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July 21 - July 25, 2025
“Do you wanna tell me who you were trying to call?” the woman behind the bar asked as she moved to lean over me, her fingers hovering between us and letting me know that I could thank her for the cage of ice. “I’d like them to listen while we gut you.”
“I think so,” Nightshade said, dropping her voice. “I destroyed the referral records so no one will be able to connect him to me even if they did find the-” “Good. Double check everything you did to make sure,” the voice interrupted and I cursed as I failed to hear the next thing they said. “Thank you, Card Master, I won’t let you down.” Holy shit is she a member of the Black Card?
Dear Mr Dante Marcello Oscura, Your presence is requested at the Court of Celestia to meet with and be initiated by your High Lord Councillor and Dragon Master, Lionel Acrux. All Dragons of Solaria are encouraged to attend an audience with said Master to take the vow of the Dragon Laws. It is his highness’s pleasure and upmost honour to host you in his home thereafter the formal ceremony to present you with the noble crest of the Dragons. His highness looks forward to welcoming you into the Dragon Conclave where you will be introduced to many of your kind and will be presented with abundant
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“No one summons an Oscura,” I agreed and Mamma smiled conspiratorially. “Unless his highness wishes to come knocking right here at my door, he will have no words with my son,” she said with pride in her eyes. “And Lionel Acrux would rather die than dirty his fine shoes in this corner of Solaria,” I said in a dark tone. I gestured toward the door as music started up downstairs. “Is it time to party?”
She was branded on my body. She was sharing a room with me at school. She was my goddamn Elysian Mate. Gareth’s fucking sister. She had his phone. The messages. The death threats. “Holy fucking shit!” I cried then sprinted from the room, flung the front door open and took off into the sky.
“Why’d you walk out on me?” My brows pinched together. I was never going to work this girl out. “Because you whistled for me like a dog.” She folded her arms. “Oh.” I thought on that. “And that’s….not okay?” “No Ryder. It isn’t. It’s fucking rude.” “Right,” I said. “So you don’t wanna go for a walk with me now?”
Dark Coercion couldn’t be undone, so it looked like the killer’s helpers were no good for information. The only magic I’d ever heard of breaking a bind like that was Phoenix fire. And the Phoenix Order had been extinct for a thousand years, so there was no chance of using that.
Well, Gabriel, do I have a surprise for you. I happen to know of two phoenixes, though they aren’t around yet. In due time.
“No, man. I mean, in all honesty I don’t think I can match that level of control and I’ve got another year of education on you.” I knew the gang leader took his education seriously and I’d been surprised when he’d started failing this class. It was no joke either, you really could lose your place at the academy if you couldn’t claim control of your Element.
Almost as good as the Mantorghini Faeventador I’d been dreaming about all year. Yeah, I could really enjoy one of those babies. But they were primed with the best magical locks Solaria could buy. It was termed the unstealable car. But soon, I would damn well be the first to get my hands on one of them.
I couldn’t show Dante that video of Ryder and Professor King. I couldn’t go against Ryder so absolutely. But not doing so would be betraying Dante too. For a terrifying second I realised I might soon end up in a grave…and maybe it just came down to which one of them would dig it.