Tasting Darkness

Chapter 8 Lycus POV One thing I loved and also hated about the bond was feeling everyone’s emotions . I had marked her , and our bond was forged . Sure , she hadn’t marked all of us , but I knew she would feel us , so I kind of felt bad . I just stood there . However , I was shocked . Darius had finally come to accept her , and I knew he wanted to be with her . We all did . The guilt that washed through me at how we had treated her was stomach turning .

So when her feeling of embarrassment and rejection hit me , it was like Darius had rejected all of us . I just don’t understand what happened . ” What the fuck just happened ? ” I asked Kalen after I watched her leave in a rush without looking back . Darius had been in a mood for the last day or so since she had marked Kalen . He and Tobias had been constantly at each other’s throats , and the dramatics were really bothering me . But he might as well as just slapped her , teasing her bond out like that only to push her way stung even me .

Kalen makes a strangled noise as her pain rattles through us . ” I have no idea , ” Kalen says with a sigh . I watch as he runs a hand through his hair before tugging his shirt on . ” Where are you going ? ” I asked him . ” To find her , of course , ” he said , sitting on the edge of the bed and pulling his shoes on . ” Just give me a second . I’ll come with you , ” I tell him . 11 ” I don’t need a babysitter , Lycus , ” ” Ah , maybe I just want to help find her . She is my mate , too . I said nothing about babysitting you , ” ” I tell him . ” Kalen rubs his fingers over his infinity mark , trying to gauge where she is , we should be able to find her instantly with one touch , But when he rubbed his thumb over it , all we got was a cold feeling running up my arm as he brushed her name etched into his skin . My brows furrow and I look at Kalen . Kalen was the only that could hide from the bond .

. Controlling auras came in handy but also a nuisance for us over the years when he would go missing because , with it , he manipulated our thoughts and emotional patterns . Keepers usually harness their mate’s magic , so it made me wonder if she was blocking us without knowing it . We searched the entire castle grounds when we suddenly got the first flicker of emotion back from her . It had moved us toward Tobias’s classroom . We spent hours looking for her , and I missed two of my classes by

sat at a desk at the back of the room , a pen in her hand , nibbling on the end as she concentrated . Tobias watched her curiously as he sat at his desk . Walking in , Kalen goes toward her while I make my way to Tobias . ” Care to explain what the fuck happened ? ” Tobias hissed in a hushed voice . ” Darius , who else ? How long has she been here for ? ” I asked him . ” About an hour . She hasn’t said a word , ” Tobias says . ” I didn’t even know she was in here until I finished casting and noticed her sitting at the back . She should be

, and I glance around to see the demons waiting for Tobias to continue . I wander to the back , pulling a chair out on her other side . I sit down in it heavily

” Aleera ? ” Tobias calls to her , and her

him when she suddenly stamps it down so abruptly that Tobias gives her a questioning look before he looks over at us . Turning , I looked at Kalen , who was observing her aura . Kalen tilts his head to the side and leans forward curiously , watching her . I slide into Aleera’s seat next to him . ” What is it ? ” I whispered , and I saw Tobias glance in our direction , so I knew he was listening ; I could also feel Tobias ‘ worry about why she was acting so strange , almost indifferent like nothing happened . ” She forced her bond back , ” he whispers , and I look at her , noticing how Tobias’s jaw clenched and his eyes flickered , Great , whatever is going on with