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-nine

Stepping off the path feels wrong. Dangerous, almost.

As though we’re surrendering ourselves to the jungle, allowing it to consume us completely, with no promise it’ll spit us out again.

Taron and I wade through the unruly branches and vines. The ground is slippery with mud and mossy stones, making it difficult to advance quickly in the dark. Roots snake through the soil, perched to trip me up, while pesky insects buzz around my ears.

I shiver at the feeling of leaves brushing against my skin, some smooth, others sticky or spiked. Where Taron relies on the sound of rushing water as his guide, I instead follow the intensifying glow of lumen flowers.