Wicked Trials by Megan Montero

Author:Megan Montero [Montero, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Leo Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Niche disappeared from my arms and the crowd roared to life on all sides. I turned toward the female who’d helped me through and extended my hand toward her. “I’m Tuck, of the Phoenix clan.”

She quickly took my hand shaking it hard. “Adrienne, daughter of Athena. Pleasure to meet you.”

Before I could answer blinding spotlights shined down into my face. I threw my arm up to block them. After being in a dark cave for what felt like hours it felt odd to be standing here. Behind me Beckett the witch, Grayson the vampire, Brax the tiger, and Ashryn the noble elf fanned out to my sides.

The announcer boomed to life. “People of Evermore, I give you your remaining competitors.”

There was little more than a handful of us left. We had started with at least fifty and now we were down to about a dozen. One included the wolf, bloody and bruised. He sneered at me then ran his finger across his neck in a ‘you’re dead’ motion. I turned away from him, he could’ve worked with us, he chose not to. There were so many other things hanging over my head, I didn’t have time to dwell on one pissed off wolf.

As I looked around all I thought was…Remaining competitors? Are all the others dead? Then I spotted them, riddled with injuries, swollen faces and broken limbs. They sat on the sidelines, draped over benches, watching to see what would happen next. Though they were out of the Trials, a part of me was relieved to see them all still alive.

I pushed my shoulders back, gazing up toward the box where the Queens sat atop their thrones. I imagined this was what professional athletes felt like: the roaring crowd, streamers flying, and my face big as day on a Jumbotron in the center of the arena.

Serrina the Queen of Desire rose to her feet, and all at once the arena quieted. She flipped her blonde-streaked hair over her shoulder, and regarded the crowd with hooded eyes. “The first Trial is complete.”

The patrons erupted once more as Serrina took a step back.

Nova, Queen of the Dead, stepped forward with her eyes locked on a point behind me. When I glanced over my shoulder a Reanimant crept through the hole. I waited for her to call it off or to use her powers on it. Instead she turned to the side and gagged. Her dark eyes slid shut as shudders wracked her body. I drew my sword, turned and ran at it. I slashed through the Reanimant’s neck, claiming its head. The pieces fell to the ground and disintegrated into dust. Beside Nova, Tabitha stepped up and waved her hand over the arena. The hole came together like pieces of a puzzle, one rock at a time, until it closed completely, blocking out the rest of the Reanimants.

Nova stumbled to the front once more. She pressed the back of her gloved hand to her deep red lips. She turned toward Tabitha.

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