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DAISYTwo weeks have passed since that raging call with Gigi. Two weeks of knowing that Louise is out to destroy my reputation back home. Gigi has been keeping me updated, and with every call, the news only gets worse.People are doubting me and questioning whether I'm fit to lead, wondering if my gold card was just a fluke.But I can't think about the rumors right now. I can't afford to let Louise's games distract me from what matters.Round Three starts today.And I need to win it.Opening my eyes, I breathe out a sigh, staring at the tiled bathroom wall in front of me as the warm water from the shower head keeps spraying all over my body with the steamy curls rising from my skin.I'm stronger now. Smarter.And I refuse to let anyone take my birthright away from me.‘You ready for this?’ Rayla asks.‘I have to be.’‘That's not what I asked.’‘I'm ready,’ I reply with more conviction. ‘Are you?'‘Always,’ she purrs. 'Let's show them what we're made of.'She's right.I turn off the wa

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DAISYAfter she's done speaking, she steps down from the platform and immediately, the arena erupts into noise as teams huddle together.I turn to my team. They are all looking at each other uncertainly, and I realize with a sinking feeling that no one is stepping up to lead.Fuck it.“We should elect a leader,” I say loudly enough for all of them to hear me. They turn to look at me, and the girl who was sizing everyone up earlier nods.“You're Daisy Caldwell. The one with the gold card right?” She asks.“Yes?” I reply, being careful not to sound like I'm bragging because my aim is to establish credibility and not pride.“You can lead us,” One of the nervous three girls blurts out with a shrug of her shoulders.And to my surprise, all of them nod. Including the three guys.Something about this setup feels wrong, but we don't have much time and we still need to quickly discuss and strategize.I'll deal with the wrongness later.“Okay, I accept to lead our team,” I say boldly. “Like Of

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DAISY Little Follower.That's what I called her in my head back then because she always seemed to be following the stronger contestants around, trying to stay safe by staying invisible. It was later after I was hospitalized and left the camp that I got to know that her name is Ria.She's the one who noticed I was missing. She's the one who saved my life, even though it was too late to save me from the wheelchair.“Ria,” I smile at her, fighting back the tears that are suddenly forming in my eyes. “Thank you. It's nice meeting you again.”“Again?” She blinks, confused. “Have we met before? And why are you thanking me? I haven't done anything yet.”Before I can say anything, a loud, mocking laugh suddenly cuts through the air behind me.“Well, well, well. Look what we have here.”I turn, and my blood instantly runs cold.Yvonne Moore. The slimy pompous bitch who got a gold card and treated everyone else in the VIP as if we meant shit to her.She's tall—at least six feet—with a muscular

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DAISYThe Gravewood swallows us whole the moment we step inside.It's darker here than the section of the forest from Round One. The canopy here is so thick and has only traces of sunlight penetrating through the cracked branches. The air is humid too and also smells like decayed leaves covered in resins.The scent is so strong that one of us coughs.Sloane.“Stay close,” I call out to my team, also looking ahead to make sure that we are not on any dangerous trail. Here, finding the banners is more difficult because we are figuring out everything on our own. No map. No signposts offering directions.None.In this round, it is clear that we are expected to stress our wit and tracking senses to find the center and retrieve a banner.Kayleigh is ahead of us, scouting and making sure that every few minutes, she raises her hand to signal us to stop while she scouts farther ahead. We've been moving for maybe an hour, and already we all can feel the Gravewood living up to its name. The terra

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DAISYSighing, I bend, picking up my flamethrower and my backpack.“Let's go.”We move out again, and this time we are more careful. Even my senses are on high alert, as high as they can ever be while I'm currently in my human form. Also, I've noticed that no drones have followed us since we entered the Gravewood, and I guess it's because the canopy is too thick here, or because they're all waiting at the center where the banners are, already prepared to capture the drama of the teams fighting over them.For now, how to get to that center is a problem.Anyway, as we keep moving, we get to an area along the way and there, we find wild blackberries growing near a stream. We gather what we can, filling our bags with the berries and also fetching some clean water from the stream before we keep moving.Frankly, the search is getting tiresome. I don't know how many hours we've walked, but I can tell from the heated sun that the afternoon is at its peak and that soon, evening is going to fol

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DAISYThe chirping of birds wake me up and I open my eyes, seeing the early morning clouds moving across the sky.It is dawn already.I sit up. Around me, my team is still asleep except for Jude and Kayleigh who are seated closely together near the dying embers of our fire. They are laughing and talking in hushed tones.“Morning guys,” I say quietly to them, interrupting whatever discussion they were having. They shift away from each other a bit and turn in my direction.“Morning,” Jude replies.“Did anything happen last night?” I ask him.“Nothing.”“That's good,” I say and lazily stand up, also being careful not to wake the others. I stretch my muscles before making my way to the waterfall.When I arrive at the pool there, I scoop some of the water and splash it on my face.Jeez. The water is freezing, but it is refreshing and jolts me fully awake.Today is our last day, and that means if we don't get a banner and return before the time elapses, we will be eliminated.‘We're going t

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DAISYThe other rope snaps.And suddenly, the bridge is collapsing fast, the ropes now severed on both sides.“RIA!” I run forward without thinking, launching myself on the edge of the falling bridge and instantly catching her wrist just as she's about to fall. The bridge retaliates by swinging violently with the force of my added weight and slamming us into the cliff face.Ria cries out in pain.“I've got you!” I yell, enduring the painful stretch of my arm muscles and holding onto her with everything I have. Kayleigh and the others are already behind me, grabbing my legs and pulling me backwards as I lift Ria too.And a few seconds later, the both of us are finally back on solid ground, collapsing beside each other and breathing hard.“Ria are you okay?” I ask in ragged breaths.“My ankle,” she whimpers.And when I look, I see it's already swelling.Fuck.“My backpack. There's a first aid kit in it,” I demand. Seconds later, Sloane shoves the kit into my hands.Quickly, I open the k

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DAISY “Team Seven, please approach for your banner submission.”My heart is still pounding against my ribs as all eight of us step forward. I am still holding the banner, and honestly, my hands are shaking.Getting to the front, one of the officials—a stern-faced man with a clipboard—examines our banner carefully, checking for authenticity markers.“Verified,” he announces, and relief floods through me so strongly I almost faint. “Team Seven advances to the finals. Congratulations.”Kayleigh screams happily. Marcel and Pike hug each other. Everyone is so happy and jumping for joy that my ears are starting to ring loudly with all the cheerful noises.But it's all worth it.And Ria, she is crying happy tears.“We did it,” she sobs near me. “We actually did it Daisy.”I pull her into a hug, feeling so glad that I can't even speak. Her leg is all healed now, and for a moment, my mind flashes back to that rope bridge where I almost lost her.What if she fell? What if I didn't catch her on

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TW: Thanks for reading to this stage, but before you continue, I just thought of leaving a trigger warning. This chapter contains mentions, discussions, and manipulative thoughts of drugging and executing nonconsensual acts. If you're sensitive to these themes, proceed with caution. Your mental health matters. Thanks and happy reading!♡⁠⁠●⁠♡BRYSONMy phone rings the moment I reach a hidden corner a few meters close to the parking area.Louise.Why is she so fucking impatient?Sighing, I hit the green button and answer the call. “Hi babygirl.”“Is the job done?” She asks, not even acknowledging my compliment.Rude.“I just finished,” I reply, keeping my voice low. “She bought every word.”“Are you sure? That bitch is not the same girl she was before. I'm sure something about her has changed.”“You're just being paranoid right now,” I chuckle in a teasing voice to calm her down, though there was something in Daisy's eyes earlier that I couldn't quite put my finger on.“Are you really s

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Meanwhile, a few hours earlier…DAISY“...she bought every word…”“...everything you said about her before was right. She's shy, stupid, and she was practically crying when I was encouraging her not to give up. She swallowed everything…”“…Louise, what else are you planning right now?...”“...you're damn nasty for wanting me to fuck your sister tonight.”Every single word. I heard every single word that flowed out of that bastard's mouth after I secretly followed him when he left the reception tent. I kept my distance and stayed in the shadows.And in the end, I heard everything.Tonight. Bryson is coming for me tonight.It's sick to even think about what he is going to do to me, and right now, I'm back in my tent, alone and pacing and calculating how to save myself before he arrives. The celebration of my team's victory was over a few hours ago, and everyone has gone back to their tents, obliviously leaving me to deal with my dilemma.I can't let Bryson succeed in his disgusting miss

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