"No, this can't be happening," I said loudly before both of them could speak again. "You are not Exodus. Why are you even here?"
"Milena, I am Exodus," Darren replied. "I know that you're shocked right now—"
"Of course, I'm shocked!" I said, taking a step back from him in an effort to avoid his scent. "I don't want to see you!"
Marcus cleared his throat, and unlike me who took a step back from Darren, Marcus stepped forward, shielding me from the person standing right in front of us. "This is ridiculous. If I had known that it was you, I wouldn't have agreed on doing this. Now if you'll excuse us, we'll take our leave." Marcus took my hand and we were about to go when Darren told us something that made the two of us freeze on the spot.
"If you leave now, you'll never be able to take ba
