Tasting Drakness

Chapter 66

Kalen sighed. “I knew there was another reason you ran, but you don’t need to hide from us. W e would have kept you safe,” he whispered. I glanced at my other three mates, who were making sure the demons left them alone. “You can’t say anything,” I whispered, my heart jolting erratically, knowing he knew.

“I won’t right now, but you have to tell Darius. He will-” Kalen’s words were cut off when Lycus approached. 1

“That was some of the scariest shit I have ever seen. I thought for sure your eyes were gonna g 0,” Lycus said, then shivered. “I can’t believe they didn’t attack you,”

“Probably because Ryze took a liking to her; they are smart birds,” Kalen tells him, giving me a knowing look.

“Well, I am not catching mice for all of them. They catch their own damn food,” Tobias hissed while Darius stood between us and the castle. He looked between the birds and me, his face taking on a strange expression. 1

“Come on, we should go; I want to get back before dark,” Darius said when I noticed the sleek black sports car parked out front on the driveway.

“You will make sure they don’t hurt them?” I asked Tobias when he stopped in front of me. He gripped my chin, pecking my lips.

“Your devil birds will be fine, promise,” he chuckled, and I nodded. He let my chin go, and I felt Kalen bury his face in my neck. He pulled my tablet from his pocket, and I looked at Darius, who said nothing but nodded, so I took it from him.

“Please don’t try to run,” Kalen whispered into the crook of my neck. I never had a chance to answer him when Darius called out, having unlocked his car.

around m y waist and gave me a push toward the car. Yet I got that same sweeping feeling from Kalen when I first met him. That fragile state, warning bells saying he wasn’t ok. Even Lycus looked a t Kalen worriedly, picking up the strange sensation. We all could feel the darkness enveloping him, and I paused midway. He thought I would run now that he knows, yet he wouldn’t say anything to them. Moving toward him, I grabbed his face pulling it down toward mine while I stood on my tippy toes. I

Kaľen. He looked down at me and searched my face for a few moments,

“Promise?” he whispered.

won’t leave you again,” I

you? You were fine a few seconds ago?” I heard Lycus ask him as I stepped away. Lycus wrapped his arms around

turned his head to look at me. He glanced down at the tablet i n my hands but

Darius said, looking like he wanted to go to Kalen. I looked over at Kalen, and Tobias was also

but I don’t think I could leave him again,” I whispered, and Darius looked at

“You wouldn’t try again?”

good reason Darius. And if I did, I’m sorry, but I’d be taking Kalen with me, “I answered honestly. He watched me

you

time to realize that?” I asked him

toward the treeline. I closed my eyes when Darius floored it. Peeking my eyes open, I tensed, thinking we were about to smash into the trees. Darius chuckled, and I gasped when the glamor lifted revealing a long road that weaved amongst the forest. We drove along it for a while before we pulled up at the gates.  Darius hit a button on the visor and waited for the

stared at the blackened screen of my tablet and tried

said before pointing

it on. Darius nodded, turning his eyes back to the road, and we continued to drive in a strange silence. After a

and I