A Wish So Deadly

A Wish So Deadly

Author: Marilize Loxton Listening Length: 10h 10m
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“Legends are never forged without a little ruin…” When Talia unwittingly steals cursed jewels from a powerful Soulreaper, she pays the ultimate price: the Soulreaper takes her sister’s soul. Desperate to save her sister, Talia strikes a deal. She will enter a deadly, magical tournament and if she survives, she will...

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Below deck, the wooden walls of The Leviathan creak like old bones as the vessel shifts with the rhythm of the waves. I press my hand against the wall for balance.

My stomach is worse down here, without the sticky ocean breeze to keep me cool. It also doesn’t help that the air here in the competitors’ quarters is damp and pressing, almost suffocating, and the sharp tang of saltwater seems to cling to everything.

I continue down the dim corridor, swallowing the swells of brine at the back of my mouth. I’ve never been on a ship before and, honestly, I don’t see the appeal.

The constant motion beneath my feet is unnerving, as if the floor itself were alive, breathing and pulsing with the waves of the sea.