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My heart was a fish on land, jerking desperately in my chest as it searched for a haven of safety to sink into. Somewhere the pain would stop.
The mist cleared away to reveal a broken girl beyond it with hollow eyes. My face was clean of make-up, but seemed somehow shadowed like the darkness of last night had seeped into my skin. Never to be washed away.
A hiccough forced its way out of my lungs, promising more tears but I wouldn't let them out. Not again.
There’s no place like home… I just wish we had one of those.
I knew I was seconds from coming apart and I didn't want anyone to be here when it happened.
I'm not going to be beaten. I'm not going to bow out. I can't. It's not in my nature, dammit.
That leaving didn't just feel like losing, it went entirely against who I was at my very core.
I’d never run from any challenge in my life. And deep down in my soul, I’d known that I never would have forgiven myself if I’d ended up running from this.
Hydra. Kraken. Phoenix. Arian Dolphin. Empusa. Ophiotaurus. “Can anyone tell me what links these Orders?” Orion asked, gazing around the room as if he expected crickets. “They're extinct, sir,” Sofia said, her voice a little high. Orion nodded firmly. “Five points to Ignis. And can anyone tell me why?” He turned back to the board, circling the Hydra Order in red. “Because of impure blood lines?” a raven-haired girl called from the back. “Precisely, Miss Abdul, five points to Aqua,” Orion said. “The Hydra Order is the most recent to become extinct after King Vega died twenty years ago.”
“Iron is made stronger in the hottest part of the fire, Seth. You didn't break me, you forged me.”
Do I stop running at some point or just give up
Because if I backed down now then I might as well admit they’d won. And if I was beaten then I’d never come back from it.
He was obviously good looking. Like slap-you-in-the-face hot. He was also a mega asshole most of the time. But those two things tended to be a dangerous combination and I was definitely a sucker for it.
And even then I knew it would be better if I just swallowed them down, never letting another tear out until one day I choked on them all.
“But I learned a long time ago that blood doesn't define a person, so I shouldn't have judged you so quickly. You're unlucky to bear the title that you do. And I would never bow to either of you for many reasons. But you aren't bad people. That being said...” His eyes travelled down me, the sensation of a zip opening along the line he cast with his eyes. “I will do whatever it takes to ensure Darius and the other Heirs sit on the throne of Solaria. And I urge you to never underestimate that vow.”
Will the ends still be blue?
“You crazy bitch,” Max wheezed, his voice strangled with pain. “I am a crazy bitch,” I agreed, glaring down at him. “And if you try that screwed up Siren shit on me ever again you’ll find out just how much of a bitch I can be.”
and damn if Caleb Altair didn’t look cute as hell when he was begging.
“It suits you,” he said. “What does?” I asked. “Smiling.”
“Elysian Mates are the most unpredictable of all the Star Bonds,” Zenith started. “An Elysian Mate is your absolute perfect match. Your other half, your soul mate, your twin flame, your one true love. It has many names. But in Solaria we call it this. Your Elysian Mate is Star Bound to you somewhere in this world. And if you come into contact with each other, the Zodiac will draw you together like two ends of a rope bound to a turning wheel. And the more time you spend together, the more you will be pulled magnetically and inescapably toward one another.
“The stars will test you. The longer you are in each other’s company, the more volatile the universe will become. And if you pass all of the tests the stars throw at you, you will be presented with your Divine Moment.”
“Your Divine Moment is the moment the fate between you and your Elysian Mate is decided. You will both be called under the night sky and be presented with the choice to seal your bond forever more. If you choose to stay together, your love will be branded on you, forming a ring of silver around your irises. But if you choose to part...”
“You will be Star Crossed and a black ring will form around your irises, marking your love as doomed by the stars themselves. From that day forward, every celestial being in the universe will work against you, forcing you apart.”
I didn't like being the centre of attention at the best of times,
“Stop looking at me like that,” he snarled and I fought the urge to recoil from his terrifying tone. “Like what?” “You know what,” he snapped. “I'm your teacher.” “I know,” I balked,
“Do you?” he stepped forward. I nodded firmly,
“Then stop looking at me like that.”
“Then stop looking back, Lance.”
#gettingsomepegasass
I was dressed for war and I was prepared to hold my own. Keep telling yourself that and maybe it will become true.
“Because you’re boringly predictable just like everyone else here. You’re all more concerned about what everybody else thinks and sees than you are about enjoying life.
“Have I told you how exceptionally beautiful you look tonight, Darcy?”
“I want you to know, I believe you would have gotten this back yourself when you were ready. But I took a lot of pleasure in retrieving it for you all the same.”
“Lance,” I breathed and his pupils dilated as I met his gaze.
He kissed me like he wasn't allowed to kiss me, but if he didn't he'd die.
A profound and unknown energy hummed within me, drawing to the edges of my skin. Orion seemed to sense it too as the hairs raised along my arms and static energy crackled everywhere our flesh met.
Why am I always a sucker for the bad guys? And why does it always feel so good?
Little did he know his mystery girl was a six and a half foot Dragon asshole with the shortest fuse I’d ever come across and a temper to rival a hurricane.
Too bad Darius Acrux, you really should have realised who you were dealing with before you declared war on us.
As if watching the Heirs completely fall apart wasn’t enough to make my day, I had a front row seat to Lionel Acrux and the rest of the Celestial Council falling prey to humiliation too. It was just too damn good. Too damn poetic. Ah sweet justice.
“My pack won't sleep with me or run with me or spend any time with me and I'm not meant to be alone. And it itches so much, Professor!”
Orion was on the verge of death and I simply couldn't see it happen. Every fibre of my being was begging me to save him.
Orion buckled forward, his hands braced against the ground and something shifted within me. A burning energy filled me up with the heat of a million stars, burrowing into my core. My body felt as though it was about to lift off of the ground with the sheer power of it as a rippling sensation raced across my shoulder blades.
“Go on then.” He gestured to the raging battle. “Show me what you've got, Blue.”
Where my hand still rested against him it was like I could feel that pain within myself. I felt like I was tearing in two, my soul ripping free of my body and the deepest sense of dread filled me.
