“Are you still going easy on me, Darius?” I growled as I looked down at him from my position straddling him. “I told you, I’m not going to hurt you again, Roxy,” he replied as he continued to burn my earth magic away as fast as I could conjure it. “Don’t pretend you don’t want to,” I pushed. “You must hate me for saying no.” Darius growled, but he still didn’t attack me. “I don’t hate you.” “More fool you then.” I tried to push off of him but he caught my thighs, holding me in place with a dangerous snarl as the clouds continued to darken overhead.