Zara was breathing shallowly, her heart hammering in her chest. After a few ineffectual struggles to draw herself from Darius' embrace, she collapsed in his arms unwillingly because of suffocation.
Darius didn't know what was wrong with him. At first, he just wanted to stop her from saying those words by kissing her. Perhaps the desire for conquest took hold of him when she resisted.
Zara was breathing quickly and tried to calm herself. Weakness from a lack of oxygen, she took great gulps of the sweet air to recover herself in his arms.
At this time, Darius warned her, "I won't let you go easily if you dare to mention it one more time."
Zara trembled and finally had the strength to release herself from his embrace by pushing him away. Panting, she stared at Darius silently with shame a
