Tasting Darkness

Read Taming Darkness By Jessica Hall Book 3 Chapter 1 - Aleera’s face twists with rage, and she shoves me, makingstumble to catch her as she jumps me; | try to toss her off when her lips crash against mine, and | gasp at the force of my magic leavingas she absorbs all my power, not leaving a drop. | feel the monster that lurks insiderear its head as her bond latches onto mine. The nervous energy through the bond with our mates is palpable.

Fear so strong, | could taste it as | fought to stop the darkest parts offrom taking over; we all knew she couldn’t handle the monster | could become. Yet, she was determined and refused to let go, makingstumble back onto the bed.

She crashes on top of me, her legs straddling my waist, and she pinswith my own magic, her hands pressing against his chest.

| growl at her, glaring up at her, and our mates back off-their energy ripples behind her as our gazes lock.

“Three down, one to go,” she murmurs, and | watch horrified as she gives herself over to instinct, letting the bond force its way out, and I struggle harder, trying to contain the monster that has the potential to obliterate us both.

Instinct pulls as | feel her power latch onto me, and | lose control. Hunger to take it back, warping and twisting the parts ofthat | fought so hard to keep, those parts dying out as she siphons me. Her nails dig into my chest, and black and gold tendrils sliver up her arms, neck, and face, webbing beneath her skin when she shuts her eyes.

It was the only thing I hated about killing off my harmony side, being unable to contain the incubus I truly was, a demon, a monster from the pits of hell. She has no idea what she has done, as | feel the edges of my vision go.

I'm going to Hell.

“Darius, give in. Don't fight it,” Kalen whimpers behind her. Was he crazy? | can’t do what | have done to him, to her. She would never forgive me, and | would never forgive myself. | tried to toss her off, yet she was just as crazed as her lips smashed against mine. | struggle against her when her magic touches me, enticing me, and | go limp, surrendering to it, knowing | can’t hold off.

It was clear my mates would not help me, so | gave myself over to it. I let the darkest parts ofout. She would hateafter that much, | was sure of; when | felt Kalen, his magic slipping into me, | pulled away with a gasp.

He was lendinghis power to try to keep scontrol, enough to stopfrom killing her.

“She is safe with us,” Tobias reassured me, as her lips traveled down my neck, Aleera was gone, gone to instinct, and it was strange seeing her so out of it. Even with the others, she had scontrol, maybe not over the shred, but she wasn’t this vacant, hungered bond. She was still with us.

“Darius, let go. Stop fighting it. You won't win,” Kalen whimpered as my hands shake on her arms, where they grip them.

They won't letkill her. And with that, I let go, praying Kalen could at least holdback somewhat. My bond is depraved, it didn’t care for their emotions; it only knew how to take, and that’s what it does.

My nails slice her skin, and she hisses, her lips pulling away from my skin. | would make it up to her, but she wanted this. She did this, called it out, knowing full well | have no control of my bond.

I knew I should stop, but | couldn't, as | grabbed her and rolled her over, pinning her beneath me.

| wouldn't stop; | couldn't, especially once | had stripped her down onto the bed, like ssacrifice.

Not when I've been in love with her from the moment, | laid my eyes on her. Here she was, my Aleera, my Love, lying under me. Ready forto do everything | have ever dreamed of doing with her.

When it comes to her, my brain can’t distinguish the difference between right and wrong. A soft smile coated my lips. If only she understood the amount of love | had for her, if she askedto burn the world for her, I'd do it. | wouldn't think twice if she askedto die for her. I'd just do it. That's how much I loved her.

She had a hold onthat no one else ever would, and soon she would hold every secret | fought so hard to keep from her, knowing she would hatefor them.

| feel my bond take over, feel Kalen twisting and manipulating my aura, allowingssemblance of self as | give into it.

There’s nothing sweeter than the look of fear that makes you feel as if you're the most powerful man in existence. In all my years, I've always known | was different. From the moment I killed my harmony side off; | could feel the coldness of the monster | learned to keep at bay.

For a while, | would have relished her fear. Looking at her fear now, as she realized | was giving her what she wanted, | no longer craved it. She knew what she was risking as | saw her slowly return beneath me, accepting that she had to have every dark piece ofto have me. She feared it yet was willing to sacrifice herself to obtain me, us, all of us.

So much has changed in the past few months. Yet, the moment | saw her sacrifice herself to save Kalen, that all seemed to change. | no longer craved her fear, and when we were attacked, she could have run, yet she remained to save the very monster that was holding her prisoner.

She killed and savedsimultaneously that day, killing the part ofthat hated her. But saved the little humanity | was clinging onto. | just hoped she could still loveafter | gave her what she was so determined to take.

I slowly drank in her glowing skin as my hands moved on their own, down her body, feeling the silkiness of her flesh.

Getting up on my knees, | removed my shirt first, and her eyes widened. She breathes heavily, her chest falling and rising with each harsh intake of breath. Her magic writhed beneath her skin, and her hips lifting, wantingto sink into her.

Before she could say anything, | slammed my mouth roughly onto her, causing her to gasp in surprise. That's all it took forto sweep my tongue into her parted mouth, exploring and owning every inch of her while my hands explored the rest. | sucked hard onto her tongue, biting down, before lowering my hand to pinch at the tip of her nipples.

“Oh,” she cried out as she gripped hard onto the sheets. | don’t waste a moment, dragging my mouth slowly downward and taking one taut nipple into my watering mouth. My free hand pinched the other, causing her to cry out even louder.

With that, | violently ripped her legs apart to reveal her perfect pink p**ssy glistening under the light for me.

“F**k, | need to taste you,” | crooned at her while dragging my middle finger up her slit. My mouth was watering as | scooped up her juice before taking it out. The smell was like a d*mn aphrodisiac toas | slowly pulled my finger out to press it against my lower lip.

Sweet like honey, much like the rest of her.

“F**k,” | hummed lightly, barely able to compose myself.

Unable to take the tension anymore, | slipped my thumb between her folds and tightly pinched that little cl*t that drovecrazy, poking her entrance with my fingers. Aleera gasped at the stimulation, arching her back, and her thighs quiver. Soft moans escaped her mouth.

Unable to take it any longer, | shoved my tongue in her, lapping at her slick heat greedily. Her tight little body wrapped around my tongue, her p**ssy clenching against my harsh lapping tongue, and her hips bucked as | hungrily sucked on her.

| sucked gently, playing with her cl*t between my lips, grazing it occasionally with my teeth; another moan soon escaped from her perfect mouth that hadchuckling.

| pushed my boxers down, reaching down to feel my erection. It throbbed under the mere touch of my hands, extremely hot, hard, and aching painfully.

| panted and h**ked one of her legs with my arm, wrapping it around my waist. | bent slightly, feeling her entrance, before taking a deep breath and entering her with a harsh thrust.

Her hands automatically reach down to holdwhen | push in again, ramming into her mercilessly.

Tears flowed down her face like liquid mercury, with her lips quivering. When Tobias moved behind me, his power slipping over me, givingmore control as he gavehis magic. Her eyes moved to him behind me; if she wanted it all, she would have to take all of us.

| waited until she was comfortable with my size and relaxed enough to see Lycus crawl onto the bed beside her.

Without any warning, | slammed into her again, this tmuch more aggressively than before. The sight of them near her, wanting her, maderabid.

With every thrust, | rammed into her, breaking her into moans. She cried out, but | dare believe it was not out of pain anymore. All | could imagine was her juices and blood mixing on the d*mn sheets.

There would be blood, her p*ssy too slick. The copper scent of it filled the room as | mercilessly pounded into her.

Yet she took it, accepted it, and loved it as Lycus leans down, capturing her lips and trying to distract her.

Aleera whined when I hit that certain spot inside her, her back arching beautifully against me.

Eventually, with each stroke, Aleera lifted her hips and rolled them against me, the fire between our connected bodies growing hotter with each passing second, our mingling like an erupting volcano, beautifully lethal.

| moaned, bending down again to kiss her while squeezing her perky breasts. My hips took on an irregular rhythm, constantly ramming and hitting her mercilessly.

That's all it takes, she exploded all around me. Her inner walls clamp down hard ontoas she bit hard on her lips to keep herself from crying out through utter ecstasy. Tobias’ hands smooth over my chest, and Lycus pulls away, allowing her to catch her breath when | feel Tobias ‘fangs sink into my neck.

My hips stop ramming into her as he pullsback against him, his magic slipping into me, and | feel the monster that lurks beneath my skin calm some.

| pull out of her, only to feel Kalen’s lips mold against mine; my fingers dig into his flesh as he kisses me, lendinghis power. Tobias’ tongue lapping at my neck, Kalen feedinghis power in a kiss when | hear her moan.