The Death Games by Summers Vannah & Knight Nikole

Author:Summers, Vannah & Knight, Nikole
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1240052308
Published: 2019-08-15T22:00:00+00:00

Sharp ammonia stung my nose, and I gasped into consciousness. I was still lying on the marble floor, only this time, I managed to make sense of my surroundings. The medical team backed away from me when I smacked the packet of smelling salts out of the doctor’s hand. I struggled to my feet in a brightly lit room where Death and his entourage stood on a raised platform and my fellow competitors panted behind me.

Blinking through blurry eyes, I met Grant’s dark stare from across the room. His jaw was taut, his expression filled with a mixture of relief and regret. My face lit in an exhausted smile. As angry as I was with him, I was grateful he was alive.

“Welcome back,” Death called from the top of the stairs, flanked by his black-hooded assistants. He clapped his pale hands together before addressing the entire group. “Now that everyone’s here, we’ll announce the scores.”

I already knew the scores. Since I was the last to arrive, my team had lost because of me. I’d just condemned them to a fate of mindless service. Or being a zombie. I couldn’t decide which was worse.

As the adrenaline wore off, I locked my shaky legs and surveyed the remaining contestants. I looked away from Schmidt, Grant, and a nameless female to check how the others had faired. Natalia stood beside Chuka, the only ones of my team to have made it to the finish line, and if looks could kill, I would have been incinerated from the heat of her glower.

Death gestured to Grant’s small group, a calculating grin curling his lips. “Group one made it out of the task first, and is, therefore, the winning—”

A small figure blanketed in dark, hooded robes sidled up next to Death and tugged on his sleeve. His white hair rippled over his face as he stooped to meet the shorter’s height, inclining his head. I couldn’t hear the whispers, and Death’s face gave nothing away as he listened to the newcomer.

He nodded once before straightening and clearing his throat. “Forgive the interruption. It appears there has been a change to the rules.”

“A change?” Natalia’s anger shifted from me to Death, her nostrils flaring.

He nodded. “Yes. Certain circumstances have come to light, and we’ve reconsidered our position.”

“Hey, asshole, that’s not fair!” Schmidt shouted from beside Grant, his glare set on Death. “We made it through first! You can’t go changing the rules anytime you damn well please, you fucker. We deserve to—”

Death flicked his wrist, and the ground opened beneath Schmidt. He didn’t even get the chance to scream before the earth swallowed him whole.

“Anyone else have something to say?” he asked casually, as if he hadn’t just murdered someone in front of us. Not that I minded too much. Schmidt was an ass, and I was past the point of feeling anything but apathy.

When no one spoke, he continued, “Good. Due to this round’s loss of contestants, we shall proceed to the third task with those remaining.

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