Chapter 0775

Enzo

"Today is the day, my love."

Mila's voice, soft and sweet, pulled me out of my reverie. I found myself sitting beside those pools of unfathomably deep water again, although this time, I couldn't quite remember how I had gotten here. Furrowing my brow, I turned to see Mila's face smiling down at me. She reached out and touched my cheek, and... Yes. Right. I was just relaxing here before my big fight. The arena waited for me now, and I couldn't have been more excited. After all, once I won the fight, the ceremony would begin and after that, Mila would finally be mine.

And I would be hers.

I smiled, pressing my hand against hers. "I can't wait," I said softly.

"It's a good thing you don't have to, my dear. It's time for you to start getting ready."

I followed her gaze to the doorway, where a servant waited for me. I already knew what was in store: a ceremonial bath, during which they would likely scrub my skin within an inch of its life, just like last time.

And that was exactly what happened. Within a few hours, I was seated on the edge of my bed, wearing a plain cloth shirt and loose pants. My skin was red and a little raw from the scrubbing, and the room smelled like fragrant salts. I was ready; and in just a few short hours, I would be preparing for the fight.

But I couldn't deny the way my leg shook, my heel bouncing on the ground.

Maybe it was nerves, or maybe just anticipation. Either way, with hours to spare before the fight, I knew I couldn't wait here the whole time. I stood and decided to wander, then, to help pass the time.

The walk started out innocently enough. I wandered the halls, tracing my fingers along the smooth obsidian as I mused to myself.

something changed. I felt myself no longer wandering, but instead moving toward a specific location, even occasionally

final corner, I found myself in a

The dungeon.

but I knew that it wasn't entirely an unconscious decision. And that was why, as I pushed open the door, I didn't fight

corridor, flanked on either side by silver and iron cells, I came

the hulking form of my opponent

an inexplicable urge pulling me forward until I was mere inches from the bars. It seemed as though that same urge

then. I reached out and touched his

then, our eyes met, boring into each other with an intensity that stole

heard a gruff voice reverberate

are in grave

go rigid, my pulse thundering in my ears, but

can speak?" I murmured, my

responded in my mind. "Mila forces these arena fights as part of her sick ceremonies, all in pursuit of an

my brow.

panther almost seemed to sigh, although it came out as more of a low, throaty growl. I felt the urge to pull back, but once more,

is infertile," he replied. "And when a would-be mate cannot give her what she desires, she unleashes

in my mind started to part. Of course I knew

I had realized it a thousand times already, but each time I came close to breaking through the fog that had taken over my mind, Mila

had come here, to

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