Broken Fae (Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, #4)

by Caroline Peckham

“Welcome to the pride, little Vampire,”

“Okay, super weird to ask me to pick between Leon, his brother and his dad, but I guess I can manage that.”

Lmfao

I want you to know all of me. Have all of me.

He was the sun and I was the moon, but instead of circling each other we’d finally found a way to come together and now that we had, we’d never be torn apart again.

“I think we’ve just let a Lion into the pride instead of a Lioness and if we’re not careful, she’ll be crowning herself king before we know it.”

Elise had left a gaping wound in my chest, carved out what little there was of my heart and eaten it raw. Fuck her. And fuck that fucking Lion.

It was as empty, cold and unwelcoming as I was, so it felt just like fucking home.

Just a sad guy

“Come on, little monster, we’ve got a date with a Storm Dragon tonight.”

“I died and you gave it to me. You can’t steal from the dead, asshole. This baby is mine.”

And if I could have this with one of them then I intended to win them all back to me. Because I hadn’t come to Aurora Academy looking for anyone or anything, but now that I’d found them, there was no fucking way I’d be letting them go without a fight.

"Mi manchi come al sole mancano tutte le stelle e la luna quando affonda oltre l'orizzonte,"

But if she was never meant to be mine…why was letting go of her so impossible?

Because she is your mate dumbass

I could still see that hurt in his eyes, he’d still looked at me like I wasn’t his when I’d never agreed to stop belonging to him.

“We’re not attached at the hip, Rydikins, I don’t mind if you have a turn with her.”

His damn hair was so shiny and his muscles so bulky and his fucking face was just too pretty for a guy. Fuck him.

“One of these days I know he’ll gift me a vision of him tossing me from a cliff Mufasa and Scar style and then I know we’ll be bros for life.”

“I love you, Elise Callisto,”

“Now play with my balls and let’s see if you can get me to propose.”

I had to bite my lip against telling him that it hadn’t felt ridiculous when I’d gotten the two of them naked in my hotel room a few months ago.

“There is only one person who can run rings around a king, Elise,” he said slowly. “Let alone four of them at once.” “Oh yeah?” I joked. “And who’s that?” “A queen. So maybe it’s time you started thinking about what good you want to do now that you’ve been crowned.”

Man I was lucky. I’d always known I was an ace thief, but stealing Elise’s heart was the best heist I’d ever pulled off.

Maybe I missed hanging out with them all. And maybe it was time I reunited us Avengers style. It was kinda exciting. Tummy flutters and all.

Rydikins,"

"I hate that you're hurting, brother,"

And for that, I would do anything. Even join the Black Card.

Stupid asf like why

La ragazza che brillava più luminosa delle stelle.

“Why won’t you just let me go?” he asked, starting out strong but his voice breaking at the end. “It would be easier to give up breathing than you, Ryder,”

This was for Ella, a warning in case I really couldn’t find a way out. Something that I could give her to try and explain even if the words were locked up so tight that I couldn’t utter them to her.

our girl - my girl. No, Leon's girl. Fuck.

And maybe I wanted her just because I'd missed her with the weight of the whole moon.

Because I got the feeling that my addiction to Elise had just grown tenfold. And I had no idea how to get her out of my blood.

"No, bella. You're a queen among men and the sooner you realise that the better. Haven't you noticed how easily you make men worship you? There's magic in you more powerful than the stars themselves."

"No one will ever hurt you while I draw breath, Elise," he swore. "My heart is yours and my strength is too. Never doubt that, no matter what way the rest of this plays out."

"My mom always said I was made of stardust and rainbows. I guess she didn't notice my heart made of shadows and my cock made of every girl's dreams."

Not when we were sitting in the same boat, riding all the way down shit creek without a paddle.

I might as well have turned into a fucking Care Bear and sung him a song about rainbows shooting out of my ass while I was at it. That was how low this was.

"By the stars, you're so in love with me, Rydikins,"

But that couldn't have been the reason.

Oh no ryder? Then why did he wait HAHA he cares about you

I'm coming, baby. I'm done fighting, done waiting, done hurting. Just say you want me too.

"You're my snakelet," I blurted. By the fucking stars, what the hell was that?

"I spent years in the dark, living in an endless expanse of emptiness. Where I felt nothing but the words I branded on my knuckles. I thought I was broken, but maybe my soul was just lying dormant, stopping me from experiencing anything good in this fucked up world. But you’ve awakened me, Elise, and I can't go back to sleep."

"I'll always be a monster, baby. I'll be the reason Fae lock their doors at night in Alestria, I am branded on the inside of my enemies' skulls and my name will always strike fear into their hearts. But I will also be your monster, if you'll have me. If you deem me worthy. I don't have much to give but a blackened heart and a tarnished soul, but they're yours because...” I took a breath and expelled my deepest truth, “I love you."

"Be mine again," I insisted. "I don't give a fuck if you belong to the Lion too." She kissed me gently and gazed up at me through hooded eyes. "I never stopped being yours, Ryder. And I never will. Do you know that now?" I sighed against her mouth, inhaling her. “Yeah, baby. I know.”

No one had ever been naturally gifted all four in the history of our world.

Wait till you meet the vega twins oh wait you die before they show

Then I was going to have to die. Or at least, everyone had to believe I was dead. There needed to be witnesses, a cover story, hell, even a body ideally. Everything that I could think of to prove without a shadow of a doubt that I was dead and gone. It would be hard. But I was going to figure out a way to do it. I had a natural talent for concealment spells and illusions too. That kind of magic was all about the details and I was a details man. I’d figure it out somehow.

I swear to god if you are alive bro

I could do it. I had to. I was going to fake my death.

I really hope you are alive

"The little angel, the warring gang leaders, the thief and the Seer with no past? There’s a joke in there somewhere, but I don't think I'm grasping the punchline. Or maybe I'm it."

Leone and Drago. Lee-Lee and Drag-Drag. Catman and Dragin. There should be a damn TV show about us.

"We’re playing for titty rights, little monster."

Ohmystars, I didn’t even get a Mindy to do that. Look how well I’m doing stuff.