Page 45 of Fortune Academy: Year Two
“What if someone walks in?” I asked, looking towards the thin veil. Only moments ago there had been three angels, a vampire, and my friend in here.
“Then they walk in,” he said, drawing my nipple into his mouth, making me gasp.
“Orion!”
My protests went unheeded as Orion slipped his fingers up my skirt and went beneath my underwear. I wouldn’t have expected a bulky guy like Orion to be gentle or so skilled with his fingers, but he proved my conceptions wrong as he deftly worked gentle circles around my clit. The sensation combined with his tongue on my nipple flicking and licking quickly brought me to the edge.
I was not going to come for him in under two seconds. I had more respect for myself than that.
Looking for a way to distract him, I reached between us to take him in my hand, but he spilled me onto the ground and flicked his fingers down the center of my blouse, undoing every button in one swift movement. “I told you I’d make it up to you, little star.” He kissed his way down my body, making me shiver and squirm. Fixated, I watched as he got closer to my waist. He pulled at my skirt, licking just above the place that throbbed for his attention. He glanced up at me with a wicked grin, his golden gaze saying that he had me right where he wanted me. “You’re going to explode for me, little star, until I’m satisfied with the power boost.”
“I’m not giving you anything,” I vowed.
Growling with that challenge, he yanked down my skirt and pushed his tongue into my folds, making me arch as I spread my fingers through his soft hair. I gripped onto his roots, moving him to where I wanted him as he sucked my clit into his mouth.
Fuck it.
He did incredible things with his tongue and I stopped trying to resist the god of sex.
I did exactly what he wanted and let him take me to the stars.
Succumbingto Orion only made me want my Virtues more. I knew I was right about them, that all of them had their own agendas and needed to be taught a lesson.
But like Orion, I felt like they secretly liked my control over them, I just had to help them see it.
Orion made the mistake of opening himself to me enough that I could see our connection had changed him. He remembered how to get to Olympus and his power had grown ten-fold. As much as he pretended to hate how I had him trapped, he sure was enjoying the power boost.
It made me wonder what the Virtue connection would do to other supernaturals already overpowered such as Dante and Hendrik, but I worried about Logan. As an Alpha he was already hard to control and I didn’t need him trying to dominate me. Then that left Kaito. We’d already bonded but I had no idea what he was or what our connection had done to him. It surprised me that he was turning out to be the biggest mystery of all my Virtues.
I hoped that I could bond with each of my Virtues and explore our connection. I felt stronger and one step closer to uncovering the potential that Renee had shown me I was capable of. Sure, I wanted to save the world from the kinds of destruction she’d shown me, but nobody could force me into a relationship I didn’t want to be in.
But I’d chosen my Virtues because I knew who I belonged with and who would fill the voids in my soul that kept me from being complete. I was right not to trust the universe. It had pushed me down, wiped my memory and tried to keep me from becoming too powerful.
I would prove the universe wrong. I could handle the power that came with my destiny. And most certainly, I could handle my asshole Virtues.
My skin lingered with heat from Orion’s attentions. In spite of our struggles, our mate-bond had solidified and I liked how it made me feel. Yet, my heart longed to go check on Kaito. Where Orion made me feel sexy and wanted, Kaito gave me a sense of wonder that I wanted to explore more with him, yet he was one of my Virtues that I knew the least about. I still didn’t trust him, not until I learned more about him, so that’s why I decided to focus on Dante. He was Kaito’s friend and if anyone could get me inside information, it would be the Hunter.
I bolted straight for the Monster Arena after my return, glad that it was nightfall and Melinda was nowhere to be seen. According to Orion, a few weeks would have passed for the Academy because of my method of travel using Renee’s Fortune Card.
It was just as well. I hoped Kaito was sweating it out and Dante got to feel what it was like to be abandoned. As for the Muse, I didn’t care what Melinda thought had happened to us or if she got in trouble. The bitch was going to get it from Hendrik, if not the Dean. I still didn’t believe that she got total buy-off like that to mess with a bunch of students. She actually killed some of them and that wasn’t going to fly, at least not with me.
Renee promised to visit the Academy soon, after all the seniors would be going through graduation. She would definitely put the Dean in her place and set things right, but Renee admitted she could only make the rare trip to Earth. As the Keymaster, she’s been stuck in purgatory so she could hold the realms together, all the while the Echoes have gotten stronger. I had no idea she was working behind the scenes like that. She said if she left and a shockwave hit without her there, it could unlatch Heaven itself, and that was a risk she wasn’t willing to take.
Which meant I was on my own.
My demonspawn and succubus powers returned with a vengeance, eager to play as I vaulted over the gate when I reached the West Wing. I found the oppressive magic that tried to push me away even weaker this time around.
I was stronger—and this was just the beginning.
There must have been another fight going on because the place was packed. I fluffed up my hair and made my way inside, sending a mental wave that had the men pulling away from me.
I waited for a distraction, glancing up at the fight that this time had another Dark Mage circling what seemed to be a gorgeous woman in a bathing suit. She began to sing and the most alluring melody made my knees lock.
A siren. Interesting.
I left the Dark Mage to his devices. There wasn’t an ocean around to drown in, so he’d likely win. And while everyone else was entranced by the siren’s song, I delved into my strength as a demonspawn and found the same door that took me underground where the human prisoners were waiting.
It took all of my willpower not to free them right now and my fingers itched to release my claws. I reminded myself that I didn’t have anywhere for them to go. Once Dante was on my side, we’d make a plan of how to get them all out of here. I couldn’t count on anyone else, because even Renee wasn’t going to be much help. She wanted to hear out the Dean’s side of the story, but really, what was there to hear? She had families locked up in an underground prison. Enough said.
