Sara's POV
“He didn’t mean to hurt me this way, right? He was just going through a tough time,” I mumbled softly, my eyes fixed on the injury on my hand as I tried so hard to convince myself that this was an accident.
King Darius, known for being tough and ruthless, couldn’t have hurt me just because he wanted to. He could have killed me if that was his plan, but he didn’t.
Although it had been treated and taken care of, I just couldn’t help but keep recalling that day—that night when it happened. How his claws had dug into my flesh, how he sweated and tried his best to stifle his cries even as he slept.
It all felt real as it replayed in my head. Without hesitation, I shook my head, standing to my feet to get it out of my mind.
“Think straight, Sara. This wasn’t the reason you were r
