Chapter 52

‘Who am I to you?’

I thought sorrowfully, drowning in the depth of inebriation.

I had countless questions but I couldn’t speak, my heart was pounding rapidly, my voice tightened around my throat. He held a fiery passion.

“I swear, Athena, I will.”

He breathlessly continued his declaration but this was the extent everyone could hear.

This conversation and argument had gone beyond control.

“Darius!”

Emitting a maddeningly strong aura which hitched both our breaths, we both froze when King Hadrian rose from his seat, pointing his finger at him to stop him from threatening ‘His’ huntress.

“And then you say you guys have nothing.” Darius whispered in disappointment, in a feeble voice so only I could hear and it pricked me.

He refused to believe we were not on an intimate level.

“We are not.” I whispered back quickly.

“Don’t lie.” He growled, pulling away roughly from me but it rushed a sudden depression into me.

It hurt.

How could he mistrust my purity?

“Control your wo