Evelyn
Orion comes and picks me up. Imogen must have called him because I know I didn’t. Reluctantly, I climb into the car.
“Are you okay?” he asks. I can tell he misses Thaddeus just as much as I do. He is simply better at hiding it, yet I can feel how badly he wants him through the bond.
“Where is Ryland?” I ask instead of answering; I know he already knows I don’t feel okay.
“Went looking for him,” Orion answers, and I turn to the window.
***
Ryland comes home late, waking me as he climbs into bed. The warmth of his skin presses against mine. Rolling over, I nestle into his chest, inhaling his scent as he wraps his arms around me.
“You didn’t find him?”
He says nothing, just pulls me closer resting his chin on my head.
Orion hops out of the shower. I hadn’t even realized he was
