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.

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

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 my arm. I

and I noticed Kalen get up off the floor and shake himself. His head turned in my direction, and I reckon the horror on his face mirrored mine. Kalen rushed over when another portal opened up in my tiny room, and Darius stepped into my room. He quickly assessed what was going on

Lycus Intercepted just a s Darius grabbed me, shoving me through the open portal. I gasped at the sudden movement.

was what if Darius and Lycus hadn’t arrived. Or what if Kalen

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

down to see blood gushing down my arm and spilling onto the black stained floorboards. I nodded, not knowing what to say. I felt cold, freezing and Kalen moved toward me and gripped my

and drain you of your blood. The banging next door slowly stopped when Lycus walked in through the

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 he scooped me up in one