All of Us Villains (All of Us Villains, #1)

by Amanda Foody

On a table in the gazebo’s center sat a gleaming hand mirror with a spellstone embedded at the top of its frame. The mirror was the Thorburns’ most prized magickal artifact. It was a replica of one of the Relics—the seven objects that fell from the sky randomly throughout the tournament, each granting the champion who claimed it three unique high magick enchantments. In the tournament, the Mirror let you spy on your opponents, answered any three questions, and cast a powerful reflecting spell to fling curses back at your enemies. The mirror in the gazebo, although not the Mirror Relic, was both an homage to Thorburn family heritage and the final obstacle between Briony and her future. It was meant to test the Thorburns’ fortitude and reveal their true souls. Once the tournament began, the terms of the curse forbade anyone—even the families—from interfering with the champions or entering the tournament grounds. But it was still expected that the Thorburn champion act in accordance with their values when cut off from their kin.