Tasting Darkness

Chapter 22

Chapter 22 Aleera POV 

I woke up dazed and confused and back in my room, and I couldn’t remember how I got here. The last thing I remember was being out in the training fields, and I remembered Darius using his magic. I rubbed my temples, looking around the small space when the door bursts open. Darius’s eyes fell on m e, and at first, I thought he would scold me, but the panicked look on his face told me he wasn’t in my room to deliver some punishment.

“Is he in there?” Lycus said, bumping into the back of Darius.

“What’s-” I wanted to ask what happened, but Darius cut me off with a glare

“Stay in your room.” he snapped at me before slamming the door so hard I was surprised it didn’t break.

Something niggled at my insides, dread filling me, and I wasn’t sure if it was my own feeling or the intuition of the bond that had been growing stronger daily. Without realizing i t, I ran my fingers over my infinity marking with their names.

Kalen flooded to the forefront of my mind before my room suddenly disappeared. Just evaporated around me. My stomach tried to rise into my throat when I felt pulled into new surroundings. I had no idea what I had done, but I was suddenly inside Kalen’s head.

I couldn’t hear his thoughts but could see out his eyes, see what he saw. I appeared to be in some attic. Dust-covered boxes were scattered everywhere. His hands started banging o n his head as he yanked his hair, nails scraping down his face. I could feel his flesh tearing, and I wondered what was wrong with him, why he was acting this way. I wanted to understand, and I cursed that I couldn’t hear what he was thinking. What good was it to be in someone’s head if all you got was seeing what they saw and feeling what they felt.

out. I gasped, feeling breathless. How did I do that? I had no magic. Maybe it was

the infinity symbol, confused. One thing I did know was I got the same nagging feeling of panic I saw on Darius and Lycus’s face, that

out into the hall and saw no one. Darius said to remain in my room, yet I found my feet moving

in the usual places,”

I glimpsed over the banister, I was on

time to

did? He probably did something to Aleera. You know

with me is not helping to find him; I did nothing. I only asked if he took his medication

“Shit!” Tobias curses.

looked over to

he took them, I would let him see

“You what?”

won’t hurt him, Darius, I think

she wouldn’t have run the first

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