Chapter 134
Nyssa pov
Darius watched me silently, his gaze fixed on me, and I couldn’t help but feel heat spread through my body, every inch of me reacting under the weight of his stare.
You know, if it were anyone else, it would have been both uncomfortable and awkward to be stared at like that without a
word but with Darius, it wasn’t the case.
Something I’d noticed about him was that he was a quiet man. A man who didn’t like to speak, and whenever he did, it was only a sentence or two before he fell silent again, his eyes simply lingering on you.
But instead of it feeling creepy, it stirred something else entirely in me.
Shamefully and I mean shamefully, it made my body feel hot and bothered.
And I knew the reason had everything to do with his ridiculously handsome appearance. Damn it, I knew I was being biased, but I had to admit it, that was definitely part of the reason.
Darius was surely an old man… Well, calling him old would be an understatement. Ancient was more like it, since I was sure he’d lived for hundreds of years already. But still, imagine if he didn’t look so unfairly attractive. I highly doubted I’d feel this way, So yes…
I was shamefully feeling hot because of him.
The silence between us grew heavy, and I swallowed nervously. When I couldn’t take it anymore, I shifted my gaze away from him, looking down at my dress as I weakly stammered, just under my breath,
“Hmm… I wanted to apologize for passing out and interrupting the breakfast with the elders,” I said, clearing my throat as I tried to offer an apology for what had happened that morning.
I mean, it was because of me that the breakfast had been interrupted midway but then again, the breakfast had nearly ended with someone being killed.
I wasn’t even sure if the person was dead or not.
Darius didn’t say anything, not that I expected him to, so I continued.
“I had suddenly felt tired and before I could realize it, everything went dark and then I had-”
My words trailed off. I froze the next instant, breath catching in my throat, because in the blink of an eye, Darius was already on the bed in front of me, just inches from my face.
My eyes widened as I sucked in a sharp breath, staring into his breathtaking eyes
Before I could stop myself, my gaze dropped to his lips, and I licked mine almost hungrily, remembering how soft his had always felt against mine.
But the next second…
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“Don’t cause harm to anyone because of me… please, Darius
His lips moved slowly, and I blinked in confusion, my gaze flickering to his as 1 registered his words,
He tilted his head slightly to the side and asked, just under his breath,
“How did you know those words and why did you say them?”
“Huh?” I muttered, dazed, not fully processing his question.
His gaze darkened slightly in what seemed like mild irritation, and then he repeated,
“Don’t cause harm to anyone because of me… please, Darius. How did you know those words-”
“I–I heard you,” I blurted out, cutting him off, a little flustered. I leaned back, trying to put some space between us, my face heating up.
Didn’t he know he shouldn’t invade people’s personal space?
Why would he suddenly be inches from me like he was about to kiss me?
I could still feel his intense gaze on me, waiting for an answer. I looked away, anywhere but him, and cleared my throat before speaking again.
“What do you mean by how did I know those words? Aren’t they just… normal words?” I said, trailing off slightly before glancing back up at him.
“And I just said them without realizing it. Why? Is something wrong?”
I asked with a raised brow, and for the briefest moment, I saw something flicker in his eyes.
A sad glint.
But it was gone before I could even blink, and he sighed before sitting straighter on the bed.
I watched as he slid a hand into his pocket, and I instinctively knew he was toying with the coin I always saw him with.
And then…
He spoke.
“Take care of yourself and don’t die.”
My eyes widened in pure shock at his words.
What??
Did he just tell me to take care of myself? Like… he actually cared?
My cheeks flushed at his words, but just as quickly, he tilted his head slightly and added in a drawl,
“If you die, your use will be over. So make sure you do what you need to stay alive.”
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Oh.
Another silence settled over the room as the conversation ended, just like that.
He didn’t speak again. He asked what he wanted, and then went quiet.
My eye couldn’t help but twitch as I stared at him, but then I remembered, there was something I’d been meaning to talk to him about. Something I had thought of the moment I woke up.
I wasn’t sure if I should bring it up now. From the moment I stepped into this pack, I had planned to look into it, but I kept pushing it aside, unsure of how to go about it. I thought I had enough time to fulfill whatever request Darius had brought me here for.
But now that I knew it was about the curse and that the goddess refused to tell him how to break it, I realized I didn’t have as much time as I thought.
And most of all, after passing out and thinking I had died, I understood that anything was possible.
With the way things were going, I might actually drop dead the next minute, and everything I’d wanted from the beginning of my rebirth, my revenge, protecting my family, my pack would vanish.
At some point, it felt like I had forgotten all of that… but I couldn’t.
vas still out there, and the fact that Aria’s body had been taken still didn’t sit right with me.
Kirean was
So, as I watched Darius rise from the bed and glance at me briefly before turning away and walking toward the door, I swallowed hard and found my voice.
Just as he reached for the handle, I spoke.
“My king… if I asked you to find someone for me, would you be able to?”
At that moment, he paused, then slowly turned back to face me, a brow raised.
Yes, I was going to ask Darius to find Kirean for me. It was the easiest and fastest way to track him down… and finally get rid of him.
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