I blinked, a small jolt running through me, my eyes widening as Gabrielle's words sank in.
"A-Agreeing to become one of his harem... D-Don't you know what that even means?" I asked, my voice shaky and laced with disbelief. "Y-You hated me too, didn't you? I just… I think it's only going to hurt us more if both of us end up being part of the same harem."
My heart was thudding hard against my chest. Just saying those words out loud made my throat dry. My thoughts were tangled up in knots, and the more I tried to make sense of it, the worse it got.
Gabrielle just looked at me. She was calm and steady. Like she wasn't fazed at all.
"I don't really see the problem here," she said, her voice smooth, almost indifferent. "You're the one treating it like it's some huge deal, even though, frankly, I don't think it's as much of a problem as you think it is."
