Tasting Drakness

Chapter 37

Darius watched me for a second before taking his seat.

“Who were you looking for?” Darius asked, and I looked away from him.

“Someone I used to speak to through a chat link online,” I answered, rubbing a hand down my face. When I looked up, Darius had leaned forward, bracing his arms on elbows.

“So you were seeing someone?” I shook my head.

“I never met them, I am not sure who they were, but we talked for years from the time my grandmother died,”

“A man?” Darius asked, and I shrugged.

“I am not sure. We became friends. That’s all I know, I never met them, or saw them, not even picture I have no idea if they were male or female, could have been anybody,”

“Yet you went looking for them, instead of calling on us,” Darius said, leaning back in his seat, he turned his gaze to Kalen.  (This Novel daily new chapters provide it

“What was this person’s name?”

“Does it matter?” Darius shrugged. And since they didn’t have a name, I didn’t see the harm in telling him.

“I only know his login name. It was part of the chat group. We weren’t allowed to use our real names, kind of like a pen pal, HTIARW,” I answered. •

“You still remember their login credentials?” Kalen asked.

“Well, I spoke to them every day for nearly 4 years and they never changed it, so yes,”

“Why would you go looking for someone on the internet?” Darius asked, his eyes darkening.

“Because the person mentioned if I was ever in Astrid to look for them, I was hoping when I got there I could get access to the internet and track them down, but I never found the place,

“I gave up after a few years, it wasn’t on any map, and I figured they gave me a fake name for that too,” I shrugged.

“But you have heard of it, so it must be real?” I asked, wondering if I was indeed sent on a wild goose chase.

“It’s not on any maps because it isn’t a town or city; it’s the name of a place,” Kalen answered, and Darius growled at Kalen.

“What sort of place?” I asked but one glare from Darius prohibited him from answering. Kalen looked down at his hands and picked at his nails.

school? Did you keep in touch with them?” Darius asked

real school that only lasted a few months before they died, and I was shipped off to live with my grandmother,” I said. That thought saddened me as I remembered my

like my grandmother?”,  (This Novel daily new chapters provide

her, stern like him too, but she was good to m e; I miss her,” I said, glancing at

died only few months later, she used to visit when I was a kid, never missed a birthday or

it odd nobody knew her,” Kalen said, scratching the back of his neck. I knew no records existed. My father went to great lengths to hide what I

was an important person, worked for the Fae government,” Kalen said. Now

know.

“Really?”

my head. I thought he was just a businessman; mum told me he worked for the bank?”

Darius answered.

father worked

sides, though,

your

an advocate for white Fae,” Now, that shocked

your dark Fae,” Darius

found your father actually had a daughter. You were the best-kept secret. We didn’t even

as to why your father

stepdaughter,” Kalen

didn’t anger him that your

Molly regardless. After she died, he started fighting to have those responsible for the plague brought to

brought to justice?”  (This Novel daily new chapters

he was being civil, and I didn’t know how quickly that could change if I asked the wrong question. I

question?” Kalen said, and I looked

didn’t you try to contact your internet friend before you left

I panicked. By the time that thought arised, I

tried to

assuming it was man,” I

I was just

am pretty sure they were female, or gay either

would you

of how they spoke,

that is

doesn’t matter now, though. Not like I will speak to them

“Would you?”