Tasting Darkness

Chapter 85

Book 2 Chapter 6 My humiliation diminished after a while , and I felt stupid for running from Kalen and Lycus . I could feel them searching for me , yet I didn’t want to be near anyone . I suddenly missed being on my own . I was alone but comfortable in my own misery , yet I also didn’t want that anymore either . I craved interaction , touch , power , everything I lived without for so long . I desired not to have to look over my shoulder everywhere I went . I dreamed of not having to hide from the world . I craved being able to use my magic without guilt , without fear of what would happen if I did .

I wanted for so long to be free . And now , I had a taste of that freedom . And I wasn’t sure I could box it back up and run again . Run from them and myself . Being down here , the more I contemplated the chaos . Thought about what had become of my life , and wondered how the fuck I got here . What was the one part of my life that determined it would get to this exact point ? Where did I go so detrimentally wrong that I ended up here , at this very moment ? I couldn’t entirely blame – them . We all played a part , but somewhere along the way , just one stupid night , I gave into the bond and what I thought it offered . My bond had made me backflip on who they really were . Blinded by the bond , forgetting what they had done .

Yet I knew they had their reasons , and I had mine . So why was Darius still punishing me for it ? For once , I let myself believe I could be with them and that it would work out . Hearing the door open , I sat up , leaning against the wall as his heavy footsteps came down the stairs . I quickly wiped my face with the hem of my shirt before glaring at him as he stepped off the last step . ” Why are you down here ? ” Darius asked . ” Why are you down here ? ” I asked , wondering if he had come to humiliate me more . ” You’re upset , ” he states because that much was obvious . A quick swipe at my face with my shirt wouldn’t hide the puffiness of my eyes , or the blotchiness from crying like an idiot over this

wanders over to the cell I was sitting in . ” I didn’t use you . You’re our keeper . That is what you’re born for . Not my fault you got carried away , ” he growls , leaning on the steel bars . Wow ! My eyebrows felt like they escaped into my hairline at his words . So everything was just

as it reached out for his , but all I got was nothing , just indifference . I couldn’t even tell if he was just forcing his bond to me back or if he generally felt

can’t be at your beck and call any time you bat your eyelashes at me ! I have to keep you safe from what’s out there ! I can’t do that if the urges of the bond blind me ! ” he snaps . ” But it was okay for you to mark me ? ” I asked , shaking my head . ” Yes , you won’t retain power without us marking you . ” What about me marking you ? What ? Am I supposed to be a keeper when you feel like using

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