The Underworld Trials of Luna
Shaking, I lift my head from Laila’s shoulders, not knowing what to do.
“Oh, June,” she murmurs, shaking her head, staring into my eyes. “This is horrible – I keep forgetting, because it’s fine when it’s just us – but the reality of this –“
I open my mouth to agree, to repeat back everything she says, but no words come out. She stares at me with concern, her hands finding my cheeks, but we’re both distracted when Death begins to speak again.
“The next sorting will occur now,” Death snaps, impatience and anger coloring his voice.