Chapter 482: The Price of Belonging
Sophia lifted her hand before either of them could reach the door.
"Both of you… calm down."
Orion had already taken one step forward. He stopped, shoulders stiff, his back still turned to her.
"The way you're behaving," Sophia went on quietly, her voice steady despite the tightness in her chest, "it sounds like you're already planning to kill Holly."
Orion glanced back at her over his shoulder.
He shrugged.
"You wouldn't be very far from the truth, shorty."
The words were said lightly.
They were anything but.
Sophia closed her eyes for a brief second and let out a slow breath.
"Orion…"
She shifted on the bed, then patted the space beside her.
"Come and sit here."
Orion shook his head.
"I don't want to."
Sophia just gave him a look and then patted the space beside her again.
"Come and sit next to me, Orion," she repeated. "And stop behaving like an ogre."
Brynhild's mouth twitched.
Orion rolled his eyes toward the ceiling.
