All Chapters of Eclipse Academy: Chapter 121 - Chapter 127

Silas’s POV The gunshot cracked through the night, and I pulled Angela through the rooftop doorway hard enough that she stumbled against my chest. I slammed the door shut behind us, putting the heavy metal barrier between her and the man who had just fired at her. The bullet struck the door with a sharp metallic bang, close enough that I felt Angela flinch against me. “Stay behind me,” I ordered, keeping one arm around her while I listened for another shot. For a few seconds, neither of us moved. The alarms blaring through the academy drowned out almost everything else, and the smell of smoke had already started creeping into the stairwell. Angela’s breathing was ragged, her hands gripping the front of my shirt so tightly that the fabric twisted between her fingers. I looked down to check her over, searching for blood or any sign that the shooter had managed to hit her, but she barely gave me time to finish. “Darius!” She shoved against my chest, trying to get around me. “We have t

Darius’s POV The first thing I felt was Angela. Her hand rested against my cheek, warm fingers brushing my skin, and the sound of her voice reached me through the darkness. I couldn’t make out every word, but I knew she was upset. I knew that voice. I would recognize it anywhere. Then my lungs seized, and I dragged in a desperate breath. My eyes flew open as I fought for air, my chest rising sharply beneath me. For one disorienting second, I had no idea where I was or why my body felt as though I’d been dragged through hell. The room came into focus in pieces, but I barely registered the bed beneath me or the figures standing nearby. Angela was right there, and that was all that mattered. I lifted my hand and reached for her cheek. “Are you all right? Are you all right, baby?” Her eyes widened, and she caught my hand against her face before leaning closer. The relief that crossed her features told me more than her answer could have, but I still needed to hear it. “I’m okay, Dariu

Xavier’s POV Mr. Wilson had been talking for the last twenty minutes, and I was beginning to wonder if the man ever got tired of hearing his own voice. I glanced at Angela, who was sitting beside me, trying to pay attention while Silas looked like he was one boring sentence away from falling asleep at his desk. Darius sat on Angela's other side, leaning back in his chair with his arms crossed, looking just as interested in the lesson as the rest of us. Which was to say, not at all. Steph sat behind us, and judging by the look on her face, she was busy entertaining herself rather than listening to anything Mr. Wilson was saying. I turned my attention back to the front of the classroom, hoping the time would pass a little faster. Mr. Wilson was explaining something about magical boundaries when a loud noise came from the bottom row. “Oh, shit!” Every head turned toward Bernice. She had shot out of her chair so quickly that it scraped across the floor, and she was clutchin

Angela’s POV I hadn’t slept worth a damn. Every time I closed my eyes, my mind went straight to Nolan and Ryder and whatever the hell they’d gotten themselves into the night before. They’d left to carry out a plan that could change everything, and I had no idea whether they’d made it back safely or whether something had gone wrong. And Xavier and Darius weren’t exactly helping my nerves. We were all gathered in Xavier’s room, eating breakfast since classes were still canceled. Silas sat across from me, Darius was beside me, and Xavier was on my other side. Steph had claimed a chair near the end of the table, and the rest of us were doing our best to pretend this was a normal morning. It wasn’t working for me. I glanced at Xavier, hoping he’d suddenly decide to tell me that everything was fine and that Nolan and Ryder had already checked in. He took another bite of his breakfast without saying anything, and I looked over at Darius instead. “Have you heard anything from Ryder yet?”