Orion’s POV:
I stumbled inside the room, barely catching myself against the doorframe as I registered the scene in front of me.
Arian sprawled near the bed, looking up at me with wide, teary eyes, his little nose red from crying.
Completely butt-naked.
I blinked once.
Then again, just to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating.
“Uh… what happened?” I asked slowly.
My eyes instinctively sought out Evangeline’s first, finding her at the edge of the bed, looking pale in a black cotton dress that draped loosely over her thin frame.
She didn’t answer.
Instead, she flinched slightly and looked away, refusing to meet my gaze.
Something in my chest twisted painfully at her avoidance.
Zoey, sitting on the carpet near the bathroom door with a towel thrown over one shoulder, chuckled lightly, sav
