Beyond the Veil (Zodiac Academy, #8.5)

by Caroline Peckham

“Almost lived as in almost passed back through?” I demanded, suddenly more interested in this naked nice guy, wondering if he might hold the key to what I needed. Although the almost part was hardly reassuring. “Kinda,” Reth replied, his herd all cooing like the fangirls I hated so much back in the living realm. “I peered through a hole in The Veil when it was torn open. But in the end, I had to make the hard choice and-” “How was it torn open?” I demanded, moving closer, his cock disconcertingly close to my face as I looked up at him on that damn Pegasus. “It’s a long story, maybe we can catch a beer and chill while I tell it?” Reth suggested. “I don’t chill,” I growled. Reth’s eyes roamed over me and he nodded. “I see that. Well, it was this whole cataclysmic collection of stolen power that was used in a single blast instead of released into the world as the stars intended. I wasn’t actually involved in the doing of it, but don’t worry – that can never be done again. The power doesn’t exist anymore.” “I told you,” Merissa said, nodding towards the path beyond Reth. “That was an anomaly which almost ended in disaster. Every soul beyond The Veil could have torn their way through and shattered the balance between life and death for good if Reth had tried to follow that path. It can’t be repeated either. We need to seek your answer elsewhere.” I huffed in irritation and sidestepped the Pegasus. Reth waved jovially from its back as we strode away from him, asking me to come c...