Chapter 663: Their Role In This
Orion didn't speak.
But his silence wasn't empty. He was thinking and piecing things together.
Sophia held his gaze, and then finally, Orion spoke quietly.
"Was Noctis in that book?"
Sophia nodded. "Yes. And… he wasn't bound to you at first, Orion."
Orion didn't react immediately.
But something in his expression changed. He exhaled once as his lips pulled into a smile that was devoid of any humour.
"Let me guess… he was bound to Dolion?" he asked her.
Sophia nodded.
Orion let out a slow breath and released her fingers gently, like he needed space to think more clearly.
"I suspected it," he said at last, voice quieter now. "But I wasn't certain."
His gaze dropped briefly, unfocused for a moment.
Noctis made his presence known to Orion as if he wanted to say something, but he kept quiet, like he wasn't very certain he should speak.
Orion didn't acknowledge him, not yet. Instead, he ran a hand down his face and leaned slightly back.
