Shadow Princess (Zodiac Academy, #4)

by Caroline Peckham

“We stand together in this like we do in everything else,” Seth said, nodding firmly. “So what are we going to do?” Darius asked, a faint glimmer of hope shining in his eyes. “First,” I said. “We need the Vegas out of the way. They’re distracting us from bigger issues. I say we go ahead with our plans to destroy them once and for all at Halloween. Once their reputations are destroyed and their confidence is battered, we won’t have to worry about them anymore. They’ll know their place and stick to it rather than cross us again.” “I agree,” Seth said firmly. Caleb frowned but didn’t voice his protests on Tory’s behalf again. All eyes fell on Darius. “Fine,” he said eventually, though I didn’t miss the flicker of heartache the word cost him. “Let’s just get it over with. The Vegas have had enough chances to bow willingly.” We turned to Caleb. He was outvoted; this was the part where he would fall in line. Caleb’s lips parted and he pushed himself to his feet. I could feel the arguments he wanted to make brewing beneath his skin, but he held them back until he choked on them, stalking away from us to get another beer from the ice chiller.