LEANDER'S POV
"She’s really something, isn’t she?" Orion’s voice stirred gently in my head as I walked away from Kaia.
"That she is," I agreed, my chest tightening a little with emotions. Sometimes I think she doesn’t even realize it. She doesn't realize just how amazing she is.
"She doesn’t," Orion rumbled, sounding almost amused. "But we do. That’s what matters."
I let out a small breath, feeling the quiet ache she always left behind whenever she walked away. I sighed, forcing my feet to keep moving toward Athena’s place.
The path felt longer than usual, my thoughts drifting back and forth between Kaia, my friends waiting in town, and everything I had to face today, and most probably for the rest of my life. I signed, shaking my head.
When I finally reached Athena’s door, I paused
