Lilith had been shocked when Orion said he could explain — but that was before she heard his explanation.
“I told you, I need the support of Hannah’s father.” Only just started, Orion gets tired instantly of repeating his awkward position. He wants to believe that he is worthy. He wants everyone to see that he is just as worthy as Knox, to be a son of the Alpha. But Lilith just keeps reminding him how little he is without Hannah’s father, and how hard he is struggling right now, just to get praise from his own father.
“I’m an illegitimate son, and Hannah is not Alpha blood. It’s not easy for us to be together, and to claim the title of Alpha and Luna, okay?” Orion pulled Lilith to a corner of the gate, and then it all came pouring out — the grand romance, the grander scheme--
“The Check
