Hekate's Bride
s. This is it. I am finally going to the Academy. I would be excited if my head weren't hurti
as well. I spy Thorne conversing with his father, Aria hugging her mother, Trinity
ze the first page and. . .My days of extravagance and partying are officially over. No males. No alcohol. No getting high. No smooches in between.
ill any of
o the Academy, I'm b
h, only she can usher us in. Her green official robes billow around her as she places h
t with glee and uncontained excitement.
s, settling on the other side of me. "You do know
so much better in the second year. We even get to mingle with the
he woman's every word if I want to get through my first year. They say the first year is the harde
war. We study like the human do, but learning their science and technology is in no way fundamental to us. We have the M
their realm, growing even more advanced than the humans. Stuck-up and arrogant pieces of shit.
lives. You will be addressed properly once you are upon the academy gr
erything. Her gaze suddenly meets mine, and I lower
f Hekate's ruination of the Goddess's temple. She doesn't look
na than any of us. Some say she carries th
he Goddess's will to my ancestor and founded the schools with his help
s and places a hand atop it, chanting som
soft green light, right before
balance. Aria is grasping onto my leather s
eals before careenin
ing her arm as I do, lest she falls in
he pants, righting herse
space between each boulder that is brightly lit up. "You are moving between realms, and as such, you will need
ch a brow at her, she merely inclines her head
teases and my toes curl at t
I have not turned red yet. "Ready for this?" I s
l be there. Nothi
me want to curl up by his side and k
hts, his lips drop to mine
m already!" Trinity chides in a hushed tone, and Th
e lines and panes to my memory. I have no idea why I feel solemn all of a su
address. "You must be at ease and trust her to lead you to the right place.
berth, as are my circle of friends. No one wishes to get on the
n be edgy
the
ty feat and keeps toing around the portal like it is some sort of evil s
ot to foot, heart thru
le asks with a high pitched timid
t year! Ba!" Someone
line, loser!" Another
th the next set dear. There is nothing to fear. It is the Goddess's will. She means n
ar, but holds her hands out before her and places
re gasps and hoots around me, but I have watche
ng. Someone. I lean back into Thorne's warmth, hoping to hide from her. Instinctively,
rs against my bare midriff, and my heart begi
ken when Grand Mistress Atlas
ving glance on me. I mirror her expression and in
irst to go through the portal, but I'
she squeals, grinning from ear to ear. Aria looks teary eyed. Dra
ahead of the lines, ignoring the
take kindly to being disobeyed," The Grand Mistress says
father then," I pu
voice, but I don't care. I despise being told what to do. I desp
h leaves me as the air around me suddenly cackles with otherworldly energy. The hairs
h the portal are mesmerizing and I fi
re. My world, my thoughts ha have been reduced to the low t
l and astounding, masculine and feminine calls out to me fro
tri
und, I place my hand on t
eing hands grab me and
, I
en removed. I scream as the wind whips my hair and clothes around me. My hear
and I brace myself for impact as so
I groan, shifting lightly. Maybe no
ing open. I squint up at the bright light over
he al
she com
d out of
and I clutch my ears, whimpering.
e. "Attention students! You are to assemble in the Lycan King's Hall for the o
rom my ears, confused as hell. Lycan King? In Werew
past me quickly, rushing to wherever this hall is and I squint, try
y look and
...L
an't b
to stop the nearest person
back, surprised. Does he not kn
try again.
who looks at me like I am fil
d from my grip. "Don't touch me, wolf. Who let the rat in? This is Lycan Sch
looking lost. What the hell