Chapter 672: A Goddess Who Did Not Know How To Love

Chapter 671: A Goddess Who Did Not Know How To Love

Selene remained quiet for a while after admitting he was right.

The room settled into silence again, though it no longer felt as tense as before. The anger Orion carried was still there, sitting heavily beneath his skin, but the sharpness of it had dulled slightly now that the goddess had finally acknowledged something instead of standing firmly behind every decision she had made.

Outside, the snow continued to fall endlessly across Nirvana.

The moonlight spilling through the window painted silver across the floorboards, across Selene’s pale figure, across the bed where Sophia still slept peacefully through all of it, unaware that the goddess herself stood only a few feet away from her.

Selene looked toward Sophia briefly before turning back to Orion.

"I did not come here to argue with you," she said quietly.

Orion folded his arms across his chest.

"Could’ve fooled me," he muttered.

Selene ignored the comment.

"As I said before," she continued calmly, "I came to apologise to you."

Her gaze remained steady on him.

"And now," she added after a brief pause, "you have made me realise that perhaps I have been viewing certain things too narrowly."

Orion said nothing to that.

Selene sighed softly.

"I have always known I was responsible for what happened," she said. "Even if I did not fully understand the extent of it."

Her eyes lowered briefly.

"But I am trying to fix it now."

The words settled between them quietly.

Orion remained silent for a moment before speaking again.

"And in the process," he said, "you continue dragging everyone else into it."

Selene’s expression tightened faintly, but she did not argue this time.

Instead, she continued speaking as though she already expected his resistance.

"You already know who you and Sophia are," she said. "And you already know what both of you are meant to do."

Orion scoffed softly under his breath at that.

Selene continued anyway.

"We could continue going in circles over blame and guilt," she said. "But that will not change what has already happened."

Orion’s jaw tightened slightly, though he didn’t interrupt her again.

"What matters now," Selene continued, "is what happens moving forward."

The goddess turned slightly toward the window again, her pale hair shifting softly with the movement.

"I have already given Sophia all the knowledge I can give her," she said. "Everything I can show and tell her has already been done."

A brief pause followed.

"The rest is now up to both of you."

Orion watched her carefully.

"You and Sophia are already moving in the right direction," Selene continued. "You are seeking information. Seeking answers."

"And those answers will help you."

Her voice remained calm, but something darker settled beneath her next words.

"But time is not on your side."

That made Orion’s expression sharpen slightly.

Selene’s gaze returned fully to him.

"The enemy is already moving," she said quietly. "Plans are already being made while the two of you are still trying to understand the full shape of what stands before you."

The room grew quieter again.

"And because of that," she added, "you, Sophia, and your pack cannot afford to remain still for long."

Orion exhaled softly through his nose.

"As if we planned to," he muttered.

Selene studied him for another moment before speaking again.

"You know," she said quietly, "it is commendable."

Orion raised a brow slightly.

"You attack me so fiercely without even knowing the full story," she continued. "You have not even spoken to Noctis about everything that happened in the past, yet you still defended him without hesitation."

Orion didn’t even need time to think about his answer.

"That’s because I know my wolf," he said simply.

His voice remained steady.

"The same way Noctis knows me."

Something softer crossed Selene’s expression then.

"You trust him deeply," she observed.

Orion shrugged slightly.

"He’s earned it."

Noctis stirred faintly at that, though this time there was no warning in it. Only silence.

Selene looked at Orion for a long moment before she spoke again.

"You are quite commendable yourself," she said quietly.

That immediately made Orion suspicious.

He narrowed his eyes slightly.

"That sounds dangerous coming from you."

To his surprise, Selene smiled faintly.

"There is a reason you remain Alpha," she said. "A reason your people continue to follow you despite everything they have suffered."

Her gaze lingered on him thoughtfully.

"You possess what is necessary to lead."

Orion did not respond immediately.

Praise from the goddess herself should probably have meant something.

But somehow it only made him feel tired.

Selene continued softly.

"And I am hoping that same strength will help Sophia moving forward."

At the mention of Sophia, Orion’s expression shifted slightly again.

"She will need you," Selene added. "So continue doing what you have always done."

Orion stared at her for a second before letting out a quiet breath.

"Unlike you," he said calmly, "I actually love and support Sophia."

Selene went quiet.

"And even without your little speech," Orion continued, "I was already planning on standing beside her."

There was no hesitation in his words.

The goddess watched him quietly for a moment longer before that faint smile appeared on her face again.

"You truly are your parents’ son," she said softly.

That made something flicker briefly across Orion’s expression.

He looked away for a moment before speaking again.

"I have one question before you leave."

Selene raised a brow slightly.

"How do you know I am leaving?" she asked.

Orion snorted softly.

"Because that sounded exactly like a farewell speech."

Selene chose not to acknowledge that.

Instead, she simply asked,

"What is your question?"

Orion looked at her properly again then.

The moonlight caught against his eyes as he studied the goddess standing before him.

Then he asked quietly,

"Do you actually love your people?"

Selene blinked once, clearly caught off guard by the question.

"It should be obvious that I do," she answered.

Orion held her gaze for a moment longer.

Then he asked softly,

"Then why don’t you behave like it?"