“I’m sorry, Orion.” I whisper, and he shakes his head. “You don’t remember, but we had this conversation the night you lost your memories, I’m not mad, Thea. Not at you.” He turns back to Colt. “Why didn’t you say anything?”Colt’s face falls, his head shaking. “I owe you guys… Fuck, I owe you guys everything. I couldn’t find the words to tell you I was also one of her mates. I couldn’t risk hurting you, I couldn’t risk…” He pauses, his eyes moving to the ground.Orion sighs, “You couldn’t risk us keeping you from her.”Colt’s eyes slide up to me, and he shakes his head, “Even before I was introduced to her, at least I could keep her safe. If you guys exiled me, I wouldn’t be able to protect her.”Orion’s head shakes as he starts pacing, “Fuck, there were so many signs.” He whispers, mostly to himself. “It makes so much sense though.” He says, and Colt’s eyebrows knit.Orion laughs, “We’ve saved thousand of people from bad situations, but you’re the only one that’s truly become family
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