—"

"You will have to." I interrupt her. She will have to calm down. It already happened a