Chapter 346: Eleven Heads and Heavy Truths
Sophia stared at Orion for a long moment, her brows knitting together in disbelief.
"Do you… even know how to count?" she asked slowly, suspicion thick in her voice. "There are ten people on the council."
Orion blinked once.
Then he chuckled. A low, warm sound that washed over Sophia and immediately made her whole body warm. No matter how many times she heard that sound from him… she still had the same reaction. And she wasn't sure if it was ever going to change.
Honestly, she didn't even want it to change.
"Shorty, including you," Orion said, "that makes eleven."
Sophia paused in shock.
"Did I hear you correctly?" she asked him.
"Unless you suddenly have an issue with hearing, then yes, you did," Orion told her.
"But I… how? Why?" she asked him.
Orion arched a brow. "You didn't think things would just go back to how they were, did you?"
Sophia hesitated.
