Chapter 0708

Mila's ruby eyes flashed with momentary annoyance. "If your champion prevails, I will... consider releasing them," she hissed coldly. "But she must remain here, bound, for the duration of the fight. I can't have her scurrying away like a rat."

Enzo's eyes narrowed. "How can I trust you?" he growled. "You'll only consider letting her go home?"

Annoyance flickered over Mila's perfect features before they smoothed over again. "Fine. I vow that if you win, no harm will come to your mate or her... mongrel offspring. But attempting to flee before the battle's end will instantly forfeit my mercy. Do we have an accord?"

Enzo paused, his eyes flickering over to me. I felt like a fly caught in a web, unsure which way to flap my wings in an attempt to escape. And the spider was right beside me, knowing fully well that my attempts to flee her web were pointless.

"Fine," Enzo finally muttered. "We have a deal."

Before I could react, Mila's guards suddenly looped coarse silver ropes around my wrists, searing pain coursing through me. I gasped as my eyes began to water, the silver instantly sapping my strength.

cursed, but didn't resist as we were hauled outside toward the gladiatorial arena at the

shook as the guards forced us forward. Since I couldn't run now, all I could hope for was that Enzo had a real

do against Mila's

must have shown on my face. Enzo's eyes met mine, his voice coursing through my mind once more. "Just trust me,

hear the slight waver underneath his

just behind Mila's black throne, and forced me down onto a crude wooden bench. They surrounded me

ring, crimson banners snapped up above, the jeering crowd thirsty

obsidian throne, her wine-red gown spilling like blood to the

to two tunnel openings at opposite ends of the oval. Enzo emerged from one gate, his silver ropes removed. He held his blistered

echoed from the circular benches at this show of

gesture, the opposite gate rose upward. Luke

He was always the smallest man in our group, always relying more on his smarts and powers of electricity over his strength. His soft eyes searched the crowd until he found

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