My blood ran cold, my outrage burning a bright flame in my chest.
Darius.
Claire’s POV
I was annoyed when Gideon decided to go see Darius without me. I understood he was trying to protect me, but I wanted to be a part of this. I had more right than anyone to speak to Darius about the past.
Although… perhaps I wouldn’t be as level-headed as I needed to be.
Maybe it did make sense to exclude me, as loathe as I was to admit as such.
And Gideon was right about something else. There was no one else who was more committed and prepared to protect the children than I was.
Though… right now, as the fear of the event wore off, they didn’t seem as upset as I would have thought. At least, not about having seen Daphne. Instead, they seemed upset about something else.
Actually, they seemed disap
