Orion’s POV- I hate having to stand in the corner and wait till I can go and comfort my mate, but it is the way things must be, until she is old enough for me to claim as mine. But that doesn’t mean I am not grateful for every chance that I have to spend time with her, when her parents could have banned me entirely from being anywhere near her. The door got closed as everyone had left the room. I made quick strides across the room to get to Seraphina. She was sitting on the sofa, looking down at her hands. I knelt down in front of her. “Seraphina, please look at me.” She didn’t move. I gripped her chin between my index finger and thumb, and lifted her face to meet mine. As soon as her gaze locked on mine, tears trickled down her cheeks. It broke my heart to see her like this, but I kn

