Second Chance Hope: a paranormal reverse harem academy adventure (Second Chance Academy Book 3) by Ella J. Smyth

Author:Ella J. Smyth [Smyth, Ella J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unapologetic Romances
Published: 2021-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

19

Shit. I couldn’t believe what I’d just done. I’d lost my temper and nearly killed Lance.

I’d tried to apologize, but Lance had waved me away and stalked off. I had no clue what had brought on his behavior. Obviously, he hadn’t been as cool about Sibelius’s assault as he’d let on. I wasn’t in the mood to indulge his conduct if I were honest with myself. But something was off.

Was he blaming me for the incubus’s attack. Rage threatened to overtake me again. I battled it down. No matter how angry he made me, it wasn’t an excuse to nearly kill him the way I’d done.

I needed to clear my head and sort through my thoughts. I had a good hour before my next class, so a walk in the quiet woods was just what the doctor ordered.

The Academy was surrounded by a dense, coniferous forest with several trails running through it. There were tales about bears and wolves, but they were just stories. I didn’t know anybody who’d ever even seen an animal larger than a fox.

The main path rounded the school, providing us with a large loop. But if we walked perpendicular to the academy walls, we couldn’t go more than half an hour. I’d tried and come across a fence. It wasn’t electrified, but dangerous, nonetheless. When I’d attempted to climb over it to escape, a magical barrier had nearly killed me.

Like everybody else in the Academy, I’d resigned myself to rounding the massive building. The leash we were on was long enough to keep us going for several hours, if we wanted to. Some older students had even organized the Academy Marathon, but eventually, interest had fizzled out.

I walked on autopilot, barely taking note of the birdsong and the sun breaking through the dense tree canopy. A particularly loud cry of an invisible bird made me look up, and I took a deep breath, relaxing as I exhaled. It never got uncomfortably warm in the forest, and the cool air was scented with the acrid, but pleasant scent of fir needles and sap. I loved it here.

Near where I’d grown up, there was a national park, but my parents had never been interested in hiking. The first time I’d entered a forest, I’d been scared of everything: the shadows under the trees, every little rustling in the undergrowth. Now, I reveled in the peace and quiet.

Despite all my worries, a smile broke across my face as I continued walking along the packed dirt path. Ahead of me, a gray squirrel ran up the tree. A woodpecker clung precariously to the bark.

Rounding a bend, something blue flashed among the trees, and I stopped. Even though I didn’t believe there were predators roaming the woods, the Academy had never been a safe place for me. It was prudent to take a moment and assess if the blue jacket belonged to a friend or foe.

Cautiously, I approached as silently as possible. To my relief, I recognized Julian, who was bent over something lying next to the path.

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