Chapter 438

"No means no."

"Then we're not leaving." York and Zachary had made up their minds: they wouldn't leave until they saw Claire. They dug in their heels at the Tempest estate, refusing to budge no matter how many times they were shooed away.

Orion watched the two of them like a hawk, determined not to let them slip past. But he hardly spared a glance for Sean.

Sean gave the trio of troublemakers a cool, disinterested look, then turned and walked out of the mansion without another word.

The grounds behind the house were sprawling and serene-a perfect place to be alone. Sean liked the quiet, so he wandered toward the backyard, his small figure walking with a straight back and a calm, measured pace, as if the noise of the world simply didn't touch him.

Meanwhile, in the garden-

Claire was crouched among the flowers, waiting...and waiting. Half an hour went by, but Orion never came.

Her legs were numb from sitting in the same position for so long.

Did Orion forget about her?

Whatever. She needed to get up and stretch her legs.

and needles. As soon as she tried to straighten up, her knees buckled, sending her stumbling forward a few steps-until she landed flat on the ground with a soft thud. When she looked up,

complained, "What took you so long, big brother? I've been waiting for you in the garden

Claire tipped her

saw who it was, she

Orion

cold and distant, as if he kept the world at arm's length. His nose was straight and

he'd grow into someone who'd turn a thousand heads

hair fell over his forehead, fluttering in

looked down at her,

locked. The icy look in his eyes softened ever so slightly, a flicker

a

mind went blank. She couldn't hear anything anymore-she could only see the boy standing in front

pictured this reunion so many times. She just never imagined it would

exactly like the tall, striking, stoic man she remembered...but

was the one who had broken into her life like a ray of light at her darkest hour, pulling her out of

Foster-Sean, just ten

still a child, with the

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