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Astrid’s p.o.v

I let the tears fall as I looked up to the ceiling. ‘why was I this upset? It’s not like I was entitled to anything’ I thought as I adjusted myself on the bed. The book Caelum... no Orion, gave me laid on the small bedside table.

“it was all a lie” I mumbled to myself, shaking my head

“ASTRID!!” a voice screamed from the other side of the door, causing me to jump from the fright.

I said nothing, not even knowing if whether or not I should answer.

“ASTRID!” my name was yelled again, but this time, it was followed by series of banging on the door. “Answer goddammit!!! I haven’t got all day!” she growled. I still did not move as fear paralysed me

‘should I say something? Should I pretend to be asleep?’

“oh for fuck’s sake” the voice came again, violently shoving the door open. “I knew you were not sleeping!” the owner of the voice said, but I was too startled to speak.

For one, the person that came into the room looked exactly like Orion. Same white hair and grey eyes. Even though they looked the same though, she had a feminine side to her.

I watched as she made her way towards me, causing me to instinctively raise my mental walls.

‘It could just be Orion again disguising to be another person.

“Hey there” she said as she finally came to my side “how are you?” she said, looking at me like she genuinely cared.

I still said nothing, making sure that she was not one of Orion’s creation, but then again, why would he create something that looked exactly like himself?. I stared at her not knowing how to react.

“I am Princess Karin of the interstellar race, and Orion’s sister.” She said, giving me a wide smile that made me to adjust on the bed.

Sister’ I almost snorted at that. ‘Why did I not think of that?

“Please leave” I muttered, turning my face to the other side but she did not let me as she took my face, holding it firmly but gently in place so that I did not look anywhere else.

This was freaking awkward’ I thought, daring not to breathe.

She looked at me a while before she zeroed in on my wounds and brought a box out of thin air. “If you do not mind, I would like to check your wounds, I trust Hazel and all but I would be better at peace if I get to check your wounds myself” she came closer to me but I pulled away,

‘There was no way i was going to let her get close to me. What If she was sent by Orion to finish me off?’ I thought, my heart racing as I tried as much as I could to get out of her hold. I looked to the tools in her hands. ‘she was definitely sent by Orion to finish me off’ I thought, looking at the scissor like thing in her hand

“Your walls are understandable. I can only imagine what you have had to go through all by yourself, but I mean not to harm you. I mean if I wanted to, I would not even need to be in the room to do that to you.” she said such merciless words with a smile on her face which shook me. “now, could I please check up on you?” she said, already pulling on my leg even before I could say anything. It is not like I could say anything after what she had just said, I was too stunned for that

“you are doing well. It is just a sprain to your ankle, so you should be up and about in a few days” she did other things to me which I honestly could not explain. “I might not be able to guide you much, since you are also a fellow guide but I can assure you that you would be fine. I would have some medications worked on my ship and sent to help with the pain”

I looked at her, like deeply looked at her, confusion running through my mind. “why are you helping me, you don’t need to waste your time on me, It’s just a sprain, I would be fine” I sneered, since there was nowhere for me escape to anymore.

She ignored me as though I had not sneered at her and sat on the bed. “you are right, you would be fine. but I need you to heal faster because my brother is blaming himself for you being in this situation and that is not something I very much enjoy”

I could not help the snort that escaped my lips “blaming himself? I think we might be talking about two different people”

“honestly, I would have thought it was a different Orion if he did not come on my ship, basically bawling his eyes out” she threw her head back and cackled like she had said something funny. I did not get the joke. “he might not be the best at expressing himself, or might not understand human feelings, but he does care for you and I really hope you give him a chance to show you what he is really like under that cold exterior and that you accept to be his guide for life”

I felt my eyes widen at what she said, “you do realize that he was not the nicest when we met, and now you just want me to…accept him??!” I said, looking at her like she had grown a second head.

“I know it seems like a lot right now but my brother needs-“

“I don’t care what your brother needs!!” I snapped, looking “I don’t even know what it means!! Everyone says I have to be a perfect guide for him and yet I can barely understand what it means!!! All I know is that I would die if we get to have sex as a guiding process and it turns out that I am not compatible with him!!”

“oh love” she called me, looking at me with a look of pity, which angered me further