Evangeline’s POV:
Did I... hear that right?
I stared at Orion, my breath catching in my throat, trying to make sense of what he had just said. The words echoed in my mind, sharp and grating, as if they were physically scraping against the walls of my skull.
“Did you just say... ‘That’s good?’” My voice came out quieter than I intended, disbelief lacing every syllable.
He seemed to be lost in thought, his eyes distant, almost as if he was somewhere else entirely. But the moment my question reached him, he blinked and focused on me again, his expression almost…sorrowful? Then, a slow, wry smile tugged at the corner of his lips.
“Yeah,” he admitted casually. “Now there’s one less thing keeping you away from me.”
My stomach twisted violently. A sickening chill crawled up my spine, and fo
