Darius POV I don’t go to her first. That’s the mistake everyone always expects me to make, that I’ll run straight back to Rain, hover, hover some more, bare my throat and beg her to choose me. I don’t. I’ve learned restraint the hard way. Instead, I go to my brothers. The corridor smells wrong before I even reach Draven’s study, too sharp, too tense, like steel dragged over stone. Daemon is already there, leaning against the wall, arms crossed, eyes burning gold under the torchlight. Draven stands at the window, hands clasped behind his back, watching the outer yard like he’s measuring distances only he can see. “Caius cornered her,” I say without preamble. Draven doesn’t turn. Daemon does. “And?” Daemon asks. “He offered protection,” I continue. “Tried to reclaim her. Told her the packs were rising. That she’d lose everything without him.” Daemon lets out a low, humorless laugh. “Bold. Stupid.” “She threatened to kill him,” I add. That gets Draven’s attention. H
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