But Victoria only rolled her eyes, turning her face away from him in sheer annoyance.
At last, Darius released her waist, his jaw clenched tight with suppressed rage. Without uttering another word, he turned on his heel and stormed toward the exit of the plant house.
Just as he reached the doorway, the sky cracked with thunder, a sharp, menacing sound that echoed through the structure. Within seconds, heavy rain began to pour, drumming fiercely against the glass roof above them.
Darius froze in his tracks and instinctively took a step back, his Adam's apple bobbing as he swallowed hard.
"What are you still waiting for? Get going!" Victoria's voice rang out behind him, sharp and laced with sarcasm.
He turned around slowly to face her, his expression blank with disbelief. Then, without warning, he walked back toward her, stopped just a few feet away, and lowered himself onto the ground with a grunt.
