Tasting Darkness

Chapter 26

Chapter 26 

Aleera POV 

Hushed voices woke me. They sounded angry as I opened my eyes. The last thing I remembered was choking on the shadows and Darius grabbing me; I felt myself dying and, in some ways, I even prayed for death. At least I wouldn’t feel like this. I felt hollow. I had tasted only briefly their magic before they took it from me. My bond screamed angrily, writhing within me for it back.

“Darius, just leave him be. I am right here with them.”

“Anything happens to him, and it is on you. It will be your fault,” Darius growled before I heard the door slam. I jumped a t the sound and my eyes opened to find Kalen beside me asleep. He looked so peaceful, and I gently brushed his cheek with my fingertips. His stubble was rough and scratchy when I felt the bed dip behind me, and I glanced over my shoulder to see Lycus sit next to me.

“You are awake,” He states, and I turn back to face Kalen. I tried not to let his emotionless tone upset me. He didn’t seem too pleased that I was awake.

“Thank you,” Lycus murmured, and I chewed my lip and nodded at his words. It actually sounded like it physically hurt him to say it.

“Why did you give it back?” He asked. I wondered briefly the same thing. It was clear that even with me helping Kalen, nothing would change and I just tossed my only opportunity o fescape out the window. Yet the thought of Kalen being the way he was, I knew I would have done it again.

“Darius is angry,” I stated, ignoring his question.

“He always is,” Lycus stated before he leaned against the bedhead of my tiny bed.

“Kalen struggles to cope. He hasn’t had an episode like that for a while. It has made Darius more anxious,”

“He blames me for it?”

“We all do. He has been fine for almost a year, then you show u p, and he backtracks,” Lycus growls before he sighs.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to snap at you,”

“How many times,” I asked Lycus, rolling onto my back to look at him.

“How many times he had tried to kill himself, or do you mean how many times he successfully did before were brought him back?” I swallowed.

“Brought back, 8 times, lost count of how many suicides attempts he has had,” Lycus answers and my heart sank. Kalen was far from alright.

heart quickens at his words, making

I

I

of

as strong as Darius’s and Tobias’s power, you may be a keeper, but you are supposed to pass and share our energy amongst us, so we are all the same strength,

D

never shared it, it is the bond,” I tell him,

and I bet it is playing havoc with my magic out of your system and Darius’s. Although it makes me wonder what you would be capable of if you shared all our power along with your

never touched Darius’s

and tried t o clean it from your blood. His saliva has magic in it, but he couldn’t take it all. Darius flooded you with his power, so I bet you feel pretty uncomfortable now. Once a keeper shares power the first time, your bond will crave it for a bit until it

keeping me defenseless, so of course, I feel like

original intention. It didn’t need to be this way,” Lycus told me. Lycus went to say something else when Tobias walked

Lycus asked him, but Tobias was too busy staring

himself before

“Huh?”

did he

do you think?” Tobias snapped at him. Lycus growled before running his hand through his

copped it off, Darius. I don’t need you starting on me

was just checking on Kalen. I wasn’t here to

is fine as you can see, I won’t leave him

going to hurt him,” I snapped as anger rippled through me. They both stared at me, stunned and honestly, I was surprised I voiced

eyes, and Tobias was on top of me within

you doing?” Lycus snapped at him and gripped

won’t hurt him. Let’s see how true it is,” Tobias said, sending a glare at Lycus, who shrugged. Tobias’s fingers dug painfully into my cheeks

Tobias asked me, and I felt my heart skip a beat which

me. What kind of question is that? What answer did

my place, would you stay?” I asked

I wouldn’t risk killing them, now answer the

know the answer, or you wouldn’t be asking just t o catch me lying, Tobias, now let me go,” The noise that left him made

she won’t hurt him?” He asked

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