Shadow Princess (Zodiac Academy, #4)

by Caroline Peckham

“Look away, Mr Grumpcakes.” “That’s Professor Grumpcakes to you,”

I’d rather be sobbing with sorrow, screaming in fear, laughing until I was breathless or riding the very edge of a high than just keeping to the middle path. The thing I feared most in life was boredom. I didn’t want to live an easy life, I wanted to blaze through an adventurous one and I’d choose to burn out entirely before I’d let myself whither in emptiness.

“So I won’t let you ignore me, Roxy,” he snarled. “I’ll have your attention even if I have to take it without your permission.” “Why?” I demanded. “Why not just go after someone else?” “Because we don’t get to choose our obsessions. And you’re mine.”

I just hoped that when we sat on the Celestial Council, we’d still be able to do this. That we’d still be as close as we were now, still love each other as brothers. Because there was nothing more important to me than the three men in this room. And one day, we were going to rule the world together.

ominous foreshadowing???

“Oh, give me a gander!” Geraldine exclaimed. “I do like an eyeful of man meat from time to time.”

“We’ve all gone down under to play on an Heir’s dickeridoo. But you can put the instrument down, Darcy. I for one would never play it again in my life.”

Geraldine >>>

Washer swung his hips, and I didn’t know what the hell he was trying to achieve. If it was to make my balls jump up inside me then he could have a gold fucking star.

“The next time you want to drown in them, tell me about it.” “Why?” “Because if you’re going to drown then I’m going to drown with you.”

Did he crave the kiss of the shadows too? Or was he really just offering to hold my hand if I fell?

Don’t be with him because we were together once. For one, too brief, earth-shattering moment, you were mine. And I never should have let you go.

“You remember what your Momma always said to do with men like that though, don’t you?” “Cut off their fingers then their dingers,” they said in unison,

again, Geraldine >>>

“Alright who are you and where’s the Wolf asshole gone?” I raised a brow, and he snorted a laugh. He looked boyish and young in that moment, his hand sweeping back to fix a loose lock of hair into his bun. “He’s still here, babe. Just sleeping.” I lowered my voice as I answered. “Okay.” “Why are you whispering?” he frowned. “I don’t want to wake him up.”

why is this so sweet

“Alright enough with whatever the fuck is happening right now, let’s head to the woods.”

lmao

I’d never wanted anyone like I wanted Darius Acrux, but I’d never hated anyone like I hated him either.

:')

You can tell me you hated doing it or felt obligated for whatever reason you want, but you are still the one who did all of those things to me. You’re the one who put us on this path. I never wanted a war with you. But you didn’t give me a choice in that. And now I’m not giving you a choice in this.”

:''')

If the only true love I was ever destined to have was to be built on a foundation of hate then I didn’t want it.

you go girl but also ow!!! no!!!

Darius Acrux had set out to break me from the first moment he’d ever laid eyes on me. And he’d finally gotten his wish.

pain