Soraya's POV

Darius stood there with one hand in his pocket, that same cold aura around him.

“Why were the two of you chasing her around like a pair of lunatics?” he asked calmly but in a dangerous way.

The guards exchanged nervous glances. “S-sir, she just managed to slip past us,” one of them stammered. “We didn’t let her in, we swear. We just tried to catch her—”

Darius’ gaze turned to me, his voice softening. “You okay?”

I nodded. “Yeah… I’m fine.”

His eyes turned back to the guards. “Why didn’t you let her inside?”

“Boss, you stated the rules,” one of them replied nervously. “No one without...