{ORION}
The drive to Lucian and Cassia's home takes thirty minutes, so it's just gone nine when I pull my truck to a stop, turn the engine off, and climb out.
Although lights stream from the small, two-story brick home, a place I used to spend more time than my cabin, even further out of town, it isn't the front door I stride toward, but the grassy verge that sits alongside it.
The moment I've rounded the house, I spot Lucian and Cassia sharing a green plastic garden lounger halfway down the backyard, which faces a dense forest. Cassia's deep, steady breaths tell me she's asleep long before I drop into a neighboring lounger.
"She fell asleep mid-conversation," Lucian says, with a smile in his voice. "Said she wanted to see the stars, and ten minutes later, she was snoring."
After I've stretched my legs out, getting as comfortable as I can on this flimsy plastic chair, I take in Cassia's dark head resting on Lucian's chest. "Cassia doesn't snore."
