Chapter 74

XAVIER'S POV;

Four of our men were down to the ground. It was futile trying to help them. We had stopped for a while to rescue them but one of the arrows had pierced through the arms of another and he fell to the front before picking himself up and running for his life and into the next puzzle.

I stood there for a while, looking around fractionally, wondering how I could help these wounded men.

The other team was way past us but they waited at the end of this puzzle. Bastards. If they were waiting for us to get to them, they were going to be there for a long time.

The amphitheater was lit up by large flood lights. We were way past the tent where I could see Iris from. I wanted to look at her and feel a flicker of hope. There was a sense of peace and certainty her presence brought but she wasn't here.

I turned back and continued moving with the others. We were six left. Ten men on this team and ten men on the other.

Four of our men were already dead but there was still a chance for the