Page 6 of Orion Ruined

Logan aligns himself with Orion. Kai does too.

The three of them are of roughly equal height, too tall, and tower over me in silence, as if I’m a defendant on trial. They are intoxicating, yet strangely comforting. It’s been a while since I’ve been in the company of men who don’t want to use me for some selfish cause. Just wait until they know more about me. They always turn into demons.

“She’s not hurt?” Orion asks, appraising me.

“No, that was a rat’s blood.” Logan’s staring at my jugular notch for some reason. I cover my neck with my hand.

“She needs clothes.” Kai states the obvious, but he’s stripping layers of my armor away by acting the uber-protector.

“Rat’s blood, hmm?” Orion ignores him and narrows his eyes at me. “Are you a rat?”

“No, I’m not.” I speak loud and clear, my chin lifting automatically.

Orion arches an eyebrow. “Then why rat’s blood?”

“I was just lucky, I guess.”

“Lucky?” Orion scoffs. “Right. You, stay here.” He turns to Kai and Logan. “Both of you, come with me.”

I’m left in the big room, alone. Not that I mind. I have a huge bed, a TV, and a large window with no blinds.

I look through the window and can just about see the lights of a few houses in the distance. There seems to be a dense thicket of trees around the house I’m in. I peer down at the ground. It’s late August and stuffy, but I’m on the second floor, so it’s basically safe to open the window.

ORION

“Follow me.”

Three different sets of footsteps ring out as Kai and Logan walk wordlessly behind me, down the staircase and into the kitchen. They know I’m fucking mad.

I stop in the middle of the room by the granite island and turn to them. “Why the fuck were you fighting?”

“It’s not important,” Kai snarls.

Logan tries to deflect. “Let’s focus on the problem at hand.”

“You think?” I’m exasperated, and losing my patience. It’s getting close to midnight. “What are we doing about her?”

“Maisy, you mean,” Kai corrects me.

Logan and I look at each other. Kai’s never corrected me in his life. For once, I’m glad there’s still fire in his balls. We were beginning to think he was dead on the inside. In all my annoyance, I can’t help but laugh.

“Is that what she said? That’s her name?”

“Yes,” Kai confirms, while Logan and I smirk.

“What else did she say?”

“She came here to see you.”

“To see me?” My eyebrows shoot up.

“Yes, you.”

“You know we’re going to have to kill her, right? She’s seen too much,” I remind them.

“No,” Kai says. His obstinance is beginning to annoy me.

Logan’s on his side. “No way.”

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