Goddess Academy by Clara Hartley

Author:Clara Hartley [Hartley, Clara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-02T16:00:00+00:00

Ten

Hansel glared at Liam, who was sitting next to me on my bed. Hansel walked back and forth at such a rapid pace that I thought he might burrow a ditch in the marble tiles of my room. “You let Cara take the amplier? Are you out of your mind?” The amplier was what they called the pill Liam had given me.

Liam shrugged. “It worked, didn’t it?”

“For what?”

“She’s going to have an easier time in school now. I don’t see why I shouldn’t have done what I did.”

“She could have gotten addicted. She could have died.”

“Died?” I asked.

“There are rare cases with adverse reactions,” Hansel replied. “And if she started getting cravings, then there’s no supply of amplier anywhere around here, and if she needed it constantly, we’d be left with no choice but to steal it.”

“Hansel,” I said, “there’s no need to scold Liam any—”

“Eat your cake, Cara.”

I glanced down at my red velvet cake. Hansel had gotten it for me earlier. I toyed with the crumbs, then shoved some into my mouth. I was beginning to grow bored of the flavor. I’d eaten too much at the convenience store. I craved some chocolate cake instead, and I had no doubt Hansel or Theo would rush to get some for me if I asked them to. Maybe I should. That’d help to stop the argument they were having.

Theo huffed, leaning against the windowsill with his arms crossed over his chest. “I told you guys we shouldn’t leave her alone with Liam.”

Liam cocked a brow at me. “Tell them, Cara, that you did this of your own volition. I gave you a choice. It wasn’t like I forced the pill down your throat.”

“That’s not the point,” Hansel said. “The amplier is highly dangerous. She could have gone mad.”

“Liam didn’t say anything about that.” I tilted my head. “Gone mad?” The list of side effects just kept getting longer.

Theo’s expression darkened. “You didn’t warn her?”

Devon sat on the swivel chair next to my desk. He tapped a short-lived beat on the desk then growled, “Cut it out, guys. It’s late in the evening and time for bed soon.” I noticed that Devon preferred to stay out of our business. He gave us directions whenever we needed it, but mostly kept to himself. He wore a constant look of boredom. He gave off the vibe that he didn’t want to be here.

“I’m a grownup,” I said, placing my hands on my hips. “No curfews for me.” I wasn’t even tired. There was too much drama going around, and that kept me awake.

“We never leave Liam alone with Cara again,” Hansel said, nodding to himself. “He’ll get her killed, and I’m starting to wonder if that was his goal all along.”

Liam rolled his eyes. “I was doing my duty as a vassal, just like you. We don’t have to agree on everything. I did mention letting Cara make her own choices. Isn’t that what we’re trained for? To aid Cara in her decisions? We’re not supposed to control her.

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