IRYN'S POV

“I want to read,” I tell him, which is not a lie, but again, not the whole truth.

I tip my head up a bit, slightly nudging his nose in the process, "Do you want to read?"

My question seems to have stunned him, because he just blinks at me for several seconds without saying.

"Orien?"

He shakes his head softly, "I'm sorry, your question took me by surprise."

That?

Why?

I blink and rub my bottom lip and upper lip together, my mouth making an O shape as I say, "Oh, I... ...