I chose to ignore Zen’s warnings and continued to meet with Orion in secret. Even now, I still wondered why our kind was strictly forbidden from mingling with other races. Was it because the vampires wanted to keep our bloodline pure, ensuring that only vampire lineage flowed through future generations?
“Thank you,” I murmured softly, appreciating his efforts more than I could express.
Orion's lips parted slightly as he stared at me, a flicker of disbelief in his gaze.
“Did you just kiss me, Lily?” he asked, his voice tinged with surprise.
I rolled my eyes at him. “What else would you call that?”
Sometimes, I found the white foxes far too reserved. Orion had never initiated a kiss on the lips. His affections were always placed on my forehead, my hand, or my hair—never where I wanted t
