The Eden Series: The Complete Collection by Stalder Janelle

Author:Stalder, Janelle [Stalder, Janelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2014-02-24T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

His children were nothing less than terrifying. Rain swallowed the bile at the back of her throat with extreme effort as the smell hit her nose. It was indescribable. Blood, sweat, and pure animal stench filled the large cavern they entered, after walking deep into the fortress. It was a room similar to the dining hall, in the way that the ceilings rose hundreds of feet above them, but no night sky was open to below. Only cold stone surrounded all sides, glistening from water that seeped through small holes within the walls. She wondered where the water came from. They entered high above the room, so they could look down in a pit. She shivered against the cold that filled the place, despite the large fire built in the middle of the room.

Hundreds of beasts, both the large kind who stood on two feet, and the smaller ones that ran on all fours like large boars, were leashed to the stone walls. Their angry roars were almost deafening until Aziz walked in. Each pair of yellow eyes immediately sought his form, and their protests ceased. Rain watched as an enthralled look passed over their features. It was as if they worshipped the man who kept them caged in the dark, damp space. Out of the corner of her eye, she watched as his look changed to one of pride as he surveyed the creatures.

“What do you think?” he asked, turning his head to look at her. She looked away, letting her gaze soak in the scene before her. Truthfully, it repulsed her, but she wouldn’t admit it to him. Instead she wore the same impassive face she was used to wearing around others, hiding the emotions that would betray anything about her true thoughts.

“There are so many of them,” she replied calmly. He cocked an eyebrow at her questioningly.

“I ask you what you think, and all you can do is comment on their numbers?”

She shrugged, keeping her eyes away from his. Every time she looked him in the eyes, she would find herself caught by their brilliant golden colour. His physical change was still having an effect on her, and would take a while to get used to. He was beautiful, in an exotic way, but it wasn’t real. She felt like he was just wearing a pretty mask; something that could easily slip away. A couple of times she had noticed his hands shaking during their meal, and his voice would sometimes get the husky sound back to it. Whatever magic he had done to accomplish the change was clearly not permanent. Aiden, she thought wisely. It was no wonder he wanted him so bad. The memories of the human screams she had heard before were suddenly loud in her head. Slowly, she glanced over at him again, meeting him as he looked intently at her. She knew how he had done it, and suddenly the food she had devoured before wasn’t sitting right in her stomach.

Turning away again, she answered his question.

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