Orion shifted his weight and pulled me from my thoughts, his eyes captured mine as unknown questions began to fill my head.
“Have you ever wondered what happens to those of the Urre bloodline after they die?” Orion asked as he scooped me up within his arms and held me on his lap.
“They move on to the afterlife where the spirits of the Asli guide them to the world of Mara,” I said as I tore my eyes away and stared at the ground.
“As the anchor to that world, I figured you’d be able to sense who can pass through the thresh hold,” he said as he pulled me in closer.
“If I could control my gifts then we wouldn’t be in this mess!” I snapped as I attempted to wriggle away from him.
I would do anything to return to the night I abandoned Azrael, I thought bitterly.
Maybe he wouldn’t have been
