Zodiac Academy Fated Throne - Caroline Peckham Page 0,135

not going to hurt her. I keep myself topped up on easier prey. I just wanna catch her one time. The hunt feels so fucking good.”

“Just don’t do anything stupid,” I pushed and he nodded.

“I won’t, man.” He pulled on his shirt.

“Hey Hadley, are you ready?” a guy called and I glanced over at Trent who was covered from head to toe in tattoos.

“Yeah,” Hadley said, looking to me. “I’m getting a tattoo sleeve.” He pointed to his right arm. “It’s gonna be all the planets as skulls, Trent’s a sick artist. Maybe you should get one too?”

“There’s nothing I really want. Enjoy though.” I put my sparkly cloud bag on my back and he eyed it with a snort.

“Nice bag,” he teased.

I flipped him my middle finger with a smirk and he shot off with Trent, the guy apparently a Vampire too as they disappeared together out the door.

I headed outside and found Sofia standing there leaning against the wall. I walked over to join her, pushing a hand through my hair and her gaze dipped to my bicep, a blush lining her cheeks as I arrived. Before I could say a single word to her, a huge silver Pegasus dropped out of the sky, landing right in front of her and snorting furiously at me. Tyler trotted around her in a circle, his tail whipping out as he marked his territory and anger prickled through me.

I stamped my own foot as my Pegasus instincts urged me to challenge him.

“Chill out, Ty.” Sofia patted his neck, glancing at me around him as she bit her lip again in that way that made my dick jerk to attention.

Tyler shifted into his Fae form and Sofia pulled a pair of sweatpants from her bag, tossing them at him. He tugged them on before he marched up to me and threw his arm around my shoulders.

“Hey, bud, how’s it going?” he asked with a wide smile like he hadn’t just gone all Dom on me and Sofia. He took his Atlas out and snapped a photo of us, tapping away as he posted it on FaeBook with the caption ‘Hanging with the third in the herd.’

I hated being the third. Third best. It just didn’t sit right with me.

I’d risen up through the ranks fast and now the only ones who were above me were Tyler and his mate. I kept dreaming about fighting him, burying my fists in his stomach or ramming my horn into his gut before claiming Sofia from him and forcing everyone else in the herd under my command. The idea got me seriously hard. I’d woken up with a boner over that idea so many times since I’d arrived here that I was starting to think I had issues.

I shoved Tyler away a bit harder than was really friendly and he stamped his foot as I stamped mine in return, my eyes narrowing.

He continued to smile then folded his arms. “Do you wanna hang out with us, Xavier? Me, you and my girl?” The way he said my girl had my anger rising and I looked over at Sofia with a hunger in me that wouldn’t quit.

“Sure,” I said, lifting my chin as he gave me another assessing look. Maybe I should just challenge him? Why not, I’m strong enough. I can take him.

My Pegasus form was as big as his and my horn could even have been a touch larger. I should get Sofia to measure them both because mine is definitely girthier too and that has to count for something.

“I actually need to head to the library,” Sofia said. “I just wanted to give you this.” She stepped toward Tyler and kissed him. My heart was obliterated like she’d just stuffed a grenade in my chest and pulled the pin. Tyler grabbed her waist, pulling her closer possessively and I stood there watching them with rage bubbling under my flesh.

My instincts rose up in me and a furious whinny escaped my throat before I shoved Tyler away from her and got up in his face, butting my forehead against his. He pushed his own forehead back against mine and I kicked out dirt beneath my feet as I refused to move.

“You wanna challenge me, buddy?” Tyler demanded with a furious snort.

“Maybe I do,” I said, my chest heaving as he continued to try and force me back, but I wasn’t going anywhere.

“You wouldn’t,” Tyler growled. “I’m your best friend.”

“So you keep saying.” I narrowed my