"You're home. This is your home now. You're safe." All he could do was repeat himself, assure her, until she felt soothed but that was when he hurt her the most.
He swore and ran down the stairs after her. He kept swearing as he dropped my her side. He couldn't move her by himself. Couldn't do anything but make her worse.
"Gabriel," he whispered in desperation. "I need you."