The Ritual - Shantel Tessier

THE CHOSEN ONE

Barrington University is home to the Lords, a secret society requiring their blood to pay. They are above the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. During their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.

I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW.

People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it's not. My entire life has been planned out for me. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. He offered me what no one else ever had freedom.

I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want.

After being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. But, like all things, what started as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death.