CHAPTER 49: Darius Rescue
As he ran into the thick woodland, Darius's breath came in quick gasps. With their limbs snatching at the starless sky, the trees towered like motionless sentinels. The chilly and weak moon hardly lit the way ahead. It was Aria's shrill cry that he had heard. No amount of logic could put out the fire it ignited in his chest, which sliced through the darkness like a sword.
He had been informed by the pack that there were rogues in this region, wolves that had turned to savagery and betrayed all allegiance. But Darius had brushed their worries aside. He had wished to keep Aria near yet unrestricted so she might discover and appreciate the area's natural beauty. He loathed his own ignorance now.
The fragrance of blood struck his keen senses as the jungle became t
