Chapter 155

• As night ascended, she worked up the courage to confront Darius herself. Inside she was rocking with a mixture of anxiety and treacherous emotion, but on the outside she looked powerful and unreasonable strong. Her black ensemble expressed her mood. Her heels clicked against the marble floor, giving Darius a warning of her arrival.
• She dismissed the guards patrolling. They were actually useless anyway. Darius, if he truly wanted, could have persuaded them to open his cage. She knew he was staying put on her account.
• He was chained to the wall, sitting with his head between his legs. She opened the cell. On the opposite side, directly in front of him. She slid down and they faced each other.