Chapter 7

“Are you listening to me, sweetheart?” Roxanne felt her head spinning with how sincere Darius was and couldn’t help but take a shaky breath before speaking…

“S-Sir…A date?”

“You don’t want to go, love?” His voice was so deep and raspy that the nymph could almost feel his tone caressing her skin in warmth and something akin to electrifying sparks thrumming through her veins.

“I want to.” Those words were a whisper so low that Roxanne almost thought that he didn’t hear her at all but he did.

“Then tell me what is stopping you, angel…you are afraid?” She nodded her head, pouting as if he could see her but then she whispered a yes as an answer when she realized that he cannot.

“Listen to me, sweetheart, with everything that has ever happened to you… it is understandable that you feel terrified of any sort of connection with people. I respect your feelings, angel, but the only thing I want to say is that you don’t need to worry and certainly you don’t have t