Chapter 0781

Enzo

The groan of the iron gates sent a shudder through my body as they ground open, revealing the vast expanse of the arena. The deafening roar of the crowd washed over me in waves, their excitement palpable in the air.

Here I was again. In the arena.

I had hoped that I would never have to come back here, that I would never have to relive the horrors of this place. But, fate was rarely so kind. I had returned to the arena, and the smell of old blood and sweat filled my nostrils.

This time, though, it would be different. This time, by returning to the arena, I would ensure that no blood would ever sink into this soil ever again.

Ever since I had kissed Nina in my chambers, the fog that had previously been shrouding my mind had slipped away and not returned. I was grateful for it, too, because I needed mental clarity if this was going to work.

I just wished that Nina didn't have to be here. I wished she was still at home, safe within the confines of her father's pinewood mansion.

again... Fate was

shifter emerged from the shadows, his greenish eyes gleaming with a feral intensity. He was being led by a guard and wore a metal collar around his neck, but he didn't resist. There

as he did, I felt an electric shock of

voice a low rumble in the back of my mind. "Stick to the plan, and we might just make it out of

subtle nod, steeling my nerves as I scanned the endless sea of faces leering down at us from the towering stone bleachers. Somewhere in that mass of bodies were Nina, Luke,

over the crowd as Mila rose from her throne, her piercing yellow eyes sweeping over the arena with a cruel indifference. She raised a single

the crowd turned

were those who didn't hoot and howl with maddened frenzy, but

sown. The dissent had begun. And

her voice booming like thunder through the impossibly high

over. My bones cracked and contorted, fur sprouting across my skin as my body

from me, now unleashed from his chains, the panther's body lowered into a fighting stance. Green spittle dripped from the corners of

for a moment, a silent understanding passing between us. Then, with a

air, claws extended, as he aimed for my throat. I ducked at the last moment, his

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