It didn't take Darius long to find Lauren in the palace's underground secret chamber. At first, he hesitated about freeing her, but then Lauren said that she finally unlocked the book and learned how to break her curse and defeat the enemy. He also believed nothing bad would happen to her under his protection.
He was careless, he knew that, which was why when Alec returned to the palace and massacred all the remaining enemies, he was ready to die by his hands. Darius blamed himself for what happened and he was sure Alec also did.
Alec did try to kill him. He was beyond livid. He was mad furious as if all he could see was red and nothing else. But Vincent went in between, putting a barrier around Alec. The first barrier broke in a matter of seconds, so Vincent created a stronger one.
