ALARA’S POV Darius refused to blink for a long time, and it felt as though he was drawing strength from looking at me. “I need your help, Nara. I need you to help me out of this. I will do anything you want.” “Why do I think that I know what you are about to ask me to do for you?” I was sure of what I said, and the look on his face was the confirmation I needed. “This is the only way I could be able to get her to leave me alone, Nara. By telling her that I have another mate, and with you here, she would forever depart from me.” Darius sounded convinced, but the voice inside my head told me that it was a very terrible idea. “You could get into a lot of trouble for this, Alara.” The voice said lastly, after whispering some inaudible words that sounded like chants inside my head.

