Seraphina’s POV I heard him before I saw him. Darius had a particular laugh when things went exactly how he wanted it, the laugh would start off low, almost disbelieving then it would grow louder and freer like a man who had finally realized he was a winner. It echoed down the corridor before the doors to our living quarters even opened, and by the time he stepped inside the room, his joy shined brightly. He shut the doors behind him and laughed again. I barely had time to rise up from my seat before he crossed the room in three long strides, his hands already on me, lifting me cleanly off the ground. I let out a surprised laugh as he spun me around once then the second time. He had the tail of my dress flaring, my feet leaving all sense of gravity behind and flailing in the air giddily. “Darius,” I said, breathless, laughing despite myself. He set me down only to pull me into a tight embrace, his heart pounding hard against my chest. “We’re in,” he said, almost breathless too
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