Miranda's POV

Those days on the run were the hardest. Darius soon discovered that we had played him and he was more inflamed because of his fragile ego.

He sent his men after us in groups. His people plucked my companions up like weeds.

Every single one of them…

One after the other.

Until there was just me with my baby cradled in my arms.

And I knew they would come for us too.

Darius would show no mercy even to an innocent child, he was that much of a monster and I ...