Tasting Darkness

Read Taming Darkness By Jessica Hall Book 3 Chapter 15 – Darius POV

Her wings spread wide, burning as brightly as the lava she walked on Yet when her lips parted on a scream, the sound matched that of her Phoenixes.

It erupted out of her, shattering the windows on the building where I stood. The sound was so powerful, even the ground below me shook like an earthquake. I had no idea a scream could be as impressive, all-consuming and destructive.

Our mate, she truly was a thing of beauty, grace and unseen dominance. She was a force to be reckoned with, and honestly, g*d should stand by those who ever dared to doubt her. Whoever had a gall to think of Aleera as less than she truly was, was in for a massive surprise. And pain. A lot of pain.

I could describe her scream as the sound of chaos and destruction. It roared, tore out of her, as if the process hurt her. Those sounds grew louder when she lifted her hands.

The lava spewed out and morphed into snakes, slivering out of the crater. The snakes instantly attacked, hunting their prey, just as her Phoenixes dived to help pick them off.

Aleera’s magic was unimaginable. It was powerful and strong, twisted and wicked, yet insanely beautiful. I couldn’t find better words or ways to describe everything I was witnessing happening before my eves. I never dared to go as far as to assume that something like this might be possible.

Her mother screamed for her minions to grab Aleera. A wicked smirk spread across my lips once I noticed what was happening right before the command. The minions were hesitant at first to do her bidding, yet once their true nature shone through, the morons were eager to steal her magic.

Aleera moved almost as if she was dancing, so light on her feet. She looked graceful with each precise move. She managed to create a performance as she showed off her skills, flaunted her magic in front of those who were unworthy of ever holding so much power in their hands.

were all Aleera ever had known. But it was instinct and intuitive sight as she anticipated their every move. Once she gave into the primal instinct of her nature, of her magic,

go against our beautiful mate went down before they could get close enough to hurt her. Her wings were sharper than any sword and one of her biggest weapons. They cut and

and so, so unreal. After all the vile

loved to admire my mate, her combat skills, and her magic, I couldn’t stand aside like a fool. We were in the epicenter of a war and my mates, all of them, needed me to survive just as much

the fight. Finally, her hand clutching the knife fell from my neck as she

legs out from under her. The

feet, I went to grab her when she lifted her hand, blinding me with blue light. I knew that b*tch didn’t play a

was temporarily blinded when I felt her

when I heard her whistle. The sound was as loud as a siren call, to which

doing something, Ryze swooped below me and then past, hertalons sunk

the air

as

too, Aleera needed me, she needed all the help she could get. F***k! This was my battle to begin with, and now,

the corner of my eye, I noticed that Aleera’s mother had opened

once I noticed that Kalen’s face was turning purple. The g*ddamn leash was caught around a pole as he fought not to let