Tasting Darkness

Read Taming Darkness By Jessica Hall Book 3 Chapter 35 – Putting a hand to my lips, I gasped. I was the cure. The way to stop the plagues all along. Darius may have created the first plague, but I created the cure. Porter sn*tched my wrist, “Please, take care of Lycus. Tell him I’m sorry,” he whispered through blackened lips. “I was never the husband his mother deserved, or the father I should have been to him.” He took a pained breath, wincing.

More blood spewed from his mouth and down his chin, and he groaned in pain. It was obvious, whatever my mother had done, he was causing immense suffering. There was so much blood, I couldn’t figure out how he was possibly alive.

Had he held onto life to give me these vials? I stared down at the man that had caused so much pain and suffering and instead of the hatred that usually licked away at my insides, I found pity. I held my hand near his head.

“I’ll take care of him,” I promised. Porter let out a breath and nodded his head weakly, closing his eyes. “I know I don’t deserve it, but I’m sorry.” Porter mumbled, his hands twitched as his muscles spasmed.

(( He would never forgive me,” Porter choked out. “Maybe in another lifetime you can make it up to him,” I whisper, it was clear he was terrified of dying. “I don’t want Lycus to do it… I don’t want it on his soul. I have caused him enough pain.

He will feel obligated, I know my son..” I understood what he meant, if I walked away and left him and Lycus learned he was down here suffering, he would come down to put him out of his misery.

you won’t, you owe me nothing,” Porter rasped, spraying me in blood. I wasn’t sure how much longer he could hold on, but it was obvious his magic hadn’t burned out, and he was trying

with my hand. “I don’t think I can heal you without bonding you to me,” “I’m

I nodded. I knew mostly for Kalen, but part of him longed for his father, he had no

up the vials to show him that I had them safely. “Do you think Lycus may one day forgive me?” He said it with a deep sigh, the way a condemned man whispers right before

not saving her,” I whispered and his tears send blood streaking his cheek. “Thank you,” he choked out before closing his eyes. I summoned my magic. I

Lycus’ father and his remorse was enough for me to end him quickly. Fire spiraled from my hand and consumed him, turning him into ash on the spot. I sighed, glancing

pocket, I straightened and looked away from what used to be Lycus’ father. Nothing would sway me from my mission to find my mother and put an end to this chaos all around

the floor below, the power hunters’ screams were being cut off one-by-one. I almost wished I was downstairs to watch the Harmony Fae taking their revenge on those who had tormented them. From the sounds of

their Queen, darting out of another room far down the hall. She was running, a case clutched for dear life in her hand. Something, I wouldn’t let