Chapter 37

CIara's POV

It's barely been an hour since the car drove off with Orion in it, barely an hour since that bruising kiss Orion gave me before he left and I miss him already. That kiss held promises of what was to come, promises that he'd fulfil when he came back to me in a month and all I had to do was wait while doing my duties as a Luna and taking care of my family; new and old.

"Here, it will help you relax,"

I eyed the mug on the table and looked up at Bryan not sure what to make of his actions. He had been distant after I married Orion acting like a wounded lion when he saw how in love with each other we were and how crazy I was about Orion despite everything.

The last reason probably had a good justification but what was his excuse for the other two?

Bryan sighed and took a seat beside me, looking away from me. We sat there for a while neither of us saying anything until he reached for my hand. I didn't have the strength to pull awa