Tasting Darkness Jessica Hall Novels & Stories

Because if I couldn’t fix this tonight, I’d lose my goddamn mind. I’d already lost enough. And Jessica? She was the one thing I wasn’t willing to give up. Not again. Jessica's POV I barely tasted the food in my mouth, no matter how many people around me moaned about how divine it was. Some lobster dish glazed with truffle butter, cooked to perfection. It could’ve been rubber for all I cared. Everything felt dull. My body was here, sure, dressed like I belonged. But my head… my head was fighting a war of its own. One I wasn’t equipped to win tonight.

Before anyone could react, Jessica unleashed a surge of dark energy, engulfing the clearing in an impenetrable mist. Panic rippled through the pack as they struggled to see through the veil of darkness, their heightened senses dulled by Jessica's malevolence. Selene's voice resonated with a roar as she tried to dispel the darkness. But her magic seemed feeble against the formidable force emanating from Jessica, who laughed triumphantly in response. With a swift motion, Jessica vanished into the night, leaving the pack in disarray. The once-steadfast bonds of trust and love now lay fragile, exposed to the malevolent forces that sought to tear them apart.

“I just want to know what you want.” Jessica leaned forward, elbows on the table, her long crimson nails gleaming against the dim gold lighting. “Good. Because I’m not interested in friendship either, trust me, I'm way past that.” She took another slow sip of her cocktail, not taking her eyes off Jamie. “What I'm interested in is burning Raine Weston to the ground.” Jamie’s eyes narrowed. “What exactly do you want from me?” Jessica tilted her head. “I saw what you did at the auction. The little phone stunt? Clever.”

Jeh nodded and messaged his team and waited for their revert. Meanwhile he got the report of face restoration. "Fuck, Mikhail... Look at this!" Jeh cursed. Mikhail snatched the screen from his hands and closed his eyes in pure annoyance. "Fuck!" He punched the car window angrily. "That skeleton was Issac... Then where the fuck is Jacaranda. Where her dead body is buried?" He was frustrated. "If Issac was buried under Jacaranda instead of her them someone did it on purpose. They wanted to mislead anyone who finds the skeleton... Maybe Jacaranda's skeleton holds secrets!"

"Now, if you’ll please leave this establishment, as you’ve made enough of a scene." As he speaks, his eyes flash dangerous gold, and I know that I’ve overstepped my boundaries, but if he thought this was over, he was wrong. "If I see them here again, then I will do something," I warn, narrowing my gaze. "I suggest that you be on your best behavior." Allister’s POV "Did you notice she tastes odd?" Vance asks as we make our way up the long, winding path that led to Tenebris Castle. "Something’s off about that human."

He feels like falling, no, he is really falling. Chris extended his hand, trying to grab anything to save himself but all he could grasp is darkness. He anticipated death but he felt his back hit something soft instead. He opened his eyes, quickly got up and scanned the place. He is currently sitting on a king sized bed, in a room painted red and black. Sounds of laughter echoed the room, like two people are having the time of their lives. Chris tried searching for the source of the voice but failed, and also realized that the room has no doors or any way out.

As James and Isabella clung to each other, their tears mingling with the waters of the river that had claimed their son, their anguish was a poignant reminder of the enduring pain that comes with losing a loved one, a pain that would forever leave an indelible mark on their hearts and the hearts of all who had witnessed this tragic day by the river. As Cassia's consciousness fully returned to her, she found herself surrounded by a heavy shroud of confusion. Her senses gradually came back to her, and she became aware of her mother's arms around her, her father's grief-stricken sobs, and the mournful faces of the villagers who had gathered by the river. But something was profoundly amiss, a pu

I was surrounded by darkness. ** You're not a good person, there's no way you want to be a better person, the darkness of your past surrounds you, you can't escape yourself, the voice echoes louder and I was screaming. I woke up so fast and it was all a dream, all my body was covered with sweat. "It's just a dream you don't have to force yourself to sleep, it's been over seven hours since you slept,'' he mumbled as he put his hand on my forehead.

How much I waited for this day. I enter the harem and silence surrounds me. There is complete silence here. All the slaves are sleeping and expect a few candles there is no light. I pass the harem and go towards Belle’s room. “You stay here”. I order Lillian and open the door of Belle’s room. When I enter the room, I see complete darkness. My eyes scan the room and then falls on the bed. There is a candle lit near the bed. My eyes fall on Belle’s face and I feel something inside me. I feel as if my heart started beating. I quietly take steps toward her and stand beside the bed on which she is sleeping. I don’t want her to wake up.