Chapter 98

After Brandon left, exhaustion took over and I fell asleep. I woke up to my door slamming open and a furious-looking Darius standing in the hallway. His nostrils were flaring and his chest was heaving as he looked at me. I opened my mouth to speak but no words would come out because I knew there was nothing in that moment, I would say that would have reduced his anger by a fraction. “Where is Amaris?’ he growled. “I will fucking kill her and whoever gave you whatever you used to knock me out.” He turned to leave and I knew I had to say something quickly so I blurted out, “She’s not here.” He froze and he turned back to me presumably to confirm what I had said. He stalked over to the bed and I held my breath. I wasn’t scared of Darius because I knew he would never hurt me but, in that moment, I was scared for everyone else. He was furious and while I knew there was something stopping him from hurting me, I knew it wasn’t the same for others. He would never hit his sister but he could