Ruthless Fae (Zodiac Academy, #2)

by Caroline Peckham

Everyone knows, karma’s a bitch. And today her name was Tory Vega.

“Holy guacamole, your majesties!” Geraldine exclaimed and Darcy squealed in fright. “Shit Geraldine! Don’t sneak up on people, like that!” I barked as my heartbeat thundered over her sudden arrival. “What in the name of Santa sunbathing in a thong are you up to?” she asked, her eyes wide and wild. I couldn’t help but laugh at that. She’d caught us red-handed anyway. We had no choice but to come clean and hope for the best. “Well, I didn’t want to drag you into this, Geraldine,” I said slowly. “But I think I’m going to have to trust you with our secret.” Darcy shot me a look to say ‘are you sure about this?’ but I could only shrug hopefully. “The honour of keeping your secrets would be the single greatest accolade I have ever achieved,” Geraldine gushed. “I will take it to the grave. I would hold your confidence even if I was tortured on the rack, fed alive to starving rats, boiled in a vat of week-old gravy, beaten by the fists of-” “We get it Geraldine, we can trust you,” Darcy said to stop her.