Chapter One
IDRIS FLEXED his hand, wanting to rip off the bandage around his wrist. He knew what was under there and didn’t care if it ever healed. But he was still too injured to do much of anything and ended up lying back down in bed. When Darlene finished work, she planned to come over to help take care of him. He found himself wanting to see her more than ever.
He had been foolish to even think about Vivica in a s****l manner again. He clearly took too long to give her the answer she had been looking for, because she made sure Roman got the fight that he wanted. She wanted Idris dead, all because he wouldn’t go back into her twisted arms but chose Darlene instead.
Now Roman was dead. Idris was injured and still recovering. And he was an Exsul.
He stared at the bandage again. The ta
