Arcana Academy (Arcana Academy, #1)

by Elise Kova

“Clara,” he starts slowly. “You cannot just barge in here and talk dirty to me.”

“You are insufferable. You are too talented for your own good. You are so—fuck—so arrogant at times and more stubborn than I have ever imagined a person capable of being. You are angry, fiery, passionate, often impulsive, and more determined than any creature I have ever met. And what’s worse is that—for as annoying as you are—you’re so gorgeous any sane man wouldn’t be able to take his eyes off you.”

Nothing is going to help me sleep better my first night here than the overwhelming, smug satisfaction of being chosen by his cat.

“I’m usually not. But you are—you’ve always been—different.” “Why is that?” The question isn’t a throwaway for conversation’s sake. I want to know. “Because…” A slight smile tugs at the edges of his mouth. “It’s you.” “What does that mean?” I laugh. “Every time I see you, I see what the world could be.”