Chapter 163: The Mark Between Us
For a long, heavy moment, the question just hung in the air.
"What mark?" Sophia repeated, blinking up at him, her voice small but edged with confusion. Orion didn't answer immediately. His expression was too calm, too deliberate and that only made her more anxious.
Instead of responding, he tilted his head slightly, studying her like she was some sort of puzzle he wasn't sure he wanted to solve yet. Then, finally, he asked quietly, "Tell me something, Sophia. Did you notice anything different or weird today? Since you left my place this morning?"
That wasn't the answer she'd been expecting.
Her brows furrowed. "Weird?" she echoed. "You mean like… weird how? Because, I'll be honest, this whole conversation qualifies as weird. You being in my home is already weird territory."
Orion's mouth twitched. "That's your answer?"
"That's my truth," she shot back. "You're weird, this is weird, everything is weird."
