Tasting Drakness

Chapter 33

Aleera POV

“Tobias,” I shrieked, dropping my neck when I felt his teeth slice over my flesh. He growled, and his grip on my arms was s o hard I thought he was going to break my bones.

I lifted my knee between his legs when I felt his teeth prick into my skin. He groaned and clutched his manhood. The feral snarling growl that left him made my eyes widen, and I shoved him away from me, glancing around and looking for something to use to defend myself. I grabbed the poker for the fireplace and brandished it as a weapon.

“Kalen,” I screamed at the top of my lungs. Tobias lunged at m e, and I jumped on top of my bed before jumping to the other side.

“Aleera?” Kalen yelled and banged on the door. It was locked when I felt the shudder of a portal opening up. Gosh, how I wish I could do that; it would be handy in a situation like this. Kalen appeared behind him, stepping through it. His eyes were wide as he took in the scene before him. Tobias turned and growled at him before his eyes flicked back to me.

to focus on me,” Kalen murmured with his hands out like he was trying to cage a wounded animal. Yet Tobias’s eyes didn’t waver from mine. Almost like he was locked on my scent and in a trance. I had heard of it at school but had never seen someone blood-crazed before. Every movement I

moved too quickly, and Kalen hit the ground before I was tossed through the air. I didn’t even see him grab me, only felt his nails slice into my soft flesh as he yanked on

in my tiny room, and Darius stepped into my room. He quickly assessed what was going on just as Lycus stepped in behind him only seconds later. I grunted when Tobias jerked me forward, his teeth sinking into my shoulder. Lycus growled and shoved Kalen through the portal while Darius gripped

me through the open portal. I gasped at the sudden movement. The air wheezed from my lungs as I fell through it in a new room. I landed on top of Kalen

and I rolled off him and looked at the ceiling, trying to catch my breath as I sucked in deep breaths. H e attacked me, and the only thing I could think of was what if Darius and Lycus hadn’t arrived. Or what if Kalen had no magic to portal in. Banging

that sat on either side of the enormous bed, which had t

alright?” Kalen asked me, and my head whipped in the direction of his voice. Kalen looked me over, and I glanced down to see blood gushing down my arm and spilling onto the black stained floorboards. I nodded, not knowing

murmured. You would be, too, if someone tried to eat you, and drain you of your blood. The banging next door slowly stopped when Lycus walked in

because I threw up. Lycus looked down at his knees and shirt covered in bile since I had nothing in my stomach. Kalen gripped my hair as I retched when Lycus moved, picking me u p. At first, I thought he was about to lose it because I threw up all over him, but instead