#Chapter 97 – Impossible

I pant in fear, looking around at the other girls in the bottom – Ximena and Cadence among them and, to my shock, the blonde who is Alexandrica’s special friend. God, I never bothered to learn her name. Guilt rushes through me alongside my fear. Because one of us… One of us is about to die. And I don’t even know all their names. “My son’s bride must be willing to endure great trials. The role of Queen is not easy.” My attention snaps back to Death, my heart pounding in my chest even as I again find Anton in the crowd. My blood rushes so loud in my ears that I struggle to hear. “She must be strong enough to endure even when it seems impossible to continue. So today, I will ask you to endure the impossible.” Death waves a hand at us and we vanish again. I gasp in surprise and terror when, a moment later, the shocking cold of water rushes against my skin – all of it, up to my neck. Waves rush about me, splashing across my shoulders, smacking across my face. I shout my shock