Tasting Darkness

Chapter 64

Eventually, the pain rippling through me eased enough that I could stand without wanting to double over, Darius quickly washed while I grabbed my towel. Despite being mortified at the situation I found myself in. Darius didn’t seem horrified like I would have expected.

He wrapped a towel around his waist before removing his briefs underneath and tossing them i n the washing hamper. Kalen had set out some clothes for me on the counter, and I moved toward them while Darius looked below the counter.  Rummaging around before pulling out a face washer. He tore it in half before folding it.

“Not ideal, but will do until I can get you in town. Or maybe rolled up toilet paper?” He said, holding up the torn face washer. I nodded, my cheeks flaming. But hey, at least he is resourceful.

“Get changed; I will meet you in the room,” he said before walking out.

It felt like I was wearing a diaper. I was paranoid that I looked like I was walking like a cowboy who spent the last week riding bareback across the country. Yet it worked and held in place, but I definitely wouldn’t be doing any strenuous exercise with this thing stuck between my legs.

Opening the door, I froze. Tobias was sitting in the armchair by the fireplace. Ryze was on his chest, lying on his back while Tobias stroked his tummy feathers. His long tail feathers ran down his legs to the floor. 5

“I’m fine, Aleera; you just caught me off guard. I won’t hurt you,” Tobias said. Ryze hearing him speak, rolled onto his tummy.

“I swear he thinks he is a lap cat,” Tobias chuckled, and Ryze puffed out his feather before flying over to me and perching on my shoulder. He played with my hair using his beak and made a cooing noise. Lycus and Kalen were sitting on the bed just staring at Ryze while I scratched his feathers, and Darius walked out of the closet dressed in jeans and a black shirt. Ryze hissed at him as he drew closer, and Tobias chucked Darius a set of car keys.

“I don’t get it. You have been our keeper for years and never went through a shredding.” Kalen murmured. Darius stopped in his tracks and blinked at him before raising an eyebrow at him.

keeper; she is,” Darius said, pointing to me. Ryze snapped at

checking,” Lycus says, pulling out his phone while Kalen

times in the last

months?” Darius said with a shake of his

it’s roughly every six months when you lock us in the room and fuck us every

properly for a week,” Kalen mumbled, earning a laugh from me. Tobias sniggered before appearing

a point,” Tobias laughed. Darius shakes his head when

power, hmm. Did you know during the shredding power-shared can last a year and is at its strongest for the mates; it amplifies threefold?” Lycus tells us.

sort of stuff?” Kalen asked, and my face

gone through it before. I was wrong the other day when I said she ran. Aleera was trying to find some devil’s bane,” Darius admitted rubbing his thumb across his lip and looking at me. Lycus nods before looking up at him.  “Yes, it says here, the root, if brewed and ingested, will stop the shredding.” His brows furrow before he continues. “Aleera, that stuff is still poisonous. It could have killed

Did we hear that right? Did Darius just admit he was wrong? Shit, get your phones. We need him to repeat that so we have evidence,” Lycus taunted. Darius growled before walking over to me and stopping

ar

for Ryze to climb off. Ryze hisses, his long tongue snaking out and flicking at Darius’s face, but I caress his tummy

on him. At the same time, Ryze shook himself before rubbing

hissed, rubbing the spot Ryze bit him. Darius shakes his head at Ryze before walking

kissed before me,” Lycus mumbles, making me look over at him. Darius growls at him before

so he stops pouting and getting jealous of a damn bird?” Darius

fuck off,” Lycus snarled at him, and Darius