Chapter 57

Valerie's POV

Darius spun on me the moment the others were out of earshot. His eyes blazed. "Why did you come? Didn't I tell you to stay behind and wait for me first?"

"Do you really think that I would just stay behind, quietly?" The words ripped out of me, unyielding. "Every rumor, every whisper, every letter he sends—it's all about me, Darius. Don't expect me to just hide from every one of his p