Chapter 83


    Book 2 chapter 4 I could hear Darius barking orders at his men and running drills . Walking around the


    side of the out building , I spot in the center of the field . Ie up behind him . Darius looks over his


    shoulder at me . His arms are folded across his chest as he turned his attention back to his men and


    red out at them . Demons appeared to fearful , nervously ncing at the castle roof . I look to the roof


    to see what they kept staring at only to find hundreds of Phoenixes standing on the rooftop watching the


    demons like they were prey and were waiting to pick them off one by one .


    I gasp at the sight of them when Darius moves toward me . He jams his fingers in my ribs , making me


    jump . ” You should be resting , ” he growled , tugging me toward him while I gaped at the roof . I was


    stunned . I had never seen so many in one ce at one time . ” How ? I … why are they here ? ” I ask ,


    shaking my head . ” Why do you think ? ” Darius says , nudging me . I shake my head , and Ryze fly’s


    down from the roof , perching on my shoulder . Darius ruffles his feathers , and 1 arch an eyebrow at him


    watching as he pet him . ” What , he is growing on me , ” Darius says while Ryze rubs his beak against


    my face before nipping at my hair . ” What do they want ? ” I asked Ryze . He looks at me . ” Alira , ” he


    tries to speak before looking at the rooftop . I turn my gaze back to the roof . Some were positively lethal


    , giants , and I was seriously worried about the roof caving in from the weight of them .


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    The recruits freak out when a huge one takes flight , moving high in the air and Darius growls . ” Get a


    fucking grip of yourselves , ” He booms at them . Iugh as he shakes his head , waving them off the


    field . I watch the huge pheonix fly around , circling the field . The Phoenixnds on the grass about a


    hundred meters away when I realize he has caught something . The shriek of whatever it he caught


    makes my heart flutter in my chest , and I swallow as the phoenix rips it apart before tossing his head


    back and swallowing it down . ” Marvelous creatures , but fuck they’re savages , “


    Darius mutters . He tosses his arm across my shoulders when the siren res , signaling the end of


    ss . ” Come on , you should eat , ” he says , steering me toward the castle doors . Ryze walks along


    my shoulder and onto Darius ‘ . He tenses briefly before Ryze starts smacking his beak on Darius’s head


    like he was trying to crack open a coconut . Darius grabs his beak . ” Don’t push your luck , Ryze . I will


    stuff you like a damn turkey , ” Darius warns him , and he caws but stops , instead ying with his hair . ”


    Where are Kalen and Lycus ? ” ” sses , ” Darius says , and I nod . ” Kalen is doing sses now ? ” I


    asked . ” No , he is just with Lycus . He doesn’t teach , not anymore , ” ” ” Why ? ” ” Because , ” Is all


    Darius answers . I head for the mess hall when Darius grabs my


    shoulder , steering me back toward the stairs . ” Where are you going ? ” he asks , looking at me


    confused , and I shake it off . I didn’t think I just headed where I usually went . ” I don’t want you alone


    with them . You stay with one of us from now on , no exceptions , ” Darius says , nudging me toward the


    stairs . That was fine by me I hated being around them . We see Tobias in the corridor as we head back


    upstairs . He nces at us before turning back to whoever he was talking to . As we approach , his eyes


    go to Darius , some silent message passing between them , and whatever was going on between them


    had Tobias angry . ” Is everything alright ? ” I asked them . They look at each other before Darius walks


    off . I look at Tobias , but he shrugs , and I know I wasn’t going to get any answers .


    ******* Days passed , and one thing became clear as I hopped in the shower to get ready for ss .


    Something was going on between Darius and Tobias . They were hiding something . Even Kalen and


    Lycus seemed suspicious about whatever it was . They barely spoke , or when they did , the tone was


    never friendly . I rinse my hair out , listening to them argue . Lycus opens the shower door stepping into


    the shower behind me before turning me around . His fingers rece mine as he starts massaging my


    scalp rinsing the shampoo out of my hair . Kalen shakes his head , washing himself as he res at the


    bathroor door where Darius and Tobias were again at each other’s throats . ” Man , I seriously can’t take


    much more of their fighting ,


    ” Kalen mutters . I had noticed the darkness seeping back into Kalen over thest couple days , I knew


    he was picking up on their energy , and it worried me seeing his mind taking him back to some dark


    ces . ” Leave it , Kalen . They will sort out whatever is going on , ” Lycus tells him . I purse my lips


    hoping he was right . Darius had been sleeping in my old room thest two days , and I hated how my


    bond called out to him , Tobias was miserable . And we were hardly getting any sleep with Kalen


    constantly getting up in the night searching for him . Yet , they remained tight – lipped whenever Lycus ,


    Kalen , or myself were around , speaking in riddles and having digs at each other . Well , it was more


    Tobias who kept provoking Darius .


    I sigh , pushing past Lycus and grabbing a towel when I hear something shatter . ” Aleera , stay here , ”


    Lycus growls , reaching for my hand , but I pull back . ” No , I am bloody sick of it , ” ” Aleera , Lycus is


    right . Let them deal with it . You don’t want to get between whatever is going on out there , ” Kalen says .


    I sigh , chewing my lip before hearing the door m . Kalen gets out , wraps a towel around his waist ,


    andes over to me . He grips my hips tugging me against him , and presses his lips to my forehead .


    I sigh before waiting a few minutes to ensure the fighting in the room had indeed stopped .


    When I hear nothing , I open the door to find Darius ring at the burning wood in the firece . He


    looks over at us as we walk out but says nothing . Kalen moves toward the closet while I make my way


    over to Darius , stopping in front of him . He reaches for me tugging me down on hisp . My towel


    pushes up my thighs as I straddle him and he runs his hands up my legs to my ass . His hand grips my


    ass hard , making me squirm , and his eyes flicker . I could see Kalen watching us from the closet’s


    doorway as he got changed .


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