DARIUS
Humans always assume power comes from noise. From shouting orders, waving weapons, or making speeches no one asked to hear.
Real power is quiet.
I stepped out of the English house and breathed in the cold air. Nomi's scent still hung there..enticing, warm and unapologetically alive. It almost annoyed me how quickly it affected me.
So this is the girl fate finally handed me.
For months, I'd watched her. I dislike surprises, so observing her was only practical. And she made it surprisingly easy. Humans rarely look at the edges of their world. They think the dark is empty.
She fascinated me.
Not because she was human; that usually diminished interest. Most humans were fragile, loud, graceless things. But she... she carried herself differently. With a natural balance. Every movem
