Chapter three: Kaireen’s PovI stood there like an idiot, staring at the sea of masked faces in the arena, trying to make sense of what I'd just walked into. The arena was massive, too massive to exist inside Rhia's house, and yet here it was. The banner hanging overhead said BRIROYALS INITIATION in letters that seemed to glow and pulse, and I had no idea what that meant.People were moving now, forming lines near the walls. I didn't know what else to do so I joined one of them, my heart pounding so hard I could feel it in my throat. I cleared my throat and turned to the person next to me, someone in a blue mask. "Why are we all standing here? What are we supposed to do?"The blue mask tilted toward me and I heard a woman's voice, cold and suspicious. "Do you know the rules or are you just trying to strike conversation to get a strike?"Strike? "What's a strike?"Someone behind me laughed, low and dark. "A strike means you leave the game before it starts. And you might not actually
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