looked into his dark eyes, wondering if there was even a hint of humanity lurking in there. I didn’t glare at him or scowl or throw my hatred into my gaze. I just looked and let him see the girl I was. Let him see who he was doing this to, while wondering if he was even capable of pity or remorse. I wasn’t some long lost Heir, come to steal his throne. I was just a girl trying to reclaim something that had been stolen from me and figure out my place in this screwed up world. Darius’s lips parted and something shifted in his eyes. For half a second, I actually thought he was going to back off,
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