Chapter 292: The Cost of Waking
Orion stared at Sophia as if she had just smacked him with one of those extremely heavy books they normally found in the library. Offended didn't even begin to cover what he felt from her words. His eyebrows flew up, his mouth parted, and his entire posture stiffened like she'd personally insulted him—and not in the cute way she usually called him an oaf or an ogre or even dumb. This was different.
"Let me get this straight—you are glad that I left you? That I left you alone, is that it?" Orion asked Sophia.
She lifted a hand, palm outward. "There's a reason I said that. Calm yourself down."
He folded his arms. "Oh, I'm not sure I can be calm until you explain what it is you just meant. And it better make sense."
"Don't threaten me," she told him.
"I asked for an explanation; I'm not threatening you. And I really need to hear that explanation," Orion told her.
