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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Chapter Twenty

There’s no doubt that the Sea of Storms lives up to its name.

It’s the dead of night, and The Leviathan is rocking violently, waves battering all sides of the hull like distant thunder. I lie awake in the cabin, staring at the inky ceiling. The tiny window beside the bed shows only blackness, with occasional bursts of foamy spray.

No matter how many times I’ve tossed and turned, the anticipation is too much, waiting for the gong to signal the next trial.

I’m not sure how long it’s been since we flicked off the lamp, but it feels like minutes and hours all at once. It’s the storm. The lurching vessel. The smell of salt and damp wood in the air mingled with something darker. Fear.