THE LYCAN'S TRIALS

ing she heard was their footsteps retreating down the

mares again? She can't bear seeing Logan's eyes as he dies in her dreams again, or Phil's for that m

. Whatever Zoran gave her to drink was alrea

few minutes later

know what better

while before replying "I have t

ut

you f

y" what was he

ed heavily "you should prep

in her chest "what

s beginning to think he won't reply when he

door and left, his footsteps s

ow her heartbeat but the fear didn't leav

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wave of pain over her she didn't stop. Logan had always said she seems the most confident when she's scared but she knew it was not true because the last thing she's feeling right now is confidence. Her hands kept

ng involving her. The arena had smooth circular walls surrounding it like a large bowl, with seats jutting out tier after tier on all si

wn as soon as she emerged, all eyes landing on her. The g

s waist and an infuriating smirk on his lips. Just above him sat the alpha and the rest of his family, his guests taking his other si

ate closed as soon as she was in. There was a replica of it at another

e to prove to us why you should keep breathing," Ph

nued. Bastard! Freya's fear was boiling into anger. They hadn't

lied, her voice coming out stron

d joining in. They were mocking he

is laughing fit "..then you have proofed to

claw out her heart if she ever made it alive. She would

e asked, summ

it of laughter, the crow

backwards into his seat. How would she fight without a sword? She would have to disarm her opponen

igid, too lethal. Finally, it came into view. Freya gripped her cloth and took a few steps back. Standing before her was a beast and she has never seen anything like it before. Its foot was larger than her head, with talons longer than a vulture

hil to see the corners of his lip lifted, he was amused to see her scared. She looked back at the beast who growled and shook it

ng as if it would burst out of her

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the look on her face, she is damn scared. A smirk tugged at Phil'

e. He was so focused that he didn't realize she had come to stan

r at full speed. Freya waited so it was closed before she ducked, slipping under its body as it ran its head on the wall. She rolled away from beneath but she was too slow, the beast threw one of its legs

scooped sand in her hands and flung it at its face. The beast shook i

ing in pain. Her wounds must have opened wider, blood stained the sand beneath. The beast pou

ger sheathed at his side and threw it into the ring. Several peopl

rately to grab the dagger but she couldn't reach it. She felt a new rush of pain on her stomach, it had bitten h

oo late. The animal fell on her. The arena fell silent at once.

as on the floor too, eyes closed and dagger dripping with blood in her ha

again and the dagger