Tasting Drakness

Chapter 56 Aleera POV

The next morning, I awoke cold; Darius walked into the room and tossed some clothes at me.” Get dressed and get to class,” he snapped. I looked at the clothes on the bed and scrambled for them, snatching them and chucking them on. Anything for the extra warmth they would provide. I was just thankful he wouldn’t make me go to class in my bra undies. Darius stood in the doorway, watching as I got changed.

He growled when I took too long, and I looked down at my feet, which were still bare. Great, back to no shoes again, thought. At least I had pants and a blouse. “You try to run, you try to speak to anyone; I will retake your voice,” he said before waving his hand and giving me my voice back. Warmth tickled my throat, and I went to explain I wasn’t running. The moment my lips moved, he gripped my throat.

“That means speaking to me too; I don’t want to hear it. Now get to fucking class,” Darius sneered before turning on his heel and leaving me. I swallowed and walked down to breakfast, hoping that Tobias would feed Ryze. Worrying about him kept me up most of the night, and I wondered if Ryze caught his own dinner last night when I didn’t come up to see him. I made m y way to the mess hall. The moment I stepped in, all eyes went to me. I grabbed a sandwich and moved to an empty table.

Something felt off this morning. I didn’t know what, but something felt different as I glanced around the crowded room. Leering eyes watched me from where I sat alone in the mess hall. M y usual spot was taken, preferring to be closest to the exit where I mainly remained unnoticed. Closer to the door was safest because it gave me an escape route.

Their sleazy gazes had me on edge as they watched me hungrily. I hated this place. There were no other women here. Most of all, I hated being the subject they loved to torment. All made worse by the fact I am powerless to stop them.

The surrounding chatter quieted down and made me quickly glance around before I ducked my head when I noticed them. Darius had entered the room with my other three mates. They walked to the back of the room and took seats at the back, which I thought was a little odd; I rarely saw them here. It appeared they had something to talk about with their recruits because Darius spoke about some crap I showed no interest in knowing. Keeping my head down, I ate quickly, wanting nothing more than to get the hell out of here and also worried if Kalen tried t o speak to me, I would be forced to ignore him or lose my voice if I tried.

However, the moment I stood up and went to chuck my rubbish in the bin, my muscles spasmed, my feet faltered as I tried to take a step away from the table, and my entire body locked up with one command.

“Aleera, freeze,” came a voice. I recognized the voice instantly and dreaded what he would do this time.

My entire body stopped at the command. I couldn’t move an inch, and everyone erupted with laughter. Oh, how I tried, but I couldn’t so much as wiggle a toe. What were these savage men going to subject me to this time. They never usually went this far. Usually, they tormented m e, chased me, hurt me. However, this was the first time they used compulsion on me, and it felt wrong as every muscle in my body tensed.

My eyes went to my mates at the back; Darius, Tobias, and Lycus watched from the far table. They were always happy to witness my suffering. Kalen, however, glanced around the room before he looked at me and dropped his head.

head to toe. Zac was the worst out of all the recruits I have come across here. The vile bastard had no boundaries. He was usually behind my worst degradation. Zac walked around me slowly and plucked the

shudder ran through me in repulsion as I tried to fight against the command, but

laughter. Except for my mates that watched

Beg for you not to do whatever vile thing it is you intend to do?” I spat at him, knowing I

didn’t care that

It wouldn’t stop me; the guys and I want you to put on a show for us,” Zac said i n an amused tone. I glanced around the room to find the men all were leaning forward

darted to the table where my mates sat. Not a scrap of emotion was shown on their faces for what I was about to endure. They would not help me, not that I expected them to. They never did. If they just told them who I was to them, if their soldiers only knew. I wouldn’t have to deal with this shit daily. However, I knew

anyone here who I was to them. So I had kept my mouth shut. They hated me, and the feeling was mutual. Yet, I couldn’t bear to see them

they watch my humiliation with no

went back to Zac, who looked me up and down. Was he going to make me dance? What did he mean by

say no?” Zac teased before he

Aleera, always so easily influenced, so easily overpowered, must truly suck being the weakest form of Fae,” He mocked. His demonic eves ran the length of me in a sleazy, obscene way. His gaze stopped at my breasts, and I felt my stomach drop somewhere deep and cold within me. I knew what he was going to say before he said it. Prayed, I was mistaken, but his

like a purr. I blinked at him, tried to fight his compulsion with everything in me, even though I knew it was pointless. My eyes burned as tears threatened to spill, and my hands shook as I tried

as my top fell open and revealed my black bra. Zac gripped my shirt and yanked it, my shirt tearing painfully from my body under the force he

Kalen looked away when my eyes fell on him; he almost appeared to look guilty, like he wanted to step in and

I stood

of it,” Zac commanded

with the humiliation, tears ran down my