Tasting Darkness

Chapter 70

“Bloody bird, she is fine,” I tell him, and he flies over to perch on the bed head. He leans down, looking at her and licking her cheek, caressing it with his beak while Lycus remains frozen, only for Ryze to lick his temple. I snicker when he pales.

“Having a taste test for when he plucks those eyes of yours out,” Tobias chuckles before whistling to Ryze, who flies over but instead of going to Tobias, he perched on the arm of my chair, looking down at my bleeding wound before looking at Aleera and back at me.

“She is fine; you bite me, I will smack your damn ass,” I tell him while he eyes me with his creepy beady eyes. He then took off out the window. And we all relaxed; that was only momentarily when he came back but with the big fucker that we thought would kill Aleera. My fingertips fizzled as it squeezed through the window and everyone froze to see what it would d

It hopped down on the ledge walking across the carpet like an oversized fucking chicken, its long tail still outside the window when it stopped beside me. Its eyes roamed over me, and Ryze cawed at it, nudging the other Phoenix, who tilted its head to the side. Such intelligent birds, but they scared the crap out of me.

Its beak opened, its long tongue slivered out split at the end. Going in two different directions. I leaned back, wondering what it wanted, and my eyes darted to Tobias. When its tongue suddenly zapped my hand, the buzz of its magic shot up my arm, making me jump. When it spoke. “Welcome,” it said, and I gasped before my side heated. The Phoenix then turned and jumped back out the window, and Ryze jumped up to perch on the armchair. Nudging my side with his beak. Looking down, I find my wound closed, and my mouth falls open.

“Lira,” Ryze tried to speak before sneezing, he was still too immature to pronounce words. I knew they could talk but had never actually witnessed one speak. Then again, I tried to avoid the bloody things too.

“That big bastard spoke right, and?” Lycus pointed to Ryze, and I nodded.

“Now we know why we suddenly have an infestation of Phoenix’s they sense White Fae, they sense their own magic,” I tell him, looking at Aleera passed out still.

and neck on her hip like he was some kind of lap cat wanting cuddles from its mother. “I need to shower,” I groan, getting up and walking to the bathroom. I showered

to argue, it has to be now,” I mutter, wrapping a towel around my waist

it wrong; it has to go the other way,” Lycus says and

says it will stick, and where are these wing things,’ Tobias says, showing Lycus something on his phone, while Kalen held a pair of

fuck are you doing?” I ask, walking

so much of my magic before she shredded. I peer at what they are watching on the phone, some youtube tutorials. “Ah, we

shake my head, snatching her panties and the pad from Lycus’s hand. “Bloody morons,” I growled before laying it in the underwear and folding

asks, and I raise an eyebrow

fool,” I

on her while she is passed

tarp under her,” Lycus says, and

cloth,” I tell them, quickly cleaning her and placing panties on her. I tucked the blanket around her, and Tobias climbed under the blanket with her tucking her close. Standing up, Kalen and Lycus were staring at me. “What?” Tobias rolls

for years, stopping staring at him like that,” Tobias snapped

never had to deal with her shredding, but the same thing, stop

know that, it’s just odd seeing you be caring toward her

tell him, going to get