Aria.
The game clock wound down to its last few seconds, and the roar of the crowd was deafening. Both sides were on their feet, the Ravens and the Veil Claws fighting until the very end. My hands clenched together as the ball snapped, the players clashing like thunder across the field. A final push, a scramble, and then the whistle blew.
The Ravens had won.
The stadium erupted into cheers. Maya practically ripped my arm out of its socket as she yanked me and Lila up. “We won! We won!” she screamed, jumping up and down.
I couldn’t help but laugh a little at her excitement as confetti rained down from above, tiny black and silver pieces floating over the field like snow.
The Ravens spilled across the grass, hugging one another, helmets flying into the air. Someone tossed a pile of sma
