Chapter 15

I forced back the pain in my chest and pulled out my phone, handing it to Darius. My voice was barely a whisper. "Call them. Tell the police to release Damon and his father. If you do, I’ll jump from here. I’ll disappear from your life forever." Darius stared at me, his gaze intense and unyielding, but he said nothing. Desperation clawed at me. I pressed the phone into his hand. "I’ll agree to anything, Darius. Please, let Damon go…" "Ha." Suddenly, Darius lifted one of my legs, his fingers slipping under the hem of my skirt. "Begging me, thinking that’ll make me release them? Seraphina, who do you think you are?" His heated body pressed against mine, and I stiffened, then quickly gave in. "I’ll do anything for you, Darius. Anything..." His gaze darkened, but he didn’t move, allowing me to wrap myself around him. Then, a sudden rush of warmth dripped onto his arm—thick, sticky blood staining his pristine white shir