Tasting Darkness

Chapter 49

Chapter 49 

I gag at the crunching sounds Ryze makes, which suddenly has me feeling sick.

“You want to keep him. You got to feed him properly, they are carnivorous birds Aleera,” I nod, but I don’t think I could force a mouse to die after seeing how viciously he killed it. Tobias tries to pass me one, and I shake my head, feeling my stomach grow queasy.

“How do you expect to look after him if you won’t feed him?”

“You couldn’t bring dead ones,” I asked and Tobias looked down at the cage, not watching his hand, and Ryze struck again, plucking the squeaking mouse.

“Fucker,” Tobias hissed, sucking his fingers where Ryze got him.

Tobias sits on the ground next to his mouse cage and pulls another one out.

“So if you weren’t trying to escape, why were you touching the wards?” he says, this time chucking a mouse to Ryze, who swallows it whole.

“His wing is broken; I wanted to try siphon some of the power from the ward to heal it,” I explain.

“So you weren’t going to try use against us or use it to escape,”

“No, I wanted to heal him so I could let him go, I didn’t want him trapped here.”

“You aren’t letting the bird go, Aleera,” Tobias said, staring at him.

“I have no choice, you said yourself Darius will kill him,”

“Good luck because the way he is with you, he has bonded to you, you can try, but he will keep coming back,” Tobias said, and I looked down at him.

“And you just saved him, and he got used to you?” I nod, and h e sighs. “So peculiar,” He mutters, shaking his head before tossing him another mouse. Tobias chews his lip thoughtfully.

“If given a chance, would you escape?” Tobias asked me. “You know I would, so why ask questions you already know?”

“Maybe because I hope your answer would change Aleera,” Tobias says.

the roof, and he can get

else first,” I

before shocking me with his next question. “Are you okay?” my head whipped toward him, and he seemed genuine. I raise

mean in general,” I nod, my face

did it or because he made you come?” Why would he ask that? He puts his hand up in mock surrender. “Just a

“Both,” I mumble.

thought you tried to run

you are helping me?” I

I knew he would kill him. Just because I

Tobias observes me for a few seconds and hangs his head. “I don’t hate you, I used to, but after seeing

not enough to stop Darius,” I

You just have to earn his trust, Aleera,” tears well in my eyes, and I look down at

will give you some magic to

me magic?” Tobias nods, staring

to heal him, but there is

“What?”

it, kiss me,” I shake my

it,” I tell

fast,” Tobias laughs and

me to kiss him and then laughing in my face; I don’t need it from

not seeming to like that. I nod, remembering how painful that

to toy with your bond, Aleera. Just want a

“Why?”

something, since none of my mates will touch me, your blood plays havoc with

chewed my lip, remembering Lycus saying Tobias

“Just a kiss?”

says. I glanced down at Ryze, who watched me back like he had been listening

asked. If it meant helping Ryze, I would

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