Chapter 76.

The club was empty of any witnesses by now. The only ones here were me, Nora, Darian, and his royal guards.  If they killed us, nobody would know. Darian took a visibly deep breath, he took a step closer so I took one back but I immediately hit the doorframe and though he scared the shit out of me, I still forced my chin to stay up.  “Such a strong girl,” his calm voice put me on edge. He circled his fingers in my ponytail and it fell from his hand when he gently pulled it back.  “Where did he go?” He asked. “I don’t know,” my voice trembled and I cursed myself for it.  Darian bit down and his jaw clenched. His eyes narrowed and they were shifting in color like he was having trouble controlling himself. “This isn't a game, puppet. Tell me where he went,” he seethed. I lifted my shoulders and turned my head an inch to look down the hallway. “Why don't you just sniff him out?” I asked with a bite to my tone that he picked up on. His eyes swirled with that deep depth of darkness that you