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-seven

It’s a peculiar intimacy, sitting with my bare back to Taron as he tends to my laceration. He dabs the wound with a rag soaked in grade-one healing tonic. It stings, and I draw in a startled breath.

“I’m not hurting you, am I?” Taron asks, lifting the cloth.

I shake my head no and he continues to work. I try to focus on his breathing, each slow inhale followed by an even slower exhale.

My own breath seems to be stuck in my throat. I’d like to think it’s a lingering effect of the poisoned dragon’s scale, but the grade-three healing tonic seems to have done the job. There’s no denying it’s due to something else entirely.