Chapter 0710

Luke aimed a corkscrewing bolt at my face. I caught it against my shoulder as I twisted aside. The impact drove me back a step with a snarl. Had to make this look convincing.

I rushed him full-on once again, plowing through another sizzling bolt of electricity. My bulk crashed into him, knocking us both down in a thrashing tangle of limbs.

I snapped at his neck, but he pressed a palm against my chest. The jolt singed my fur, but hardly more than that; he was holding back. I flung myself off of him with a fake yelp of pain, causing the crowd to swell.

We gained our feet, panting theatrically as though we were actually fighting. I licked an oozing claw-gash along my foreleg. Not bad for round one. The energy in the arena had reached a fever pitch.

Now to start act two.

was too fast. My jaws latched onto his writhing arm. I bit down just hard enough to pierce the flesh of

sparks, making it appear as though I had been forced to release him. I circled around, limping theatrically and letting out pained whimpers.

it was for the best if only Luke and I were in on it. Last night, when Nina had been fast asleep, we

throat out!" Mila screeched from her viewing stand. My

his brief opening, driving me back with concussive shots. I yelped as a bolt scorched my flank. Snarling, I launched straight into another charge. He tried to check my rush with both

Just as planned.

carried me around him in a blur.

on him, my jaws clamped hard onto the back

now, my friend. He gave an infinitesimal nod. Approval. It was time for our spectacle to come to an end. I clamped my jaws shut like a steel trap, biting hard into muscle and sinew. Luke's body convulsed, then went abruptly limp. I held my crushing grip a moment longer, then reared back from his corpse with a triumphant

from her seat, her hands clamped together and a cheek splitting grin spread across her manic face. Beside her, however, Nina continued to sit as still as a stone; tears streamed down

she couldn't know that it was all an act. For good measure, I even grabbed Luke's shoulder with

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