Chapter 10


    Chapter 10


    Darius watches my face for a second, and I swallow as his eyes run down my body and to myp,


    making me shift ufortably. He growls; the noise makes goosebumps cover me as he towers over


    me.


    “Lycus, go get her some clothes. Kalen, go grab her a shirt until Lycuses back so she can shower,”


    Darius says before pushing off the bed away from me. Lycus nods to him before walking out, and so


    does Kalen, leaving me with Darius and Tobias.


    “You attend every ss. Someone will pick you up from your room of a morning to take you down to the


    mess hall, which is where all meals are for those that live here.”


    “Where am I?” I ask before I can stop myself. Darius didn’t like being talked over as he took a deep


    breath, and I watched his hand’s fist at his sides before looking down.


    “Meals are in the mess hall. I will have some books sent in here; under no circumstances are you to tell


    anyone here you are our mate. If you do, you will wish you were in the cells, am I clear.”


    “Crystal,” I tell him.


    “Also,” Tobias says, stepping closer to the bed and moving to stand beside Darius.


    “You steer clear of Kalen, stay out of our way and if you can behave and do as you’re told, you will have


    a bit more freedom.


    “Why can’t I go near Kalen?” I asked, confused. He appeared t o be the only one that didn’t outright


    condemn me.


    “Don’t question us. Just do as we ask. It isn’t up for discussion, “Tobias says just as Kalen walks back


    into the room. He has a folded shirt in his hands, and he ces it on the end of the bed with a towel.


    “Now go shower; you’re filthy. Tobias will bring you something to eat when you are out of the shower,”


    Darius says before turning on his heel and walking out. He stops at the door, looking expectantly at


    Kalen, who turns around when Tobias touches his shoulder, nodding toward the door. Kalen leaves. He


    looked like he wanted to say something but kept it t o himself. They both go, and Tobias remains looking


    down at me.


    “Count yourself lucky we haven’t killed you yet Aleera, be careful not to give us reason too. Kalen may


    not want you dead, but the rest of us do; just remember that,” He says before walking out and closing the


    door behind him. I hear the lock click in ce, so I don’t even bother checking it as I get u p and walk


    into the bathroom.


    A shower sounds excellent. I hadn’t had a hot shower in god knows how long, usually washing inkes


    or streams. It wasn’t the same. You never really felt clean with only cold water, and I was lucky to find


    soap when I could. I suppose that’s what happens when you leave the Faemunity and are forced to


    live in the wilderness, amongst monsters never catching a whole night’s sleep with jerking awake at


    every noise.


    Walking into the bathroom, I stopped in front of the mirror above the basin, making my brows furrow


    when I noticed it had five sinks. A shower took up an entire wall behind me, and there was a colossal


    bath that could easily fit five people in itfortably that sat in the middle of the room. A toilet was in the


    far corner, and I wondered if they specifically made this room for the five of us before I ran.


    Guilt gnaws at me as I ce the shirt and towel on the basin before looking at myself in the mirror. I


    looked different from what I remembered. My face had changed; it was slimmer. I didn’t look like the


    same eighteen-year-old girl when I left the boarding school. Now I look older, drained of life. I was


    skinnier, my hair dull and lifeless. It was so much longer now. I t used to sit on my shoulders now; it is


    halfway down my back, having grown out.


    The door opens leading to the other room, and Kalen wanders in.


    “There is shampoo and soap in the niches, spare toothbrush,” He walks over before bending down and


    opening the cupboards under the sink basin and reaching into it.


    He pulls a hairbrush out and a toothbrush before handing them to me.


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    “Thank you,” I tell him, observing the man. He nods, and I hear talking in the room he just walked in here


    from.


    “You all share a room?” Kalen looks at the door before he nods while looking back over at me.


    “Strange, huh?” I shrug, unsure what other mates did when they had multiple. I stared at his neck, finding


    the same markings on his neck as I saw on Darius’s. Kalen ces his hand over it, pulling my attention


    back to him.


    “I should go. They won’t be pleased if they catch me talking to


    you,”


    I chew my lip as I watch him slip out of the bathroom. Turning back to the mirror, I peel off my hoodie and


    shirt before dumping them in the basket.


    The clothes were stained and holey, but I wasn’t sure where m y bag was, and I believed I had left it


    behind in the city, vaguely remembering it slipping off my shoulder when I called on them. I unbuttoned


    my jeans and stepped out of them before unclipping my bra. I ced it on the sink basin, knowing I only


    had one.


    Turning around, I hurry to the shower and turn it on, my hand ced under the water as I wait for the


    temperature to heat before stepping in. It was like heaven, and I sighed, bracing m y hands on the tiled


    wall—the dirt, grimé, and blood washing down the drain as I press my face under the spray.


    Opening my eyes, I reach for the soap in the niche before thering it on my skin. I didn’t want to get out


    but knew I had no choice; the effort it took to remain standing was bing intolerable. Hunger made


    me feel weak and shaky; I needed to eat soon. The steam made me dizzy, and my hands hadn’t stopped


    shaking since I woke. Shutting off the shower, I jump when I hear a knock on the door before the handle


    twists.


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