Zodiac Academy 5: Cursed Fates: An Academy Bully Romance (Supernatural Bullies and Beasts)

by Caroline Peckham

  Geraldine pursed her lips like she sensed a trap and I had to force myself not to groan with frustration.

  “I have told you, I have no intention to twist with the fishes for a second round and-”

  “It’s about Tory and Darius. But it’s nice to know your mind goes straight to my dick whenever you see me.”

  She sighed dramatically. “Speak the words of my lady if you have anything useful to say. I have a date with the spangly stars tonight and must make it up to the observatory by midnight.”

  “Alright, I’ll get to the point. Me and the other Heirs plus Orion have decided to see if there’s anything we can do to force fate’s hand into reconsidering.”

  “You mean to defy the heavens?” she breathed. “But how? Once they have decided a fate such as this-”

  “Orion’s working on the actual star bond shit. Me and the boys, we’re looking at it from a more personal point of view. Meaning, we intend to help the two of them to work past their issues one way or another. But I’ve got about as much chance of convincing Tory Vega to start up a country and western band while wearing a clown’s outfit as I do of getting her to listen to me about this. Which is why I need your help.”

  “You mean…that for no reason other than the pursuit of true and honest love, you wish to fix what cannot be fixed and defy the stars themselves?” she breathed, her eyes widening as she looked at me in a way that I couldn’t quite describe. It was like, she was seeing something in me that she hadn’t thought was there before and I kinda liked the way her deep blue eyes were shining.

  “Well…yeah, I guess so.” I shrugged, tucking my fingers into my pants’ pockets as her lips parted, her gaze raking over me.

  I felt weirdly exposed with her looking at me that way and I cleared my throat uncomfortably.

  “So you propose a truce? You and I coming together in the pursuit of true love? Fighting against the heavens for what is right and just?” she breathed, making the whole thing sound like a mission for one of King Arthur’s knights instead of me just trying to look after my friend.

  “Yeah. So what do you say, will you help me convince her that Darius isn’t all bad, that he might deserve a second chance so that if Orion can find a way to make the stars-

  Geraldine stepped forward suddenly, catching my face between her palms a moment before her mouth landed on mine.

  I groaned with longing as she pushed me back against the bookshelf, grabbing her waist and dragging her against me as I fell into the depths of her kiss.

  Her lips parted for my tongue and she moaned hungrily as I twisted us around, pressing her back against the shelf as she finally gave in to what I’d been craving from her.

  I didn’t know what it was about this girl, whether it was the challenge she presented or the fact that I knew what a scandal it would cause if anyone found out about us, but I couldn’t stop myself from wanting her. It was like that night of the Lunar Eclipse had opened my eyes to something in her which I just couldn’t deny. And I needed it so desperately that I didn’t care about the consequences.

  Her hands moved down, unhooking more of my shirt buttons as she explored the skin of my chest. My own hands slipped lower, cupping the perfect curve of her ass before finding the hem of her skirt and teasing it up.

  I trailed my fingers higher, groaning with need as I found the edge of her panties and caught them in my grasp.

  I dropped to my knees before her and she reached out to push her fingers through my mohawk, her eyes hooded with desire as I slid her panties down.

  She stepped out of them without hesitation, her thighs parting for me as I pushed her skirt up with a growl of desire. This time, I was gonna blow her mind so thoroughly that she wouldn’t possibly be able to consider denying this heat between us again. I was going to shatter and destroy her, build her back up in pleasure and have her begging for more and more and more by the time I was through.

  “Ravish me, you devilish doughnut,” she commanded and I swear my dick got even harder as she uttered that ridiculous fucking phrase.

  Her grip tightened in my hair and she pushed my head between her thighs in a clear command which I was more than willing to follow through on.

  I groaned as I tasted her, my tongue lapping hungrily against her as she moaned loudly in encouragement.

  “Oh blasted baguettes, take me to the mulberry bush,” she moaned and I had no fucking idea what that meant but I liked it.

  I kissed and licked her, devouring her hungrily as she continued to drive my head between her thighs, her nails digging into my scalp in a way that made me growl.

  She was panting, begging, cursing in her own special, ridiculous way and I was so fucking into it that it felt like I was losing my damn mind. She tasted so good that I didn’t think I’d ever get enough but as my tongue circled against her clit over and over, I could tell that she was about to fall into the abyss for me.

  “Pickled cucumbers at a picnic, that feels as good as a dandelion blowing in a summer’s breeze and oh!” Geraldine cried out so loudly that I was sure if anyone else was still in the library they’d have absolutely no question about what had just happened to her.

  “Fucking hell, Gerry, you’re something else,” I growled as I looked up at her where she panted against the bookshelves.

  “Stand up, you succulent squid,” she commanded breathlessly and I seriously didn’t understand why my dick felt like it might just burst at those words but it did. Apparently I had a fetish for all of the insane shit this girl said and there wasn’t one part of me that wasn’t into it.

  I captured her lips again and she sighed with longing as she melted against me. I tried to stoke the flames of her lust even more with my gifts, but her mental walls remained as impenetrable as ever and I actually found I liked that. She wasn’t turned on by what I was, she didn’t want to feel the pleasure one of the most powerful Sirens in Solaria could push into her body. She didn’t even want to try and capture me for my position as Heir. No, everything she gave me and everything she took was about nothing more than me and her. And there was a profound kind of purity in it that made me want to drown in that feeling forever.

  Her hands made it to my belt and I groaned as she unbuckled it, loosening my fly before dipping her fingers beneath my boxers and caressing my cock.

  “You are a big seabass, aren’t you, Maxy?” she purred hungrily, stroking me in a way that felt so fucking good that I couldn’t even reply.

  She pushed me back and dropped to her knees before I’d even realised what was happening.

  “Fuck, Gerry, I want you so much, I can’t-”

  She slid my dick between her lips and drew it all the way to the back of her throat with a moan of longing that had me cursing.

  It felt so fucking good, I didn’t even have words for it. Her tongue caressed and swirled around me as she drew back before suddenly taking me all the way in again. And again.

  Her fingernails dug into my ass as she devoured me and I groaned as my shaft thickened between her lips, my balls aching with the need for release as she held me completely at her mercy. I was seconds away from coming and as much as I wanted to hold back, I couldn’t, I was completely under her spell and I could only groan as she pushed me towards oblivion.

  A faint ringing started up back in the direction of the desks and she suddenly pulled back.

  “Oh, by the light of Venus on a summer morn, I’m late!”

  “What?” I panted, looking down at her with my thoughts scrambling as she leaned forward to press a kiss to the head of my cock.

  “I must bid you adieu, Maxy,” she announced, leaping to her feet and snatching her panties from the floor. “But I look forward to working against the stars with you for my lady’s true love.”

  “Are you seriously going to leave me here with my dick out again?” I demanded, but she’d already run off.

  I groaned loudly, looking down at my raging hard on as she disappeared and wondering what the fuck I’d done to the stars. Beca
use surely they were mocking me too.

  I stood outside the Earth Observatory with my nose in a large tome. Orion had leant me and Tory every book he’d found on Phoenixes and we’d been making our way through the collection, trying to hunt for clues on what other gifts we might hold. So far, we hadn’t discovered anything new, but as I turned the page there was a whole section on Phoenix fire and its effects on different materials.

  “Hey look at this.” I swung the book around to show Tory and she lifted her eyes from her Atlas to glance over it.

  “Great, we can melt shit,” she said with a smirk and I laughed, flipping the book back around.

  “Not just melt shit, we can imbue our power within stuff too. Look.”

  She moved to stand beside me and Diego and Sofia shuffled in close too, peering down at the page as I read a passage aloud.

  “Some ancient objects such as the Quarrel Chalice and the Polar Crest of the Kestrian Dukes have been tested to discover the lingering power of Phoenix fire within them. The chalice, thought to be over three thousand years old, still flickers with Phoenix flames when filled with water and the Polar Crest is thought to shield its owner from mental invasion. These items have also shown little to no wear in all the years that they have existed. And after thorough testing, are thought to be indestructible.”

  “Ooh,” Sofia cooed. “How does the magic work?”

  “It doesn’t say.” I pouted, turning the page.

  “Wait, what’s that?” Tory pushed the page back over, tapping a small annotation which must have been written by the previous owner. I squinted, bringing the page closer to try and read the scrawling handwriting.

  “Heat with stardust. Permeate. Forge. Cool,” I whispered and glanced up excitedly.

  “It’s instructions,” Diego said with a look of awe.

  “Well whoever wrote it isn’t winning the instructions of the year awards,” Tory said. “Who needs an indestructible cup anyway?”

  “Good point,” Diego said. “I could use some indestructible shoes though if you fancy making any of those?” He gestured to his black shoes which the soles were hanging off of.

  “By the stars, Diego,” Sofia laughed, kneeling down to cast a fixing spell on them so they were as good as new. “Why don’t you just buy new ones?”

  “Thanks.” He beamed as she rose to her feet. “My parents don’t um…well I think maybe they forgot to send money to my account this month. And the last one…”

  Tyler suddenly pounced on Sofia from behind, planting a sloppy kiss on her cheek as he slung his arm around her shoulders. “Did I just see you sucking off your ex, Sofia?”

  Sofia elbowed him in the gut and he wheezed through his teeth. “I fixed his shoes, idiot.”

  “Good, but if you’re into horsing around Diego, maybe the three of us can have some fun sometime?” Tyler offered and my lips popped open which was nothing in comparison to how far Diego’s jaw dropped.

  “Don’t be an ass, Tyler.” Sofia rolled her eyes. “If we’re gonna do that again, let’s try to keep my ex out of it. No offence, Diego.”

  “None taken,” Diego said, his cheeks turning beetroot as he glanced away from the two of them.

  “Wait. Again?” Tory questioned Sofia with a grin on her face and I couldn’t help but laugh.

  Sofia giggled, waving a hand as Tyler stuck his tongue into his cheek.

  “It’s a Pegasus thing,” Sofia explained innocently.

  “We’re still working out the lead stallion in our herd,” Tyler said like that made things clearer. “Once I win out, Sofia will wanna be all mine. But in the meantime…” He shrugged. “Stallions gotta do what they gotta do.”

  “Which is what exactly?” Tory folded her arms, not letting them get away with it.

  Sofia’s cheeks started taking the same route as Diego’s as she shoved Tyler playfully again.

  “Don’t be shy, it’s just the way of our Order,” Tyler teased, his skin beginning to shimmer. “I’m quite enjoying working to impress you. Tell them.”

  “Well…” Sofia tucked a lock of blonde hair behind her ear. “In the herd we’ve formed, I can fly the fastest and my horn is way bigger and shiner than even Liselle’s and apparently that means I’m extra fertile so...the guys are kind of vying for my attention right now.”

  “And I’m on par with Brutus and fucking Davros,” Tyler said with a shrug.

  “But you’re a couple? Doesn’t that bother you?” I asked him.

  “Nah,” Tyler said. “I plan on beating all their asses and becoming the Dom.”

  “The Dom?” I frowned.

  “The lead male,” he said proudly then nuzzled into Sofia. “What do you think, baby, am I gonna rule the herd one day?”

  “Hm, well I think I’m doing such a good job on my own right now that maybe our herd doesn’t need a Dom,” she teased. “You might make a good sidekick though.”

  “I kinda like being your Sub,” he whispered in her ear like we weren’t standing right there.

  “Sofia, you’re like eighty percent more kinky than I would have pegged you for,” Tory laughed.

  She giggled again, waving her hand to dismiss her but she was fooling no one now.

  “Chop chop – into class, come on!” Professor Zenith called as she strode inside and we started filing into the building after her.

  We took the large elevator up to the observatory on the top floor and I gazed up at the glittering star map above us. We grabbed seats near the back of the room in our usual routine. Zenith always tried to make us sit in the weird ass chairs positioned at the front of the auditorium just for us, but since Tory had been Star Crossed, she didn’t push the issue. She just sobbed whenever she saw Tory up close and ushered her to the back of the room like she was doing her the greatest kindness. Which in a way, she was. But the sobbing was uncalled for.

  When everyone was settled in their seats, all eyes fell on Zenith as she rested her hands on the podium in the middle of the observatory. Her shoulders were shuddering and her head was bent over. I shot a frown at Tory just before Zenith sniffed loudly then turned her gaze to the stars above us. “Today we’ll be discussing...” She drew in a long breath like she was trying to keep her emotions in check. “Mate bonds,” she exhaled heavily and all eyes in the room swung towards Tory, making her shift uncomfortably in her seat and drawing a protective growl from my throat.

  “In our previous classes, we have discussed such bonds as Nebula Allies, Astral Adversaries and…and…” her voice cracked and she released a mournful sob that echoed around the room. I glanced at Tory with an eye roll and she actually shot me an amused grin back.

  “Nutcase,” I mouthed.

  “Loony ass,” she agreed.

  “Elysian Mates!” Zenith wailed. “And o-of course we all know the most t-terrible effects of r-refusing such a b-bond now m-more than ever.” She blew her nose loudly into a handkerchief and I pursed my lips. I mean really. Did she have to put on such a display and draw so much more attention to Tory than was necessary? “As you’ll remember from our previous classes,” she cleared her throat, her spine straightening as she continued as if she hadn’t just broken down in the middle of the classroom. “Elysian Mate bonds are the most rare of all the bonds. A bond from the stars is a gift indeed. To refute that gift…well, to refute it would be insanity.” She slammed her hand down on the podium, the sound making my heart jolt and Diego actually leapt in his seat beside me.

  Zenith sniffed again, running a hand through her long, raven hair. “I can’t imagine the thought process of someone who would actually say no to such a blessed, divine gift from the stars themselves. Can you?” She rounded on the front row. “Can any of you tell me why someone would do such a thing? Commit such a travesty?”

  “At least she’s subtle,” Tory breathed in my ear and I smothered my laugh under my hand.

  Kylie’s arm shot into the air. “I know why, Professor.”

  “You do, Miss Major?” Zenith asked with actual ho
pe in her reddened eyes. “Then please enlighten me.”

  “I think Darius Acrux would rather wake up next to a woman who looks like a Heptian Toad in their shifted form for the rest of his life rather than lay a finger on a filthy Vega. I can’t see the stupidity in that at all to be honest,” she said sweetly and I shot forward in my chair in a fit of rage for my sister, flicking my fingers and making her desk burst into flames. She screamed, leaping out of her seat and trying to steal the air from the flames with her magic, only resulting in fanning them so they flared in her face.

  “I’ll help you, Kylie!” Tory raised a hand, casting a tsunami of water over her head to put it out and Kylie slammed down into her seat, absolutely drenched while the students beside her ran for their lives.

  “That’s enough!” Zenith called out to the frantic classroom. “Miss Major, dry out your things,” she demanded. “And ten points from Aer for provoking the Vega girls.”

  “Are you serious?!” Kylie balked, wringing out her sopping wet hair as she started using her magic to dry everything.

  “It will be another ten if you don’t sit down and button your lip,” Zenith demanded and Kylie cursed under her breath as she dried her stuff out. Her friends slowly returned to the seats around her while me, Tory, Sofia, Tyler and Diego fell apart with silent laughter.

  When Zenith had the class back under control, she gathered her notes then waved her hand and all of the chairs started reclining.

  I relaxed back in my seat, sharing a final grin with Diego before turning my head to the glittering ceiling.

  “There are more bonds in the world than just the Star Bonds. Bonds that are far more common and which most of you will likely encounter in your lifetime,” Zenith explained and the moon appeared above us, full and round and glowing. On the other side of the ceiling, the sun ignited as a deep orange and yellow orb. “The sun and moon rule all other bonds. Your Order is either that of night or day. Light or dark. For example, Werewolves are most famously known for their links to the moon as they draw their power from it too. But did you also know that Orders such as Vampires, Cerberuses, Minotaurs and Medusas are also ruled by the moon when it comes to Mate Bonds?”