The Lady’s glare at her son turns into a smile when she turns to Lilith, but--
“I might drop by later,” Lilith said listlessly, poking at her waffle without any attention to what Orion said. “I don't know. Didn’t sleep well last night.”
The Lady has been worried ever since that day Lilith came home crying. Lilith has been visibly distant from Orion. Her heart is drifting away.
As a woman, Beth knows. He needs to coax Lilith NOW, or it would be too late.
“And whose fault is that?” Orion frowns, pushing his plate away. “What took you so long just dropping by the Alpha House?” Were you f*****g him last night, too? Orion can’t ask the question he actually wanted to ask.
The Lady had told him to hide his hostility against Leo — that it would only push Lilith further away. That's why he'd g
