Dark Angel Academy (The Complete Series) - G. Bailey Page 0,8

by his feet. I slowly look past his thick arms to his chiselled jawline that looks like an artist sculpted him, then above his soft pale lips to his thick black hair that has a slight curl to the end of his locks. Only, when I search his eyes, I find them staring right back at me.

Eyes that look like sparks of embers once burned there on the face of an angel. Total girl trap.

But nope, not this girl. This girl has bigger things to focus on than an angel.

Maybe.

His lips tilt up, looking almost amused as my eyes bounce between him and the girl still talking as I keep dragging my eyes away from him and forcing myself to look away to the girl. All blonde hair, big boobs that don’t look real, and skinny legs in a tiny mini skirt, she is exactly what I expected her to look like. Oddly, there is a crown pin on her soft white jumper, just like the guy’s.

“I’m Jessica Weven, and this is Henry Ravaric, and we are the king and queen of the academy,” she exclaims, and I roll my eyes. Figures hot guy one and happy-happy cheerleader are some kind of leaders. Why couldn’t a geeky angel lead for a change?

“Not literally, right?” I ask before I can stop myself, and then everyone stares at me like I just shouted that I’m naked or something.

“Literal in every sense, darlin’,” Henry replies, his voice as deep, gravelly and sexy as I thought it might be. The London accent is familiar, and everything about him puts me on edge as much as it makes me want to move closer.

“Yes, the titles of queen and king are given to the angels who beat the previous queen or king in a battle of sorts,” Jessica claims, and she looks damn proud of herself.

“Like a head boy and girl then?” Vesnia asks.

“Exactly, but with more power,” Jessica replies, sounding pleased, but my eyes are fixed on Henry as he still stares. “Now girls come with me, boys with Henry. We are going to show you to your rooms, and then in the morning, there will be someone to take you on a tour.”

Henry looks to the left where another older angel is waiting, and he steps forward. “Everyone leave except for the mouthy one. Boys go with Duke here.”

I scoff, crossing my arms. “You mean me, angel?”

“Katy didn’t mean to be mouthy, did you?” Riley tensely asks, wrapping an arm over my shoulder, and Henry watches Riley’s arm like it’s a snake.

“I meant every word. A self-appointed king is nothing other than a man with a crown,” I point out.

“Careful, Miss Kaitlyn Lightson. Your king is always watching.” With that threat, he walks through the crowd of students who part like the sea for their king.

And for some reason, my sarcastic lips move before I can even stop them.

“Watch away, your highness.” Thankfully, he doesn’t reply to me and disappears down some stairs, with the boys of our class following, except for Riley.

“Can you not get yourself killed for the rest of the night, please?” he asks, moving right in front of me and a tad bit too close. His hands rest on my shoulders as I meet his eyes.

“I’m going to be sleeping; how could I get into any trouble?” I ask, and he rolls his eyes.

“Go and behave.” He pushes me in the direction of the staircase the girls went down. I hurry to the stairs and walk down, where Vesnia and Jessica are waiting for me. Jessica looks at me with interest and tilts her head to the corridor.

“This is the girls’ section, and the only way in or out is this staircase. It is also magically cursed so that boys can’t walk down them without being in intense pain,” she explains with a long sigh. “It totally sucks, and the staircase to the boys’ section is cursed as well so that girls can’t walk down it either.”

“It’s actually pretty smart,” Vesnia points out, and Jessica rolls her eyes.

“Anyway, every two rooms share a bathroom, and these two are the last rooms left on this level. There are more rooms down the back, but they haven’t been used in ages,” she explains, lifting her hand and checking out her nails as she talks.

“Right, where do you sleep then?” I ask, counting only twenty doors.

“The four end doors lead to corridors with better rooms. You get upgraded when you choose your wings