Orion’s POV

We sat next to each other on the grass, neither of us speaking. She just stared off into the distance, looking breathtakingly beautiful. Usually, I would have been lost in admiration, but her silence made me uneasy. I couldn’t help but wonder if she was feeling embarrassed, or something else entirely.

Oh, my God. What am I doing? You had to be kidding me, Orion. She must be scared after how I just acted. If I hadn’t messed up, things would have gone back to normal between ...