The Betrayal Within

ng," Orion said to her, ignoring

as she stared at him. "Excuse me?

lasses of that whiskey I just had," he said, then turned his attention back to

"You told me you knew something about my husband, and that's the only reason I left m

ting expression on his face. "I'm a bit surprised you showed up, ac

really come he

"Excuse me? You were the one that called me, and to

that," Orion

e couldn't believe what was happening. S

exactly di

lse." He watched as Lyra let out a heavy breath of frustra

to take it easy

at him after she set down her g

w, did something hap

uld you

nning here the insta

. She hadn't thought about it in her desperation, but she wa

how do you kno

s, crossing his legs on the stool. "I

ht now, because I'm beginning t

e saw that Orion wasn't forth

fter a while, Lyra got down from the high stool and cleared her throa

you tryin

act. The bar suddenly grew quieter than it had been a few minutes ago, and Lyra was certain she had the attention of a few people. "Pleas

te her sentence for him to know. He quickly jumped from the

drunk!" someone at the far corner of the bar cal

she was drunk. Maybe she'd had firm

ill over her mouth. "Stop this, right now," Orion warned in a dangerously low voice, and surprisingly, Lyra

coming out to meet him, because it was defini

of that,

nd is, for goodness' sake. I

uestion I asked you earlier. Did

started in a quiet tone. "He called me, and

now. My husband was always so busy with work, he barely came home, barely had time

could imagine. A perfectly calm Lyr

iled, clutching her chest. Orion watched her, his heart tearing at the sight

tter confessing his infidelity. Can you i

ine it, because it was som

as. His focus was on the girl before him. The heartbroken one. He didn't know how to conso

Orion noticed the change in her behavior, but still remained sitting, not know

e dropped from the stool to the fl

he knew somet

crouched next to her on the

I think my sto

ing it harder to breathe with each passing second. He scooped her up from the floor into his