Anja

“Do you think they’re all going to be okay?” Tracey asks while moving closer to me.

We’re sitting on the stone bench in the rose garden. We both needed some air, and we needed to leave Orrin and his family to talk.

It was hard witnessing Orrin telling his siblings everything he found out. Then having to hear Larentia’s version of things was heart-wrenching.

Fawna and Allure told their mother that they understood and nothing would change. She hugged them, and then they both walked into Orrin’s arms. He clung to them for a moment before kissing their heads and letting go.

Adore didn’t say anything; she merely clung to Larentia for an age. Larentia rocked her from side to side, telling Adore that she loved her. It was only then that Adore ran to Orrin, telling him that he would always be her hero.

Adrian, on the other hand, clammed up. He wouldn’t say anything to his mother or Orrin, even when Orrin asked him to say something. Adrian couldn’t get his head around what he’d been told.