Wild Hunt: A Paranormal Academy Bully Romance (Academy of the Gods Book 2) by River Ramsey

Author:River Ramsey [Ramsey, River]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-13T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Loki

When Hades disappeared randomly in the middle of the intimate party we were throwing for our most loyal clients and minions, I didn’t think anything of it. He and Fenrir were both the types to run off and brood at random. When he returned hours later carrying a soaking wet Kore in his arms, I realize that even things that seemed normal weren’t. Not since the murder.

No… Not since her.

I listened in the shadows as he explained to my father and the infirmary staff what had happened. His lying was as plain as day to me, but it seemed to work on even my old man.

The official narrative was that Hades had gone looking for his fiancée after her mother had called him worrying that she wasn’t answering her phone. I knew that was bullshit because he’d never so much as spoken with Demeter, much less enough for her to have him on speed dial. It was, however, a convenient lie, considering that it made him the point of contact for reaching out to Demeter to let her know about her daughter’s accident.

For a split second, I had to wonder if it was an accident.

No… Hades wouldn’t go that far. Not even with her.

He wasn’t his father. We had that in common.

He claimed he’d followed her energy through the woods and out to the Narcissus well. That much I believed. There were only a handful of staff members who even knew about the well, since tales of deadly supernatural fixtures tended to draw attention rather than repel it.

Even I wasn’t risky enough to go near that thing.

The fact that Persephone had almost been drowned by a siren was almost more incredible than the fact that she had survived. Something told me she didn’t merely owe her life to my friend’s superior swimming skills, but I’d have to wait until they left to question him.

When he was finally alone in the room, I lingered a moment. Before I had the chance to come out, he muttered, “You’re better at shifting into animals than wallpaper.”

I smirked, stepping out of the shadows as the damask pattern faded from my skin. “That was a masterful performance back there. Care to give me the real story?”

He shrugged.

I narrowed my eyes. We never kept secrets from each other. If Hades was trying, that left only one thing it could be…

“Holy shit,” I breathed. “Tell me you didn’t.”

“I already got this lecture from my mother, I don’t need to hear it from you,” he muttered, brushing past me.

I threw my hand out against the wall, blocking his path. The look he gave me would’ve made me back down on any other occasion, but this was too serious. “Resurrection magic?” I hissed. “Do you have any idea what they’ll do to you if they find out? What your father will do?”

“No, it never occurred to me.”

“You can be a smartass all you want, but that won’t save you when they call you before the tribunal.”

“If you don’t go running your mouth, no one has to know.

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