He was aware of what his mate was feeling. Even Darius himself didn't want to be the one leaving Nicholai behind. He once heard of this curse that came with power—one that Leanna had spoken to him about. There was no way that living longer than everyone else was nothing awful. Even if they lived in the castle with the rest of the seemingly immortal, death would still claim one of them.
Peace… perhaps peace was a good thing. It's just that right now, there was trouble everywhere they looked. In the end, they still failed to subdue Audrey, who had control over the most powerful generals in the history of the creatures of the night. Then again, they still had a lot of time…
Darius wanted to convince himself that they had a lot of time.
