LOGIN“I don’t know." Rylan shook his head. I could see the honesty in his eyes. “When you passed out, I could barely think.All I wanted was for you not to die so I couldn’t focus on anything else.The medics rushed you here, your maid attended to you and I’ve been here ever since,”So Kael didn’t come to see me? My heart panged a bit. So what if the marriage was fake?If you saved somebody’s life, stranger or not. It’s only courtesy for you to come see if the person survived and how the person is faring.My lips pressed into a thin line. “How long ago was that?”Rylan blinked. “About three hours,”I swallowed as my stomach twisted in pain, “Okay, thank you. I’m going to sleep now so Faith can heal me some more,”Rylan gave me a nod and stood to his feet. “Alright, I’ll call your girl back in to stay with you. Get some rest? I’ll be back tomorrow,”I beamed at him. “Thank you,”I yawned and rolled to my side lazily. Wait! My side?!My eyes flew open and I sat up immediately. How could I si
Kael paused and placed a finger under my chin. He lifted my head up and stared into my eyes.My breath caught.“No,” he whispered. “Thank you. For not dying,”With that, he slowly let go of me. My entire body trembled, already missing his warmth.“Come on, go on,” he encouraged. His black eyes, watching me in concern.I gave a nod and hobbled forward. A few more steps and I busted out of the maze.The Arena exploded in deafening cheers. A few feet ahead of me, Ayesha was huddled over on the floor throwing up in terror. So she had come first.Then where was Lilith?I turned my head to search for her as the crowd continued to cheer me on. I hobbled a few more feet before my legs buckled and Rylan caught me by my waist.If he noticed my obvious outfit change, he didn't say anything. “You came second by a few seconds. Lilith is still in."I made it. I didn't die in the maze and I didn't come last so the king couldn't kill me either.I turned back to say something to Kael. Thank him or—He
It may not understand me, but it definitely understood my anger.It reared its head, turned around, and launched itself at me again.I could see its jaws wide open to clamp around my neck. I swerved as fast as my injured legs would permit and stuck out my hair pin at the same time.An infuriated roar from the creature let me know my hair pin had found its mark. Good.With as much force as I could muster, I pulled back my pin. Breathing heavily, I watched the monster.They had taunted me for my gold and my love for jewelry.A crazed laugh left my lips. Now I would show them all just how powerful jewelry could become in my hands.A low moan from behind me had me turning my head.Lilith! Her wolf must have been working really hard to heal her because she had regained consciousness.“Lilith!”That one second I turned back cost me dearly as the creature slammed against my side.I grunted in pain, my vision swimming and my blood leaking even more.I had bled so much that my blood was almost
I left my dagger in the other one.It roared again and one of its limbs smacked me.A scream tore from my throat as my back hit the wall and I fell to the floor gasping.A quick look down showed me that it had sliced across the stomach of my leather suit, leaving a gaping wound.“You’re losing blood. "Fast!" Faith panicked.“Find some way to staunch it. I can't touch it; my hands are dirty; I might infect it,” I begged her as I pushed to my feet with shaky legs.The creature clicked across the ground, observing me with its red eyes. It didn't move much but I wasn't fooled.A single movement from one of its limbs could end me. Slowly, I raised my hand to my hair and freed it from the golden hairpin.I took a deep breath and waited. Sure enough, the monster leaped for me; I bent low at the exact same time and dug my hairpin into its belly as hard as I could.The force had it crashing behind me, the pin dragging a deep line down its center as its guts spilled out.I stared wide-eyed, una
My heart thundered as I stepped into the maze.The rules were simple, find your way out in the least amount of time possible.Oh and also, there were no rules on how you could get to the end of the maze.Everything was allowed, the only major rule was you had to walk out of the maze on your two feet.Simple enough.Or at least that was how it had seemed to me for the first few minutes as I stepped into the maze. It smelled heavenly.Like spring flowers and fruits, the smell almost reminded me of home.Right. Faith and I made the decision to only turn right.I turned right and hissed loudly as my leg hit a stone.It would be comical if I died in the maze because of a stone, I looked up the maze. The sky was bright and sunny but it was fake.Before I entered the maze, it had still been morning, the sun in the sky but still a far way off burning this brightly.Unless time worked differently in the maze then the dryads had formed a fake sky. The only real display is the clock.I picked up
Chapter 42Selena’s POV “A position of power?” The king asked incredulously.I tore my gaze from Kael back to King Blanchard in time to see him nod.“Fine”I blinked. I could barely believe my ears. Fine? Did he just agree?“But your majesty—“ Queen Vidika spoke up. “A royal wife has never held a position of power in your royal council before,” she frowned.“Even I, the queen do not have such a position,”“As Luna Queen, you are far above that,” The King appeased her and turned back to me. His face twisted into something cruel.“You have made your demands Princess Selena. Now, it's time you listen to mine,”Fear flashed through Rylan’s eyes and not for the first time, my stomach clenched.“Go through the contest. If you or any of the other royal wives win. I won't deny you your place in my council. But—“ he paused for a bit.Playing with my mind as I almost went crazy thinking of what he would say.“But if, you. Selena. Royal wife of Devania and Princess of Calantha. If you lose this







