Orion’s POV
My eyes fly open as I feel the sleep seeping out of my body.
It’s almost dawn and today I resume my post at the borders. My wounds have significantly healed over the night. I’m not exactly thrilled to be reduced to a mere guard but hey, once a soldier always a soldier.
I can do this and anything else, I’m just glad she didn’t decide to kill us.
I get up and walk to the shower, this has been one of the longest nights of my life. I’m not even sure I slept well.
I’m in the bathroom now and my thoughts turn to my mother, I can’t help worrying about her. Will she be alright? She’s a proud woman after all, who has gone through what I would believe is the worst experience of her life, and most importantly—Will she be able to control herself around Xavier?
I mean… the last t
