DARIUS POV

‘It has never been okay with me all my life. It has never been accepted that I don’t worry, even for a second, even in my sleep. That's why I'm Adolores, why I'm in anguish. It has never been okay with me. It has never been….’

As he listened to the words coming out from Brielle's lips, Darius's chest clenched uncomfortably.

The way she sounded, so wounded and helpless, tugged at his heartstrings, and he sniffed back a sob.

A sob? Darius blinked twice, attempting to ...