I longingly gazed down the hallway and begged for that sweet escape. Darian was talking to his brother and kept me standing in the same spot for a good five minutes.

The only thing I was missing was a leash and collar around my neck that he could pull on whenever his power-hungry menace felt like it. 

But then I turned my head and caught a glimpse of his profile, his jaw relaxed and his eyes stared intently as he listened to his brother explain the plan for tonight's event- one ...