**This is a retelling of book 1 of Zodiac Academy from the perspective of Orion, Darius, Caleb, Seth and Max**

The Vega twins are alive.

Those five words circle in my mind like an oncoming storm. They change everything about the future we thought had been set in stone. They challenge everything we were raised to be and the stability of the entire kingdom.

They're coming to our academy looking for the life that was stolen from them, but we can't let them take it back.

So much hangs in the balance and we can't risk the arrival of two naïve princesses destroying everything we worked so hard for.

I have trained in dark magic, overcome all challenges and stood in the shadow of Lionel Acrux for far too long already. I won't let them come between me and his downfall.

Which means they have to go before they discover how powerful they truly are.

This is a retelling of the first book in the Zodiac Academy series from the point of view of Orion and the Heirs and should be read after you have finished the original story. It includes scenes from alternative points of view as well over 50k words of additional content and scenes which have never before been revealed. So prepare to step into the dark minds of the Zodiac boys and watch out for the heartbreak and carnage that will ensue.

The answer to your question will be revealed on the Lunar Eclipse.
But when finding the truth, don't let the shadows take you.

The week of The Reckoning has begun.

And senior students have been tasked with making the freshmen's lives pure hell as we prepare to take the assessment that will decide whether we stay at zodiac academy or lose our places here forever.

With the Lunar Eclipse on the horizon, my sister and I have more to worry about than just passing of our exams.

A dark plot is unfolding and the shadows are drawing closer.

It looks like our enemies could be closer than we ever realised.

I made my choice. I took the hard way out. Now all of our fates are riding on the dice I'm about to throw and luck never was on our side.

I was whole once, with my boys in this slice of paradise we'd carved out for ourselves, but in the time that we were parted we grew up. Grew apart. And as much as I might have yearned to reclaim that girl with the sand between her toes and the sun on her cheeks, it's time I admit that I spent too long in the shadows to ever truly be her again.

My heart may be breaking for the men I left behind, but I know that I can make that pain count for something, because I'm no fool believing the pretty promises of a mad man.

No. I'm the assassin he just opened his fortress to. And now that I'm inside, I intend to repay him for every moment of suffering he has inflicted upon me and my boys.

Shawn Mackenzie thought he killed me once upon a time. Now this dead girl is back to return the favour.

***Trigger Warning: please be aware this book contains dark scenes of sexual assault and rape. This is NOT done by any of the love interests***