Chapter 120

Briar’s POV

"You do not care?" Darius asked with a chuckle, a strand of dark hair slipping from his well laid back hair and resting on his forehead. "You do not seem to not care my dear Briar. Your eyes..."

I squinted my eyes at him. "I did not come here to discuss my love life with you, Darius."

"Oh, why not? I would very much like to know how adult Briar is faring after not seeing her in what feels like 80 years or is it more? Remind me, when do sirens start growing to become adults and their age freezing again? Looking like a timeless beauty as yourself."

"Darius," I said, my voice taking on that dangerous otherworldly tone. "Focus."

"Right, right," he said, though his red eyes still held amusement. "Business first. Very well then, let me explain why you really need my help."

He rose from his chair with vampire grace and moved to a bookshelf lined with ancien