The Awakening (Zodiac Academy, #1)

by Caroline Peckham

Tears never did anyone any favours, but sometimes they just needed to fall.

That night I sat in bed just staring at that bruise, wondering how a physical wound could look so bright and angry but emotional wounds stayed entirely invisible. I wanted my hurt branded on me, to remind me never to trust anyone again. So I dyed my hair the colour of that bruise. Black and blue. My own personal wound.”