31
Myla
Time was, my honorary older brother Walker shlepped me to Arena games via a ghoul portal. Not gonna lie. I bitched about the barfy feeling I felt while in transit. But ghoul portals have nothing on gateways.
Yow.
The moment I step inside the orange circle, it’s as if my body’s yanked in all directions at once. Pain tears through my nervous system. And for some reason, inter-realm travel reeks of stinky feet.
After two of the longest minutes of my entire life, it’s over. I tumble out of the sky and land in a strange realm.
On my ass.
Looking over, I find Lincoln standing beside me. His face is lined with concern. “Are you all right?”
“Fine.” I rise, rubbing my bum. “Too bad dragonscales aren’t good padding. You?”
“I’m well.”
I step around in a slow circle, trying to proces
