Tasting Darkness

Read Taming Darkness By Jessica Hall Book 3 Chapter 24 – I glared back at him. He chuckled and shook his head, and walked way from me and after my mother.

A defeated sigh left my lips as I kept hoping my darnedest that my mates would feel the mark, and that my plan would work, right when a movement to my left caught my attention. As my mother’s soldiers moved further down the hall and disappear through another door. Now to wait and see what she has in store for me.

Time passes quickly while I’m locked inside the damn cell. I paced back and forth, waiting for some sign, for anything really to tell me that things were going to turn in my direction. However, no amount of time stuck in there could have prepared me for the three scientists in pristine white lab coats that bust into the room.

My mother followed behind them, her hands clasped behind her back and a wide smile on her lips.

Two of her more burly minions shoved the scientists aside as they opened the cell and grabbed me by my arms, and dragged me closer. My senses were on high alert as I thrashed against them. I still needed to play the helpless victim for my mother dearest’s benefit. I couldn’t let her know that any of my power had returned.

One of the scientists pulled a long syringe out of his pocket before proceeding to screw on the longest needle I’d ever witnessed. One of the burly asses twisted my arm, preparing me for that monster. My damsel in distress act might have to be cut short if things got any more dangerous. I prepared myself just in case.

a child, see how much her magic has morphed since she manifested,” my mother explains to the man, clicking her fingers at him.” Charles, go and get a bed for her. I don’t want just her blood, I think some

seeing what Darius had endured at the hands of his own mad scientists that scared me most. Whichever the case may be, I didn’t want them coming anywhere

sinister men. Unfortunately, Charles wasn’t gone long. He came back wheeling a thin metal gurney and shoved it at his companion. The other man caught it with one hand and together, the two of them forced me onto the table. Their crushing grip pinned me down

until they had me secure. Even if I summoned every bit of power I did have, it would be hard to get myself out of this situation. She grabbed my bra and reached for a pair of scissors one of the scientists handed her. “You won’t need this anymore, Aleera,” she chided as she cut my clothes off

His hand reached out, stroking my spine, fingers searching for the spot he wanted to jam that fucking needle. He jabbed it into me, but there was no pain. In fact, it was almost like a little clink. I couldn’t see what was going on, but the maniacal grin on my mother’s face was

mechanism must be kicking

The anat..

this time the needle was thicker than the last one. I closed my eyes, preparing myself for the pain that was to follow. Instead, another clink and this

of his cheek, like a long metal straw, the needle was buried, and the man was cursing as he yanked it out, only for blood to gush from the wound. “Fucking bitch,” he snarled at