CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

HAZEL

I love you. 

I love you.

Those words resounded in my head as the breeze blew into the room, billowing the curtains in waves. Looking into Darius' eyes, no one needed to tell me it was the truth. He was sincere.

His hands still holding mine burned, and my gaze fell to his lips, feeling my heart pound in the hollow of my chest. I wanted to kiss him. Even though he had brutally murdered someone, and the dried blood was evident on the face, my heart still moved for him. 

He was my mate after all, and I couldn't deny the magnetic attraction I felt for...