<span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="font-family: baseballscript;">Darius</span></span><br/><br/>Daruis watched her pained face listening to her words the mark had just appeared, there was no way that did not happen, it just couldn't he thought to himself as his eyes went to her face to the cloth. "Is it subsiding?" his voice a touch lighter his steady breath coming and going moving his slender but strong frame. "Hold this there, I'll be back" he said leaving the cloth with her his frame already though the door. Closing the door behind him locking it, he turned to his phone the phone rang he swallowed hard picking it up. "Yes" his firm voice answered<span style="font-style: italic">"The ransom has been refused bring her in"</span>an unknown voice said. "I'll be there after sundown" he said firmly<span style="font-style: italic">"That's fine make sure not to mess this up Daruis"</span>the voice said before the line went silence. Letting out a sigh he gritted his teeth<span style="font-style: italic">"What a piece of trash"</span>he thought to himself<span style="font-style: italic">"But then again I am really no better"</span>he corrected himself. Reopening Lexie's door he looked down at her.