Dark Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, #1)

by Caroline Peckham

He was a Pegasus for the stars’ sake; he could get a better high flying through a rainbow than he’d get from some drug.

and the only thing I had of real value; a binder filled with Gareth’s sketches.

A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth as I spent a beat too long looking at him.

Everything about him screamed sun and sand and fire. It was captivating and more than a little alluring,

“Yeah that’s me alright. Cute.”

I knew Lion Shifters replenished their magic by bathing in the sun, but this was like walking onto a porn shoot.

Some of the more powerful Fae were gifted control over multiple Elements

but I’d never met anyone that strong.

“Is that what you’d like to do with me?” he teased.

but I didn’t mind letting him chase.

“But I’m feeling generous so I decided to let you have them back on account of your hotness.”

and fuck me I wished I’d volunteered as tribute on that detention shift.

She bared her fangs and I almost wouldn’t have minded her having a bite just so I could feel how soft those lips were.

I sometimes wondered if she regretted that move, but then I remembered I didn’t give a shit.

all possessive with his Dragon macho bullshit.

The way he said my name was downright sexual

I was grieving, raging, mentally unhinged, prone to violent outbursts... None of which screamed well adjusted to me.

Hair like that would look good wrapped around my fist and pulled until she screamed.

And if new girl was power hungry, I had a lot of power between my legs she could take the benefit of.

“Why? Because you have an audience or because you want the real deal?” I smirked

Just a cold, hard shell for vengeance or a lost girl needing answers? Maybe both. Maybe neither.

Do you also stare at Dante’s tits like that, or is it just the female members of the team you perv on?” “I don’t need to look, he lets me fondle them in the locker room.”

Because I sleep with a monster beneath my bed and I’m not dead yet.”

He was a mystery. I wanted to know what made him tick beyond the only two emotions he claimed to feel. Pain and lust.

“You wanna scream my name a little louder?”

“Cindy Lou.”

Falling Star

Who was Falling Star?

So fuck if I was gonna obey his rules.

Seemed pretty boring to me,

“I haven’t stopped looking at you from the moment you walked into our dorm. I’ve seen your pain, your sorrow, your light and your fire. And it isn’t enough. You captivate me.”

But Gabriel thought the stars had meant for us to come together and I’d never wanted to believe in fate as much as I did in that moment.

I still tasted cherries in my mouth from Elise’s lips, her effect lingering on me like a second skin.

And as far away from Elise Callisto as I could get.

If she was my Elysian Mate

And I had a heart of fucking iron. So if anyone could break this off it was me.

“That we’re destined. Elysian Mates. Together forever if we want it.”

The urge to help her free and drag her into my arms was almost overwhelming, but I wouldn’t let it win.

She didn’t seem tempted to look back and that didn’t piss me off at all. But I did wonder why the hell I was still watching her go.

Because, yeah, maybe I was unhinged, unstable, unbalanced… psychotic. But I was okay with that.

“I wasn’t sure what I’d make of you, Miss Callisto, but you just managed to draw surprise, amusement and intrigue from Ryder Draconis with a shrug and one word, so I’m already thrilled to have met you.”

his knee brushing against mine as he felt the need to spread his legs as wide as humanly possible.

“Today, we are going to be looking at fate. More specifically, asking the question of can we avoid it?

Cutting off prey from the herd was the first essential step in a hunt.

If he wanted Elise, I would make it my personal mission in life to never let her fall into his bed. Which meant I needed to lay my claim outside of visions and tricks of the mind. Dante Oscura was clearly trying to take my girl. So I needed to lock her down fast.

“How can I make you mine?” I demanded. “I can’t be owned.” “How do I make you see me exclusively then?” “I dunno, maybe you can figure that out.”

I’d made a friend without even trying to. So maybe there was hope for me yet.

“You were in trouble the moment you came out here with me and you knew it,” he replied. “And I think that’s exactly what you want.”

we finally stopped running as he pushed me back against the cold wall, placing his hand over my mouth to keep me silent.

“Who knew you were such a bad influence, carina?” he purred, easing his hand from my mouth. A smirk tugged at my lips. “Yeah, I totally corrupted you.”