Caroline Peckham

“Do you want me and my sister dead?” I pinned him with my hardest, most unwavering stare. For Tory. For me. I had to hear his answer, even if it was a lie.
His eyes softened, running over my face with the faintest of frowns. “No, Blue. I don't.”

“Why'd you come back?” I choked out, tugging my palm free and wrapping my hands around my head again.
“My spidey senses were tingling,” he said, chuckling and I glanced up at him, my brow creasing.

“IF A SINGLE PERSON IN THIS ROOM MOVES ANOTHER INCH, YOU WILL BE FACING IMMEDIATE EXPULSION!” Orion bellowed, the whole of the glass roof vibrating from his ferocious tone.

“What else don’t I know about you?”
He laughed, moving forward and cupping my cheek. “I’m nothing but an open book now, I promise. This is my last secret.”
“Why don’t I believe you?” I whispered and he stamped his mouth firmly to mine.
“You will,” he promised and I tasted that promise on my lips. “I’ll give you the play by play of my entire life when we get back if that’s what you want, but we’ve gotta go.”

“The stars might have decided that you can never be mine,” Darius said roughly, refusing to move away from me. “But I am yours. No matter what. I don’t care where we end up or who we’re with, I’ll always be yours. And I’m going to fix the damage I did to us even if the stars don’t care. I’m going to prove to you that I could have been worthy of you if I’d just listened to my heart sooner.”
“It won’t change anything,” I said, my voice cracking as I bit down on my bottom lip and tried to force the tears to stop.
“If it changes the way you look at me then that’s enough,” he replied, his eyes full of pain as I took a step back.

Let me guess, the leech is here for breakfast too?

Tears never did anyone any favours, but sometimes they just needed to fall.

Tears never did anyone any favours, but sometimes they just needed to fall.

“The rarest substance in Solaria and the quickest way to travel: stardust.” He lifted his head with a demonic smile. “Welcome to your Awakening.”

Please lift your faces to the sky, students. It's time for the stars to rouse your inner power.”