Cassandra Wells

Chapter one

Lena

A thin line of warm blood slid from my forehead down to my cheek. Strange , I never wanted this to happen .All I can think about is to get into The Crimson Trials

Maya better be where I left her.

Midnight air clings to my skin like a damp sheet I dropped down,avoiding a guard's sweep. My ankle twisted on the slick marble. Pain shot up my leg.I bit my lip,muffling a cry. I needed out as I squeezed into the narrow crevice.seconds passed and a breath of fresh air finally hit my face, forcing a sigh of relief

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‘Hold still’ maya said dabbing at my injury ‘its barely anything mia’ maya shot me a look ‘yeah then dont go back’ ‘mia i need those crimson coins’ Crimson Trials are one of the rare opportunities to win those crimson coins there are two ways to get into these trials one of the best ways is to survive in a deadly forest with your partner . The partners are chosen by the council . Those crimson coins can pay for healing and give access to the elite treatment which I need for my beloved mother before it's too late. I am not going to let this opportunity slip away . I was trapped in my thoughts but maya made me jolt back to the reality ‘um yes?’ ‘you look like you're having a very intense conversation with yourself’ ‘no mia. its midnight you should sleep. tomorrow my companion will be decided and i do have to wake up early for that’ ‘as you say lena’ she answered with an eye roll i can never think to live without her from my childhood she was the only friend i had and i do prefer it to stay like that i can't wait for tomorrow morning . One second, I was spinning in my thoughts . The next…. Blank. Just the heavy,sudden weight of my eyelids winning a battle I didn't know I was fighting.I didn't even get to finish the thought i was obsessing over.