Nora
Alex insisted she rest like some puny human who didn’t have these great strengths unmatched by any other being.
Well, that wasn’t entirely true. There were those that were stronger.
Whatever was in the District was much stronger than she was. She could feel it.
The lump under the covers wasn’t nearly big enough to be Alex. She knew it was Orion without having to see him. His breathing was different from his brother when he slept. She lifted the edge of the covers to meet those bright cherry red eyes.
Were he a girl, cherry would be a cute nickname, but she would wait and see if he liked it.
“You come to protect me?”
He watched her. Wordless.
Nora laid her head on the pillow to face him. She put her hand to his cheek, watching him lean into it. “You k
