The Maze (The Coven, Book 2) by Erica Stevens

Author:Erica Stevens
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, love, occult, paranormal romance, paranormal, young adult, witches, demons, series, action and suspense
Publisher: Erica Stevens

CHAPTER 23

“I think it’s time for a break,” Isla declared.

“I agree.” Avery leaned against the wall and slid to the ground.

Her legs trembled with exhaustion as she drew them against her chest and rested her head on her knees. Blisters covered her feet; she longed to take off her sneakers, but she didn’t know what Regan would throw at them next, and she refused to face it in her socks. Reid sat beside her and rested his hand on her knee before setting it on the floor.

“We must have walked forty miles by now,” Karen grumbled.

“At least,” Sandra agreed.

“I have more blisters than toes,” Isla mumbled. “When we get out of here, I’m going to soak my feet for a week and not take one step.”

“What time is it?” Mario asked.

“Two thirty,” Reid answered around a yawn.

She’d been awake for over thirty hours now, and she felt every one of those hours. When Avery lifted her head to stare down the endless corridor, her vision blurred, and she saw two hallways instead of one. Closing her eyes, she wiped tiredly at them before opening them again. Her eyes crossed before returning to normal, and she gazed at the hated hallway before giving it the finger. It was a childish thing to do, but it did make her feel a little better.

She’d had enough of this place; unfortunately, she didn’t see them getting out of here anytime soon. They’d been walking for over two hours without finding another nightmare. They’d come across numerous dead ends and she had no idea if they’d retraced their steps a thousand times or traversed entirely new areas of the maze.

Even if they did find all the nightmares and Regan did let them go, he wouldn’t allow them to reach the end of the maze until almost midnight. He would keep them here and torture them for as long as possible.

“We better go,” Reid said around another yawn. “We’ve been here for ten minutes already.”

“Already?” Talia squeaked.

Avery sighed before straightening her spine in determination, but her legs and feet screamed a protest when she braced her hand against the wall and rose. Keeping her hand on the wall, she traced the smoothness of the structure as she walked. Avery was so busy staring at her feet that she didn’t realize they’d reached a turn until her hand registered the twist in the wall. She looked up to discover the hall splitting in two different directions again.

Gritting her teeth, she glared at halls as she contemplated kicking the wall. “Which way now?” she asked as she decided against kicking the wall. With her luck, she’d break her foot.

“Let’s go right this time,” Karen suggested.

“Works for me,” Mario muttered and started down the right corridor.

Avery clasped Reid’s hand as they followed the others until the hall took another sharp right before narrowing. When they had to turn sideways to get through the suffocating hallway, she released his hand. Her chest nearly touched the wall across from her as she slid cautiously along.

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