Chapter 11. Spring Emissaries

Lennox’s POV

I am watching Louis and Lotus race up and down the hill over and over again. I can’t help but feel a little bit jealous. She trusts him in a way that she doesn’t trust Levi or me. There is something about him that puts her at ease and burns a fire through my veins. I have never been selfish when it comes to my brothers. We have always shared and gotten along, but for some reason, I want to be her first. I want to be the first to hear her laugh and to speak, and I certainly want to be the first to kiss her. But as I watch from the window, I am sure Louis will steal those from me.

“Do you wish you were the babysitter?” Levi grumbles from behind me.

I turn to see him pretending to study the stack of papers in front of him, but I know him better than anyone. His mind is in the same place as mine is, with Lotus on that hill.

“And if I do?”

He scoffs. “I have decided to send her to the colony.”

I can’t stop the growl from rumbling in