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 Thirty-two

I wake to the murmur of voices, sharp and discordant, rising and falling like waves against the shore. My head throbs in time with the noise, each pulse in volume driving a spike of pain through my skull.

Someone groans in the distance, and I realize it’s me. My body feels like it’s made of lead when I try to move, too heavy to obey.

I force one eye open, wincing at the light. It’s not particularly glaring, but it stings nonetheless. The world around me swims in and out of focus. A soft, muted glow casts long wavering shadows across the ground – stone, instead of upturned earth. I’m not in the graveyard any more.

I fight to sit up, and nausea rolls through me. I blink, trying to make sense of what’s happening.