Shadow Princess (Zodiac Academy, #4)

by Caroline Peckham

and a Horometer can even be used to discover some types of Star Bond.” My ears pricked up at that and she suddenly had my undivided attention. “This control panel is designed to read the energy of souls and is fairly effective in deciphering whether two Fae share a divine bond. Of course, in the case of Astral Adversaries, it would be quite the challenge to have them stand side by side in a room together to test them. And Elysian Mates can never be predicted. But a Nebula Ally is easier to detect. So, let’s have a demonstration. Where are my two wonderful Vega girls?” My heart pinched as her eyes fell on me then she beckoned Tory from further down the walkway. I sighed, moving away from Diego as I walked around the platform to where Zenith was standing before a large screen on a podium. Tory stood on her other side, looking disinterested and refusing to meet my eye. For a second, shadows swirled in her gaze and my throat constricted as they remained there. Luckily the room was dark, but if anyone looked too closely at her, she’d give away the darkness sleeping beneath her flesh. Or perhaps it wasn’t asleep at all… The shadows finally receded, and the tension ran out of my shoulders. “Now,” Zenith said brightly, directing us forward. “Please place one hand onto the screen side by side. You’ll feel a little zing then the Horometer will begin its assessment. Do not take your hand off the screen or the results will be void.”