Tasting Darkness

Chapter 142

Read Taming Darkness By Jessica Hall Book 3 Chapter 17 – Aleera POV

Darius’ screams of despair broke my heart as he was forced out of the pentagram, his body hurled through the air to the safety of my portal. I felt like I could break down in tears, yet was unsure if it was because of the relief that they were safe, or despair for possibly losing them.

 

The portal shut, just as the last tower was charged, and I was smashed with electricity. It traveled through my body with such force, I didn’t have enough time to register if I felt any pain.

My knees went out from under me, hitting the hard ground along with my hands as I was propelled forward. I tried to get up, to fight

the force that held me down, but each attempt ended with the same scenario – a helpless dead end. I was wasting the little energy left in my body.

The energy emanating from the towers slowly drained me of power, immobilizing it. I gritted my teeth and ignored the pain that slowly spread though my body as I lifted my head. My eyes found her within a second, and I made it a point to glare at my mother.

I forced all hatred I had for that woman into my gaze, but even that didn’t feel like enough. There was no living person I could ever hate more than her. And yet, as unfazed as ever, she casually strolled down the stairs toward me.

Her feet stopped next to my face. I expected a blow, a show of power and superiority, but instead, she circled around me. “Your father’s death won’t be in vain.”

An amused giggle escaped me at her words. “You have no idea what you have just done,” I growled at her.

am doing, Aleera. Who do you think came up with the plague?” she murmured, crouching beside me. I didn’t want her so near me, if anything, I wanted her

me to meet her gaze. As my eyes looked into hers, I couldn’t believe this was the same woman

time ago. Buried so deep inside the leftover shell of a

nothing but a monster.

after what she did, but for what she had

nearly breaking the skin and drawing blood. “I did,”

had to be more to the plague than I knew, a part of me refused to think someone close to me had a hand at its creation. My father, yes, he had lost his mind, but

else faded, but she just laughed as I tried to jerk my face out of her grip. “Xandrius took everything from me, and once I am done, I will return the favor when I kill his son.” My brows furrowed at her evil

you still don’t understand,” she murmurs, letting me

opened a portal before nodding to someone. Hands suddenly grabbed me when I felt my power immobilized completely as something was clamped on

the gold cuffs, entwined with magic I knew was hers. My wings folded in and disappeared under my skin.

wanted to feel just washed over me all at once, all thanks to the woman who was supposed

Our species may be extinct, but not for much longer,” she announced, raising her

order back to the rightful

one will follow you,” I spat at her. For how

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