Tasting Darkness

Book 2 Chapter 14 Kalen POV Darius pushes off the ground , looking down at her, horrified . Guilt smashed into, not his , but my own . They hated him for what he did , but they didn’t know what it was like for him when he was like that . He wasn’t human , man, or Fae in those moments . He was demonic possession , dark energy that knew no limits , no boundaries . | felt guilty because | couldn't get them to see that .

The look of revulsion and pure disgust on their faces as he tried to pick her up upset, and embarrassment washed through the bond . He was ashamed of himself . Tobias shoves him away when he reaches for her, but it is Lycus who gets up and growls ferociously . None of them knew . | kept the act itself from them just like | kept their secrets and how | kept Darius’s . This was our secret . They didn’t need to know . If Tobias just left as | asked , this wouldn't be an issue right now . Lycus always left, or | was always able to make him , 1/ m.techkaushal- 500x300 - 1 convince his mind into thinking | was simply tainting Darius’s aura .. Tobias being Vampiric , | couldn't compel his mind ; | wasn’t strong enough . The joys of being a dark - Fae , and empathic Fae . | hated it but also loved it .

There was nothing they could hide from, not even their darkest secrets they refused to share . | knew it all .

Every dirty sin , every desire , and every secret . Despite the darkest parts of them , I loved them . | loved Darius and knew he would never hurt, his possessive demonic side would , but | knew that was a separate entity to him . So for that, | couldn't hate him .

Tobias grabs her off Lycus , cradling her to his chest and Darius looks wounded as he stares at her . Lycus , however, rises to his feet before punching Darius . Darius doesn’t even fight back . He wants them to hurt him for what he did to. He hated himself . Darius landed on the ground on his back before Lycus pounced on him . Burning rage bled through the bond , and Tobias simply opened a portal and stepped through , abandoning Darius . Turning his back on him . He didn’t care if Lycus hurt him , however ; | did . Darius was our mate , and | wouldn't let them harm him even if he wanted them to . Therefore , | yanked my pants up before rushing around the desk and slamming against Lycus . | tumbled on top of him .

His beast raged within him , and his eyes glowed , canines protruding from his lips as he snarled . He shovedto the side and growled . Lycus wanted to rip him to pieces and destroy him like he thinks Darius did to.

Darius sat up , and | threw myself in his lap as Lycus’s fist went toward my face . | closed my eyes a second before his eyes widened at the realization he was going to hit. His breathing rasped , and he whimpered , making my eyes open to see Darius ‘ hand encasing his fist just off my face . Lycus jerks his hand back instantly , breathing heavily and looks at, his eyes returning to normal , no longer the glowing obsidian of his beast , he stares atin shock that | would defend Darius against him .

I suck in a shuddering breath when - Lycus cups my face in his hands , and | can feel the warmth of Darius’s blood dripping on me, his face bleeding profusely .... ” C, Kalen . | will get you out of here . Let's get you cleaned up , ” Lycus purrs . The sound usually soothes, but not today . | wasn’t leaving Darius right now . His emotions were implosive , and | worried he would harm himself . Our secret was out . He always hated himself for what he did , but today was worse because he had their added hate amplifying it through the bond . | shake my head .

” Go . | am fine, ” | tell him, but his eyes move over my shoulder to Darius behind, his eyes flicker , but | grab Lycus ‘ face , turning his gaze back to. ” Go, ” | whisper . ” How can you even be near him after what he did ?! ” Lycus demanded , his voice coming out in a growl . He wanted to kill him . Lycus didn’t care that Darius was our mate . He only cared that he hurt Aleera and.

” Because he didn’t do it, ” | tell him, and Lycus snarls , not believingbut | didn’t care . | knew Darius better than they did , understood him and the monster that lurked beneath his skin . They didn’t need to understand it, they needed to accept that | forgive even this side of him, and they should , too . ” How can you say that ? He is bad as the priests at the orphanage , ” he spat at. | shake head and press closer to Darius . my ” No. They are monsters . Darius is our mate , ” | answered . ” Mates don’t rape each other ! ” Lycus sneered , gripping my wrist to jerkto my feet, but | pulled my hand away . ” Kalen now ! ” Lycus growls . ” Leave . | will be up soon , with OUR mate , ” | tell him , and | feel Darius move as he shakes his head behind. ” Lycus is right . You should go with him, ” Darius whispers behind. ” I'm not leaving you , ” I tell him , not taking my eyes from Lycus , who still looked like he was going to ripaway from him . He flashes his canines at Darius before his eyes move back to mine . ” Fine . But keep him away from, or | will fucking kill him ! ” Lycus snarls before opening a portal and stepping through it . | let out a breath when it closes , leavingalone with Darius . ” He's gone now , ” | whisper to Darius as his arms encircle my waist , and he buries his face into the back of my neck . His body shakes as he squeezes. His tears ran down my skin as he cried .

Only | ever saw this side of him , saw how broken he truly was . ” I'm sorry , ” he kept whispering on repeat , pullingcloser like he was afraid to lose, and he was . He feared nothing more than everyone abandoning him . They always did . His mother left him after he accidentally killed his sister . She beccomatose , and Darius cared for her, living with the guilt of the secret his mother kept saving him from his father . Even if it wasn't intentional , his father would have killed him for it . His father left him to raise himself . His father was too consumed with finding a cure .

A cure for the plague he helped create that destroyed his family . Darius was a boy , and it was an innocent mistake , yet he blamed himself for her death , for his mothers . Just like he blamed himself for being the one that ended the world as it used to be . He blamed himself for the plague . Nothing | said convinced him otherwise , just like he blamed himself for Tobias’s twin’s death . Twisting in his grip , | straddle his lap , his sadness , guilt, and pain seeping intohotter than any emotion I felt toward him . He kisses my chest and neck before resting his forehead against my collarbone .

His breath was hot against my skin . ” You should hate. And | wished you did , ” Darius murmurs . ” | couldn't hate you even if | wanted to . But I will let you make it up to me, ” | tell him, and he pulls away and looks atdesperately . He would do whatever | asked . | knew Darius needed to make up for his sins , as he saw them , and needed to un - taint what he tainted . ” Anything you want, ” he says , and | cup his face in my hands . His stubble was rough against my palms, his black eyes searching mine . | could ask the man anything and knew he would oblige .

Darius would kill forand had . No one had blood on their hands like Darius Wraith . But he always had his reasons . He wasn’t a cold - blooded killer like the world perceived him as . They saw a monster while | saw him He was cruel and cold by nature , but inside , he loved fiercely and was protective . He wore the perception everyone gave him like armor and refused to let others in , knowing that was how everyone could also destroy him . ” Anything ? ” | asked him , and he nodded , clutchingtighter and draggingagainst him . His lips pressed to the center of my chest . He could never deny, but | also never asked for anything either . But this t| would .

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