Chapter 23

-Darius-

I was unsure what came over me. All I could think about was protecting Katherine and our future child. I couldn’t let anything harm either of them, and so I had lost my mind. My powers came crashing to the surface, only demanding death and destruction, and I had allowed it to happen. I felt so guilty, though, as I came back to reality and saw Katherine looking at me with fear in her eyes. I knew she tried to hide it, but it was there. She had never been afraid of me before, and it had hurt so much to see. She had quickly snapped out of it as well and tried to make me feel better, but I wonder if the way she saw me had been ruined forever. I had taken my sword back, and we had begun riding back to the castle, but we were both quiet. I didn’t know what to say. I had no words that could defend what I had done. I knew the hunger to absorb more powers came from doing it over and over, and once again I had stolen a power. The power of fire, and it had felt good. I felt amazing doin