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Chapter 0704

Nina

"To the death."

Enzo and I took a step back, eyeing Mila cautiously.

"To the death?" Enzo scoffed. "Mila, are you insane?"

"No." She shrugged, checking her crimson nails. "Not insane. It's tradition."

"Enlighten us, then," I hissed. I had absolutely no intention of battling my own husband to the death. There had to be a crack in Mila's facade, somehow, somewhere. I was determined to find it; I had done the same with evil people before. What made Mila so different?

"Let me make this perfectly clear," Mila purred, her voice dripping with a mixture of disdain and mockery." Tomorrow, at the crack of dawn, you two will battle fiercely to the death. No tricks, no mercy will be permitted- just a vicious brawl until one lone victor remains breathing. Do we have an understanding?"

She lifted one slender brow when she was finished, regarding us like insects she planned to squash beneath the heel of her boot. I hadn't felt this small since before we had ended the Lana's reign.

I swallowed hard past the knot in my throat, gripping Enzo's feverish hand tightly. The prolonged contact with Mila's sadistic silver cage had left his skin hot and inflamed. Soon, my skin would be the same; assuming I lived.

"You sadistic witch!" Enzo growled. He rushed forward and smashed a fist against the bars, causing both Luke and I to jump, but then he recoiled as the silver seared his flesh.

I rushed over to him. He sank to his knees with a guttural groan, cradling his burnt hand. "I'll never kill my wife, you bitch," he growled. "Never."

outburst. "Then I expect

hell with your tradition," Enzo

I asked. "You have to have a reason behind only wanting

the duration of her pregnancy; the child will be born as the bastard heir to the Dragon throne. Once it is born, I will claim it as my own, and cast Nina out; but the baby will be safe and cared for, and will want for nothing." Blinking back furious

my sweet mate will breed me an army

his knees, "We will never submit to you,

laugh. "Spirited words... but empty threats," she said. "Refuse my challenge tomorrow, and I'll simply execute both Nina

swept toward the cell door, her emerald gown hissing over the floor. The

give you tonight to whisper your pathetic goodbyes," she said, pausing at the door. "At dawn,

clicked behind her and the guards

soon as we were alone, I rushed forward and broke down in

He clutched me fiercely to his chest as guttural sobs wracked

through his muscles-a promise of revenge, if only we could

our prison to weaken us, not necessarily to contain us.

we stood, and begin a search for a new

to fight tomorrow, there's no way I can win. Not if it means

yanking free of his grip. "I'm not killing you. We'll find a way out of here before

in his cell on his own, drew his knees up to his chest. "It's useless," he muttered. "This entire place is crawling with armed guards, we're

to mention her army of shifters," Enzo added. "They're all

has to be something we can do," I said. "There