Liana POV Darius took a deep breath and turned his face away. A muscle ticked in his jaw. He sat across from me, his back resting against the rough stone wall while I sat leaning against the headrest. “You don’t want to know,” he said in a low voice. The lines of tension etched on his face. It made me want to reach out and smooth them away, but instead, I repeated the question that had been burning in my mind. “I really want to know. Why are Rowan and Alpha Victor your enemies?” I just couldn’t contain my curiosity at this point. Darius’s blue eyes met mine, flickering with a mix of hesitation and pain. For a moment, I thought he might not answer my question, but instead, he let out a heavy sigh and ran a hand through his dark hair. “It’s a long and ugly story,” he said. “Something

