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.

But it was instinct and intuitive sight as she anticipated their every move. Once

luck to 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

so unreal. After all the vile things I had committed over my lifetime, I still

much as I loved to admire my mate, her combat skills, and her magic, I couldn’t stand aside like a fool. We were

away from Aleera, Lidia turned her attention to the fight. Finally, her hand clutching the knife fell from my neck as she

legs out from under her. The blade went

her hand, blinding me with blue light. I knew that b*tch didn’t play a fair game.

blinded when I felt her foot connect with my stomach. All of

sound was as loud as a

as I thought I was doing something, Ryze swooped below me and then past, hertalons sunk into my arm as she flapped with all her might

rang through the air as

loudly, her wings, skimming my face as she shot off in the

was my battle to begin with, and now,

mother had opened

his fist. I cursed under my breath once I noticed that Kalen’s face was turning purple. The g*ddamn leash was caught