Chapter 119: Do You Trust Me
The wind carried the scent of bark and damp earth, swirling around them as the night pressed closer. The forest was silent now, save for the low hum of leaves whispering against each other. Orion stood below the thick bough where Sophia perched, the pale light filtering through the canopy above catching faintly on his hair and the hard line of his shoulders.
"Do you tust me?" He asked her again.
Sophia frowned down at him, clutching the rough bark of the tree. "What does trusting you have to do with anything?"
He tilted his head up, his eyes steady, a faint glint of amusement breaking through the steel in his tone. "Everything."
She blinked, caught off guard. "Everything?"
"Yes," he said, a soft smile tugging at the corner of his lips. "Because if you don't trust me, you'll never jump."
Her stomach knotted. "Jump?"
