Live and Let Lionel (Zodiac Academy, #8.6)

by Caroline Peckham

There is desperation here, a jealousy so poisonous that indeed it has led to a threat against the greatest Dragon ever born.

Fucking moron

And so I trust in you, dear subject, to read the truth of this collection of emotional garbage and see the Fae depicted within it for what they are – devious, jealous and utterly inferior.

I can not

This first tale speaks of the woeful conception of the blight known formally as Gabriel Nox –

I will remove lionels lungs

(Please note that the escape of Gabriel Nox alongside Lance Orion and Gwendalina Vega from the custody of Lionel Acrux and his queen Lavinia Umbra while they maintained residence at the Palace of Souls is to be struck from historical records upon the victory King Lionel expects to claim in the ongoing war).

Lmao!!!

But I was already there, had already seen what she would do, and with a sound which I was certain would forever stain my memories, the tip of my spear carved straight into the centre of her throat, impaling and ending her with that one, savage strike.

Oh jesus.. Ok

“The stars sent me to find you.”

Marcel?

could have sworn I saw a young boy in the flames as my gaze moved to them. A boy with the same cut jaw of the man who stood over me and a smile which lit me up unlike anything I had ever known.

So they fuck because the stars said so?

“I’m going to die tomorrow,” Marcel said, his voice low and calm with an acceptance and maturity beyond his years. “I’m going to trade my life for yours and the life of our son.”

God marcel died so long ago...

This was insanity. But as his knees hit the ground at my side and he reached out to cup my jaw in his calloused palm, I knew that I would not back out of this fate.

Dude fr

I had never been with a man like this before.

So her first experience is fucking a man she doesnt know bc the stars said have this baby...

“Pretty manners for such a pretty princess,” he purred, taking his fingers from me and pushing them between his own lips, a masculine sound of arousal drowning out the crackling of the fire before he drew them free again.

You hush your whore mouth... Im jealous FOR Hail

He dropped to his knees once more, moving over my body and capturing my mouth with his as I felt the solid press of his cock at my opening.

Also can we remember they are in the middle of a jungle? On the ground

One Year Later

Hi husband have this baby

A shadow wrapped around my mind, and I was fairly certain that my heart was turning to stone bit by bit.

I hate Lionel so fucking much

“Azriel,” I said, my voice an empty, dark thing. He came to stand before me, that crease between his eyes only deepening. “You’re not yourself.” “And who am I?” I bit out, anger sharpening my words to blades, my voice ringing around the expansive hall of the throne room.

Ill say it again..... Dont tempt me

“It has arrived. I am the terrible thing. I am the plague which ravages the land. My soul is dipped in blood and there is no knowing what I will do next. But without my efforts, our enemies would have seized Solaria long ago.” Those final words were the only thing that kept me sane. That I was doing the right thing. That if I didn’t act mercilessly against my adversaries, then Solaria would fall to the hands of a worse power than me.

Heartbreaking

“Make them pay, let the people watch your enemies die, remind them what will happen if they ever turn against you.”

Words of a spineless small dicked lizard

“Has Azriel Orion offended you?” Lionel asked in shock as he moved closer, his gaze roaming over us both. “Have I?” Azriel pressed of me, and I looked to him again as fire spiralled in my palm. No…this wasn’t right. Azriel was my friend, damn loyal and an honest man.

Hes infuriates me

“And what of the Kingdom of Voldrakia who are gearing up for war?

So before the marriage

He swept closer, moving to circle the throne before coming to stand at my side, his hand resting on my arm as he leaned down to speak in my ear. But before a word passed his lips, I rose from my seat, an idea coming to me as the veil of blackness in my mind peeled back a little.

Vile slimy creature

Pride can often be the cruellest emotion of them all. To change the path of a prideful soul is the most difficult of challenges. But take heart in the light, for all who walk the darkest path will be rewarded with the brightest salvation in the end.

Gabriel. Such a big name for such a little boy. A name for a hero, a warrior, a name I already knew he would grow into and own with such pride and ferocity that all would know it. He would stalk through the halls of the castle here, casting fear into the hearts of his enemies with a single knowing look, while others swooned at the mere thought of catching his atten-

Hes so important!

“I didn’t come calling just to have you throw the door closed in my face, Merissa,” Arturo snarled, pushing forward and stooping so that his face drew close to mine.

I dont like him

The weight of the stars thickened in my throat until I found my tongue bending around words that seemed to spill directly from them. “On the darkest day and longest night, I’ll guide you home with love so bright,” I whispered. I should have been afraid. I knew that. But I wasn’t. For some strange, impossible reason, I wasn’t.

Ooooo

“Merissa…” I tried out her name and her pupils dilated in a way that set my pulse hammering. Fuck, she was stunning, her features delicate, yet sharp too. She looked exactly like I imagined a star would look if it shifted into Fae form.

Lub

I ran my knuckles up her spine and she shivered, a breath catching in her throat as I passed between her shoulder blades, a sign that her Order possessed wings.

Why is that so sexy?

“Threat?” she laughed, and fuck, I felt that laugh everywhere. Cock included.

A fucking wendys sire

Now she was here, as wild and impossible as it seemed, I knew she was meant for me. I knew it in the way I knew the sun would rise tomorrow. Like she had said, it was inevitable. We were inevitable.

But not stars collide fated?

“I’m going to have you piece by piece,” I said as I fell down to my knees for a woman I had just fucking met.

Down bad

“Say my name when you come,” I commanded. “Say it in that entitled tone you keep using every time you speak it. And when you’re done, I want you to call me your king and renounce all loyalty to your emperor.” I looked up at her as I waited for her to agree, my mouth wet with her arousal as her heels dug harder into my back in a demand for more.

Jeebus

“I will say it,” she agreed, and excitement flashed through me. “But only if you call me your queen and vow you will never bed another Fae again but me.”

Damn mommy vega

“My queen.” I bowed my head, hearing her inhale just a little like the stars hadn’t been sure of what my answer might be to that. “There will be no one else.” “Have me,” she said, and I needed no more encouragement than that.

I leaned in to speak in her ear, her body bent against mine as I caged her unyieldingly. “You are about learn why they call me the Savage King, Princess. Start praying to the stars, for they are the only ones who can save you now.”

Ok Hail

the lines of Capella and Altair uniting is unthinkable.

Just you wait

Of course, the matter of my first-born child is a shame which we will come to later…

Fuck. You.

On day one, I’d walked right up to the top of Aer Tower, stormed into the Aer Captain’s room and kicked him in the balls.

Damn Seth...

My mom always said every goal in life should revolve around power.

Because Antonia sucks

That very same day I’d taken my position as Aer Captain, Caleb had fought with the Medusa girl who ruled Terra House. Apparently she’d fallen to her knees and sucked him off right there and then, though maybe that was just my imagination running riot. I mean, that seemed like the natural thing to do after you got beat by a powerful leviathan like Cal. Or me.

Youre twisted pup

Darius had claimed Ignis House in a ferocious battle with the Cerberus who had been ruling over it which had left the guy in three pieces in the Uranus Infirmary.

Jesus Christ

Besides, legs could just pop right back on and work right as rain after several days in the infirmary, lengthy magical healing and a whole lot of agony, so what was the problem?

Right....

All of it was as public as we could make it. Our parents had encouraged us to make a splash, to hit the headlines, make the Fae here understand that we hadn’t been bluffing when we’d told The Celestial Times of our immense strength.

As fucking freshman... No wonder they were insufferable

It had only ever meant to be for the most powerful of Fae here, and since we’d claimed it for our own, we’d strengthened the wards around it so only we could gain access.

Kinda....

I knew Darius had been friends with him for years, but the dude had issues, and since he’d shot a peach into my mouth during sex ed the other day and nearly choked me to death on it for talking too loudly about my sexual experiences, I couldn’t say I was much of a fan of him.

Thats your moon friend watch your mouth

“Shall we watch some more of that Pegasus porn we found online? Two horns, one cup.”

Bahahahhahaaha

Caleb’s finger knotted in my shirt and he yanked me closer, making me look to him and realise his fangs had extended. He was fucking hungry and that made me kinda hungry too.

Hot

He was left in shadow, silhouetted by the blaze at his back and for a second, he had a look of his father about him, his eyes narrowed and the slant of his mouth twisted by cruelty. A whimper left my throat and I leaned into Caleb, not liking the feel of Lionel Acrux here in our sacred space.

Im so glad he changed

Where did the games stop, and the brutality begin?

That was the question

The Savage King had bent our kingdom over and fucked it in the ass without consent.

Nope that was darius' daddy dearest

The moon really could be a dirty girl when she wanted to be, and I liked her style.

The most Seth Capella thing to ever be said

“You spank my ass, Cal, I’ll spank yours back!” I called after him, casting a paddle in my hand, my eyes locking on my peachy target tucked in his jeans. That ass was mine.

It really is yours