After Orion left, Kael stayed locked inside his room for many hours. I did not have the emotional strength to speak with him, so I remained on the couch, thinking deeply about everything that had happened. For a very long time, I had believed that I would never see Orion again.
Opening the front door had felt like opening a doorway into the past. He had not changed much in the last fifteen years, and for a brief moment, it truly felt as if I had traveled back in time. What annoyed me the most was his smile, like a part of him had expected it to be me standing there when the door opened. Now, I needed to explain everything to Kael.
I let out a groan. Dear God, I had not experienced this much stress since the time I lost both my grandmother and Orion.
When the sun finally began sinking to
