Zodiac Academy Fated Throne - Caroline Peckham Page 0,206

his as easily as breathing, the power of a tornado crashing through my veins and the heavy weight of his earth magic merging with mine like they were one and the same and had always been destined to join this way.

Healing magic sped from my body into his and he groaned as I pushed it in faster and faster, urging every burn and blister to heal as fast as possible while he crushed my fingers with a death grip.

The moment he was healed, I released his hand, gripping his face between my palms and kissing his forehead before pulling him against me.

"Fucking hell, Seth, don't ever do that to me again," I growled as my heart beat out of rhythm and I had to blink repeatedly to force the image of his burned body from my mind.

"So long as you don't do it to me, we have a deal," he laughed and I could have fucking kissed him to hear his teasing tone again.

His arms wound tight around my waist as he held me close for a moment before I shot to my feet and hauled him up with me.

My hands were trembling with the lack of magic in my veins and my fangs snapped out as my gaze caught on the thumping pulse at the base of his throat.

"Stop eye fucking my neck and just bite me already, Cal," Seth said, his earthy brown eyes tempting me closer as he lifted his chin. "We have a fight to win and I've been running beneath the full moon all night. My magic will be replenished in five seconds flat once I shift again so stop holding out on me and do it."

He reached out to grip the front of my shirt and tugged me towards him forcefully and I smirked as I lunged for his neck.

The groan that escaped his lips as I bit him had my hands locking around his waist. I pushed him back against the smoke stained wall of the mausoleum and the taste of his power on my lips sent a shiver of pleasure tracking down my spine.

His fist tightened in my shirt as he tugged me as close as possible and I drank deeply as my fingers dug into his flesh and I clung onto the fact that he was here, solid and present with me just like he should be.

I drew back when I'd had enough, the stubble on my jaw grazing against his and my chest rose and fell heavily as I looked into his eyes again, the moon reflected in his dark pupils as if it was watching me too.

"Cal," Seth rasped, his mouth so close to mine that I felt the movement of my name on his lips.

"Yeah?"

"I..."

He still held my shirt tightly like he thought I might run if he let go and I hadn't released my grip on his waist, my thumbs shifting over the hard curves of his abs as I adjusted my hold on him.

My heart was pounding to this deep and rhythmic beat that seemed to want me to stay right where I was and for a moment, I had the insane idea to just lean forward and-

A scream of pain ripped through the air from the others back at the fight and Max roared so loudly that I felt his fear and rage as his gifts sent a flood of his emotions tearing out over the entire graveyard.

"Geraldine," I gasped, turning from Seth and shooting away to help her.

But as I raced back into the battle, my gut plummeted with disappointment and I couldn't help but wonder, what would have happened if I'd spent a few more moments alone in my best friend's company?

I jogged after Orion through the graves surrounding the huge stone mausoleum at the heart of the cemetery. Statues of the star signs stood around it and we moved past a creepy looking Capricorn ram as we examined the large stone sarcophaguses circling it. A rattling came from within them that said the dead were trying to get out, but I guessed they couldn’t lift the stone lids. The shouts and cries carrying from our friends said they were still facing them. So we needed to hurry our asses up.

“Are we close?” I whispered.

“I don’t know,” Orion murmured.

“Didn’t you ever visit his grave?” I asked in confusion.

“No, I thought he was cremated,” he said, his brow pulling down.

“Oh…well, they’re all Capricorns here,” I said and he frowned at the nearest stone coffins.

“They