Thornhill Academy (By Sheridan Hartin) novel Chapter 66

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I raise a brow, not buying it, but her grin is infectious. Maybe she’s right. Maybe even demons have their soft spots, though I have a hard time imagining one sitting through a potions lesson without trying to eat someone. The heavy oak doors of The Serpent’s Vell come into view, carved with twisting serpents and inlaid with faintly glowing runes. The bass hum of music seeps through the cracks, and I feel it in my ribs. Whatever’s waiting inside, it’s definitely not going to be boring.

The moment we step inside, the world changes. The air is thick and warm with magic and music that vibrates through the floorboards. Lanterns hang low from the ceiling, their flames a deep violet, casting shifting shadows that move like they’re alive. The crowd is a mix of species; shifters with glowing eyes, witches with charm-laced jewellery, and, yes, a few demons whose horns glint under the light like obsidian. A band plays in the corner, the singer’s voice smoky and haunting. The bar stretches across one wall, carved from blackened oak and etched with runes that pulse faintly with every poured drink. Bottles line the shelves behind it, each one glowing a different shade of dangerous. Tessa waves to someone near the back, and I follow, my nerves sparking. The place is chaos and beauty all at once and somehow, it feels like it’s watching me back.

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12:49 Tue, Dec 30

Thornhill Academy.

Touch Her And Die.

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