Dark Angel Academy (The Complete Series) - G. Bailey Page 0,12
bangs our door before shouting through it.
“Time to get up, newbie. Outside in five!”
“Let’s hurry and eat,” I say, and Ves agrees as she digs into her food. Four minutes later, we walk out of my room and head up the stairs where six other students are waiting. Each of them looks a little less dazed than yesterday and in their own clothes.
“Katy!” Riley shouts my name, and I turn to see him head up the stairs in his usual jeans and a white T-shirt. “You look great.” He tugs me into his arms, hugging me a little too tightly and not exactly what I’m used to. We hug sometimes, but then again, we have been going through a lot these last twenty-four hours. Riley finally lets me go, though he keeps his arm around my higher waist.
“Riley, remember Vesnia?” I ask, and he nods at me, not looking at her once. Before I can call Riley out on his rude behaviour, someone claps their hands. We all turn to see Professor Badhur standing on the steps, the white cloak long gone, and this time, he has a blue shirt on and black trousers, looking pretty normal except for the wings and long hair.
“Welcome, new students, to The Angel Academy. Today there will be no lessons because you are to have a tour around the academy and get to know your new home,” he exclaims with a big smile. “Now, there is a map and class schedule for your first year waiting in your room when you return. Until then, I am handing you over to Thallon Cross, who is in charge of the tour. Blessed be the angels, and I will see each of you in my class this week.”
“Hello, new students, my name is Thallon Cross, and welcome to The Angel Academy,” a man speaks behind us, and we all turn around at the same time to see who spoke. The guy standing a few steps up on the stairs is not what I expected to see. Thallon Cross has no wings, which is odd, considering where we are, and his eyes are literally glowing a bright white with tints of blue shining through. He snakes a tanned hand through his thick brown hair that is sun-kissed at the tips, and my eyes trace over his full bow-shaped lips and sexy jawline. He has a slight scar under his chin which makes him seem all the more real. I would guess his age around the twenties, but the way he holds himself tall makes me think he is a little older.
What is he?
“He can cross into my panties any day,” Vesnia whispers to me, and I chuckle.
“I am an angel before any of you ask. No, I won’t tell you why I don’t have wings,” he answers likely everyone’s questions all in one go. “Now follow me and keep up, you don’t want to get lost. When the tour is over, I have a surprise for you all in the kitchens in the form of sweets and hot chocolate.” The group follows quickly after Thallon as we leave the room and head into a long corridor. Thallon explains which lessons are in here, and then we get to the end of the corridor which leads to a big greenhouse.
“This is one of my favourite rooms of the academy. The greenhouse is dead centre of the building, and there are doors to every part of the academy from here. So basically, if you get lost, find the greenhouse and start over,” Thallon explains as we walk past tall plants with big green leaves, and tiny little red flowers in pots that line the paths. Butterflies of all different colours fly over our heads, and birds chirp in the distance. The greenhouse smells of plants and flowers, just like nature.
And I love it.
“Green Thumb over here is in her element,” Riley says, laughing and clicking his fingers in my face to get my attention.
“Do you like gardening then, Kat?” Ves asks me, and I nod.
“My mum and I would spend hours in the garden in our tiny greenhouse. I have a great rose collection going on. Well, had...” I drift off and Riley frowns at me. I don’t even notice the group has stopped, and they are silent until Thallon speaks, somehow right next to me.
“Roses are difficult to cultivate well. I’m impressed, Miss?” he asks, crossing his arms. I look up and meet his gaze, holding his stare as