Tasting Drakness

Tasting Darkness By Jessicahall Chapter 49

Chapter 49

I gag at the crunching sounds Ryze makes, which suddenly has me feeling sick.

“You want to keep him. You got to feed him properly, they are carnivorous birds Aleera,” I nod, but I don’t think I could force a mouse to die after seeing how viciously he killed it. Tobias tries to pass me one, and I shake my head, feeling my stomach grow queasy.

“How do you expect to look after him if you won’t feed him?”

“You couldn’t bring dead ones,” I asked and Tobias looked down at the cage, not watching his hand, and Ryze struck again, plucking the squeaking mouse.

“Fucker,” Tobias hissed, sucking his fingers where Ryze got him.

Tobias sits on the ground next to his mouse cage and pulls another one out.

“So if you weren’t trying to escape, why were you touching the wards?” he says, this time chucking a mouse to Ryze, who swallows it whole.

“His wing is broken; I wanted to try siphon some of the power from the ward to heal it,” I explain.

“So you weren’t going to try use against us or use it to escape,”

“No, I wanted to heal him so I could let him go, I didn’t want him trapped here.”

“You aren’t letting the bird go, Aleera,” Tobias said, staring at him.

“I have no choice, you said yourself Darius will kill him,”

“Good luck because the way he is with you, he has bonded to you, you can try, but he will keep coming back,” Tobias said, and I looked down at him.

“And you just saved him, and he got used to you?” I nod, and h e sighs. “So peculiar,” He mutters, shaking his head before tossing him another mouse. Tobias chews his lip thoughtfully.

“If given a chance, would you escape?” Tobias asked me. “You know I would, so why ask questions you already know?”

“Maybe because I hope your answer would change Aleera,” Tobias says.

out something. Maybe the basement might be better, there is a hole in the roof, and he can get out and fly around when he wants. You can’t keep him locked down here,” Tobias says. “And how would I get

something else first,” I nod, wondering what else he wanted

and he curses before shocking me with his next question. “Are you okay?” my head whipped toward him, and he seemed genuine. I raise

mean in general,” I

he made you come?” Why would he ask that? He puts his hand up in mock surrender. “Just a

“Both,” I mumble.

sorry for defending him; I thought you tried to run and was

why you are helping me?” I asked

I knew he would kill

abuse?” I scoffed. Tobias observes me for a few seconds and hangs his head. “I don’t hate you, I used

not enough to stop

his trust, Aleera,” tears well in my eyes, and I look down at

give you some magic

will give me magic?” Tobias nods, staring at

heal him, but

“What?”

me,” I shake my head, not falling for this shit

it,” I

Tobias laughs and

tear into my bond by telling me to kiss

Tobias asked, not seeming to like that.

want to toy with your bond,

“Why?”

have been fucking horny from drinking your blood and I need something, since none of my mates will touch me, your blood plays havoc with my bond to you. Just come satisfy

chewed my lip, remembering Lycus saying

“Just a kiss?”

you can heal your plucked dodo-looking phoenix,” Tobias says. I glanced down at

meant helping Ryze, I

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