Tamara
A gentle hand shook my shoulder, waking me up.
I groaned, my eyes fluttering open slowly. Every single muscle in my body ached so badly that it felt like I had been hit. I was extremely weak and my bones felt heavy.
"Wake up, Tammy," Earth urged me gently, standing over me with a look of deep concern. "You need to get ready. The final hours are almost up."
Pushing through the burning pain in my body, I forced myself out of bed. I walked into the adjoining bathroom and stood under a stream of warm water, letting the much-needed shower wash away the dried blood, dirt, and sweat of the past two days.
It felt incredible, feeling clean water on my skin. After drying off, I changed into a clean, simple set of clothes for the final arena fights.
When I stepped back into the room, Ea
