Chapter 69

"Think I have a thing for Kaelen?" Vespera replied with an amused smile.

Internally, she scoffed, 'Where did this kid get that ridiculous idea?'

Orion blinked, genuinely puzzled. "Well, Mr. Thorne got hurt protecting you last night, and you seemed really worried. You even went with him to the hospital."

From his youthful perspective, it was clear Vespera cared more than she let on.

But Vespera rem