Aurora POV

Several days passed. I still didn’t see Darius face-to-face. He was always out first thing in the day and came back very late. I could hear the loud thumping footsteps when he climbed up the stairs late at night.

My heart beat faster when his footsteps became louder. I will look at the door with anxiety if tonight is the night he will enter my room. He had a separate bedroom adjacent to mine. This helped me know the time when he will return to his room down to the exact minute. I ...