Chapter 19 -
A week had passed since the terrible reliving of the past, and throughout the night, Orion hugged me, rubbing circles on my back until I didn't know when I fell asleep. The days after, I was under the weather for two days, with a fever, a runny nose, and a sore throat. During that time, Orion had practically hovered over my bed, his eyes scanning the room for any intruders, staying with me till I fell asleep, using his arm as a bedrest, and feeding me even when I told him I was okay and that I could do it myself.
Then Roland laughed, telling me to let him do it so that it would ease his beastly anxiousness.
Although his protectiveness made me smile and feel happy, I still felt the lingering effects of the nightmare. Orion never pushed me to talk about it; he didn't even l
