Natalia: I woke up to Blake letting out a low growl, making my heart race. The fact that we managed to sleep last night to begin with came as a surprise to me. Especially since I knew that the night had been rough on the two of us. I frowned in confusion as I opened my eyes, and looked at my husband who was sitting up, glaring at two women, witches, standing by the door as Drake entered the room we were sleeping in. I had to admit, it took me a few seconds to recall the fact that the two of us were not alone in the room, and though we both had our separate beds, we still chose to sleep in one another’s arms. The last thing I wanted or needed was another night without him. The two of us have had enough nights of that. “You seem to grow more aggressive as days go by, I have noticed, brother.” Drake said, shrugging his shoulders. I frowned at the sight of the man who looks like he has lost more than half of his weight in less than a day. His eyes met mine and he smirked, angering me m

Natalia: Drake stood in front of me for a few seconds before shaking his head. “You really don’t get it, do you?” He asked, his tone mocking. I had to fight back rolling my eyes at his current ignorance. The man was too full of himself to even understand what I was referring to; however, it wasn’t the other way around. I wasn’t as stupid or blind as he currently was. I understood very well what game he was playing at, but I was going to make sure that we all got out of it, even if it meant me dying. My mate and husband were not going to suffer the consequences of his brother’s actions, and considering that me winning would also mean me dying, I knew to put them first. “You would be surprised about what I do and do not understand, Drake Knight.” I said, putting a finger on his chest. “But I think the main issue here is YOU not understanding what you’re getting yourself into and that alone could be a problem.” “A little too confident, aren’t you?” He asked, his tone mocking, and I

Natalia:My heart raced as we entered the podium where people would be watching our ‘public execution’.The fact that my father, the man who was supposed to protect me, was in on this too broke me more than anything in the world.I hated admitting it, but at this point, I doubted if anything would be worth fighting for. That is, unless it was my husband’s life on the line. However, as a person, I had nothing.The crowd cheered on and flashes of lights could be seen as they snapped the pictures of the contestants. I knew that most would be choosing their favorites soon, and it would be like some pure children’s game until they realized that it was the real deal.“Nat…” Blake whispered, breaking my train of thoughts. I jumped at his voice and he tightened his grip around my waist, knowing that I was lost in the darkness of my brain.My heart raced against my ribcage and I looked at him, my eyes broken before he cupped my cheek and kissed my forehead. The crowd cheered as they saw that,

Natalia:We walked through the stony path as Blake kept his arm wrapped around my waist, holding me close.His words played in my head, and the fact that I knew that they were words of truth, I couldn’t help but feel like my heart was whole.His eyes met mine and he smiled before kissing my temple.“It amazes me that the two of you can still find it in you to kiss despite the situation that we are in.” Ariana said, and it took everything in me not to raise an eyebrow at the woman who passed the reaper as if it were nothing. The woman obviously lied, and the fact that she was able to pass him as casually as she did told me that there was something that we didn’t know. Blake didn’t respond, and instead, he cupped my right cheek and connected his lips with mine. Elijah didn’t look at me, I knew that he wouldn’t be able to look me in the eye after abandoning us to save himself despite me stopping to actually save him. The man would have been dead, just like many others, had we not stoppe

Natalia:Blake kept his arm around me as the witches guided us back to the room that we were staying in.The fact that more than half of us were dead was not something that I missed, and considering that we all saw that, I knew that things were going to be a lot more challenging. Everyone was going to strive to reach the top, and if anything, I knew that neither one of them would care about the other. The elves proved to us that they didn’t care about each other when they started pushing one another to be able to get toward the door to live.“You two seemed to catch the spotlight.” Valeria said, crossing her arms over her chest as she looked at both Blake and I. I looked at the woman who raised an eyebrow, waiting for me to say otherwise. She didn’t understand that this didn’t come without a cost. It was painful and scary, but we both knew that it was either we survived or we died, there was no other way around it, and neither one of us wanted to risk losing the other. Blake and I kn