Chapter 134. Beneath the Goddess’s Grip

Leon’s POV

The distant roar of the crowd grew fainter as I stood beneath the shadows of the trees, their dark branches twisting above me, almost mocking. The moon’s pale light barely pierced through the thick canopy, but it was enough to see her—Xerina—in the arena below. A goddess, they called her now. But what I saw was something far more dangerous. She moved through Zane’s warriors with terrifying grace, her blows precise, her power untamed. It was like she was made for destruction.

Zane had no control over her. Not anymore.

I clenched my jaw, feeling the weight of my own betrayal digging into my gut. I never thought it would come to this. Watching her carve her way through men who once stood as the strongest warriors Zane had ever bred was almost surreal. Their blood soaked the earth, and yet she didn’t blink, didn’t hesitate.

Damn it.

This wasn’t the Xerina I once knew. She had changed. Zane had twisted her, poisoned her with promises of a n