Destined Shadows (Silvercrest Academy #2)
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If I ever saw that in the eyes of one of my own children, I would tear this world to pieces. - Rhys Wylder
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Darkness consumes me, threading around my veins, piercing my heart, and labeling me something I don’t dare to believe.
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I know this is a bad time but i wanna know wth was in the handbook
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Everything but him. I can’t look, it’s blinding. He’s blinding.
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The pain that consumed me still flutters through my veins in waves of aftershock. The only reminder that I felt that level of torture because now he’s…
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whether he’s calculating his next move to use me to his advantage, or… No, Raven. Not him, not them. They wouldn’t…would they?
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He’s not looking my way like Creed, and I can’t decide whether I prefer it or hate it.
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Say it, Raven.
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Ur a vampire pfffffftt jk a necromancer
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Fuck following the sun. Fuck destroying the shadows. Fuck everything but my next breath.
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While Raven is…wilting. I can’t look at her right now, seeing the distress oozing from her while it’s impossible for me to fix.
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“My magic… is
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Finally
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my gaze locks on the brown eyes that match my own and my back stiffens. His eyebrows furrow as he blinks, almost as if he’s seeing things,
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Uhoh
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I don’t want to have to people. I’m over it.
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LMAO
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I come to a stop next to Sebastian, hearing the slightest whisper as they seemingly don’t realize I’m here. “You told me to make sure something drastic happened to bring out her powers, but…”
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WOOOOW
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The housemate handbook flashes in my mind,
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Are we ever going to be told what is in it?
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He lifts his eyes, silently begging me to challenge him, but I know when to keep my mouth shut… When I’m dead.
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“Brax is anger, not that you’ll be shocked. Creed is kindness, Zane is happiness and laughter, while I’m connected more with love.”
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THATS CUTE
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Yet, when I move to drop my arms, I find I’m locked in position.
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Uhoh
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“It’s sadness. Her magic is fueled by sadness.”
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thought it'd be lust for a minute there lol
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“Thank you, Ari,” I breathe, and it’s almost as though he stands taller somehow. “Always.”
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I cri. Thats amazing. Disney princess
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Creed Wylder,
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There it is
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Follow your heart, find solace in the shadows, and take down the dawn.”
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Ah. Her mom said this
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“As amusing as it is watching you be put through your paces, the exhaustion I could feel between us outweighed the joy. I had to make sure it was brought to an end,” he grumbles into my mind, and I huff.
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Best one out of all of them. Creed & brax after
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“Raven, that was a simulation for the students, not for the griffins.” Horror burns up my spine as I take a step back, gaping at him.
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Holy shit
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it only confirms the terror I didn’t know existed but now requires my attention. “They’re held captive. We all are.”
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Time for a crimson moth level heist
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“There’s no chance in Hell she’s going alone. You heard her. If her safety is a concern, we’ll come too,”
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The wolf packk pfffft
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“Her magic was blocked when I took her to Shadowmoor, Rhys. We recently lifted the barrier and⁠—”
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Heh
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When I was a student here, I was told to suppress it, hold it in, conceal it, don’t feel, and all that,”
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Ok Elsa lol
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Instead, I hear Sebastian speaking, but he’s quieter now. “Yeah… No… He’s not a threat, not like he hopes to be anyway… No, we continue on as planned.”
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While others show my lips pressed against Zane and Eldon’s.
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OWN IT
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“To what, Genie? Give me things you always wanted?” I push, watching as the grin drops from her lips and her eyebrows pinch together.
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YASSSS
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“You’re sleeping with all of them.” “You’re damn fucking straight I am.” I don’t know if she was trying to make me feel embarrassed or expecting me to deny it, but the Bishops are mine and I want everyone to know it.
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YUSSSSSS
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How did it feel when you took those photos, Genie? Were you hot for what you saw, or were you angry that you weren’t the one on the end of their dicks?”
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FINISH HER
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“They didn't just magically appear, Genie. You’re fucked up. Now, do you have anything else to say before…” I play her at her own game, letting my words trail off.
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“Before what?” Rearing my hand back, I slam my fist into her throat, relishing the sound of her choking and gagging as she keels forward, struggling to breathe.
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LMAOOOOOOO
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That might sound shitty, but I promise I’ll be with you every step of the way.”
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Yet she somehow manages to give yall the slip
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Zane is to my right, Eldon to my left, while Creed and Brax face me. The sun breaks through the clouds at that exact moment, a soft glow shimmering over us, and it warms my heart.
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Those little moments :]
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“Are you not going to enjoy the view?” Ari asks, a sense of amusement in his tone, and I scowl, even though he can’t see me. “I wasn’t aware there was anything to enjoy,” I snap, attempting to pry an eye open but faltering at the last second.
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Confidence gets the better of me and I manage to ping one eye open as my hold on him turns deadly. Not that he seems to notice as I focus on the sky first.
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NO THANK YOU
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“It’s beautiful.” “It is. It’s just a pity it’s only superficial and if you look below the surface, it’s not as sweet at its core,” he replies, and sadness floods me.
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But more than that, if there’s so much at stake around us, why don’t we have allies in these creatures instead of using them as tools?”
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YESSSSS
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I glance around the room, surprised, but everyone is exactly as they were when I last looked.
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DUDE WHAT
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as the rest of the class sits, seemingly unaware, around us. That shouldn’t get me hot. But it does.
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Pffft i COULD NEVE
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“I don’t know, but my spine is stiff and the hairs on the back of my neck aren’t happy,” she explains, but it still doesn’t make much sense.
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Stay frosty
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“Don’t worry about it. Let’s keep going before we’re late.”
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Bruhhhh
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Whatever she’s sensing, I don’t think the rest of us are feeling it.
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Duh
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If anyone else were to look at me like that I would worry they were mad, but not him. That’s almost his happy face.
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Relatable