Chapter 14 The Tournament

• Dusk drifted in across the island, soft and golden. Tonight was the last night of the festival—and the one everyone had been waiting for: the fight tournament.
• Inside their tent, Taylor and Vera were in front of the mirror, smoothing their dresses and sharing soft laughs. Taylor’s cheeks glowed with excitement.
• “I want both men to swoon,” she whispered, brushing a curl behind her ear. “I want them to want drool all over again. Especially Geri.”