Gideon’s POV
At night the house has gone quiet again.
Dinner ended a while ago now the silence was starting to eat me and made me feel suffocating. I remained in my office with the door shut, though it did little to block out the thoughts chasing themselves through my head.
The dinner time kept on repeating in my mind, how Leo finally lowered his guard at the dinner time tonight. Seeing Raven feed Nova, Leo let Raven feed him. His face shifted from sad and hopeful to full of happiness.
I can tell Leo felt like he was living his childhood which he didn't have. His expression wasn't just for food and hunger but it was also for affection he yearned.
And it wasn’t me who gave him that. It wasn't me that brought out the trust in him. It was her. Raven.
Or… was it?
I relaxed on my chair
