Origins of an Academy Bully (Zodiac Academy, #0.5)

by Caroline Peckham

“Giddy-up pony,” Lance teased as I hesitated. You’ll regret that.

The world was not black and white. It wasn't even a patchwork of greys. It was rainbows layered upon rainbows.

“Lance Orion, you will guard my son at the detriment of your own life. Nothing will ever be more important to you than that,” he announced and my hopes and dreams wavered before my eyes.

That the Shadow Realm was home to the elusive Fifth Element: the Element of shadows.

His eyes sparkled with the idea. “Do you really think I can?” “Yes,” I said firmly. “I'll help you. And nothing will ever stand in our way.”

“When you stop eye-fucking me I’ll show you what you’re so desperate to know,” he replied mockingly and I snapped my gaze back up to his face, throwing him a scowl.

“People don’t tend to whip their junk out in the middle of a conversation,” I quipped. “So if you didn’t want me catching an eyeful of little Darius then you shouldn’t have brought him into our discussion.”

Flying through the clouds seemed like its own beautiful kind of freedom and I knew that if I could experience it even once then I’d be able to die having lived a life fulfilled.