Fated Throne (Zodiac Academy, #6)

by Caroline Peckham

But it didn’t matter because he’d placed the only woman I’d ever loved between us and he knew my hatred for him would never outweigh my love for her.

“Oh, and if you ever shove my sister like that again I’ll rip one of your arms off.” He

She’d been my one good thing before I’d come here, and now I was at Zodiac Academy which was the most incredible place ever and she was still the best thing in my life.

I wish I could hate you, but I feel something far worse than that. A love that won’t die for the man who broke me.

“No. Just you. I didn’t even see her at first. I swear, I didn’t even think you were who you are. For a few, endless seconds I just saw you and I wanted you. And when I did see Darcy and I realised who you were I was just so fucking angry. Because I knew I couldn’t have you.”

“You’d love being dominated by me, Roxy,” he promised. “I’d pin you down and make you scream so good you’d forget all about trying to stop me as I marked you as mine so thoroughly that you’d never doubt that it was true ever again.”

“I’m a Phoenix who can destroy Nymphs, who has four Elements, who’s fought the shadows and won. And I will not be told no by anyone, Lance Orion.”

knew I could never keep you, Blue. I knew it from the first time we kissed, I just fooled myself into believing it for a while. So, when it came to us or you, I chose you. Because I woke up to reality. And real life isn’t nice or easy, it’s fucking quicksand that tries to drag you down the more you fight it. Love doesn’t conquer all this time, because we’re on two different paths. You’re heading to the stars, beautiful, and I’m staying down here in the dirt. That’s just the way it is.”

He tasted like broken promises, but of purest sunlight too.

“You are the most beautiful creature I’ve ever seen,” I growled, and she reached out to fist her hand in my shirt. “And you gave me something to look forward to when I thought I had nothing in my future. I dreamed about meeting you every night, Sofia. And it didn’t come close to the reality. You’re my sunshine in the dark.”

“Yes, little mare,”