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